Last-Minute Lawmaking by Hastert, Reid
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In the wee hours of the morning Dec. 7, Senate negotiators rejected a Medicare measure pushed by outgoing House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) that would have meant big revenues for an insurance company in Hastert's home state. But a day later, the $100 million proposal was alive and well,...
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Text of speech by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., as prepared for delivery Tuesday at the Republican National Convention:
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On the morning of Dec. 18, 2006, the phone lines in the office of incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid suddenly lit up -- a warning signal that the coming debate over Iraq could prove a perilous exercise for congressional Democrats.
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By Sam Hananel, Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- On a recent weeknight, Kansas Rep. Jerry Moran spoke to nearly 10,000 of his constituents at once -- from the comfort of his Capitol Hill office.
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The Senate approved the measure 92-3 Thursday night less than an hour after it cleared the House by a similarly lopsided 339-65. The measure now goes to Bush for his signature.
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By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU  WASHINGTON - Congress passed a handful of Nevada bills in a late- night flurry before lawmakers adjourned early Saturday.
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The following is a complete transcript of NBC&#39;s &quot;Meet the Press&quot; with Tim Russert, the president of the interim government of Iraq, Ghazi Al-Yawar, and US Senator Harry Reid (D-NV).
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By Ben Neary Associated Press  CHEYENNE -- Time is getting short in the current Wyoming legislative session for any action to resolve a dispute between the state and the federal government over wolf management.  The U.S.
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simplifying and repealing superfluous laws and nipping other bureaucratic brainwaves in the bud. Ministers meeting
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Racing the clock, Senate leaders are applying finishing touches to bipartisan legislation addressing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations just as House GOP leaders prepare to debate their version, which Democrats call partisan and weak.
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In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills
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Ridiculed as the "do-nothing" 109th U.S. Congress, the Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on Monday begin a brief session to wrap up whatever work they can, install a new defense secretary and approve money to prevent a shutdown of government services.
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Republican and Democratic candidates issue their final appeals before tomorrow's caucus
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The Senate late yesterday resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and two spending bills for disaster relief and homeland security, clearing
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Similarities and differences in House and Senate lobbying bills that have to be merged into one before becoming law.
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Prosecutors and Defense attorneys have just three hours to give their final statements
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Negotiators planned to work until Congress' final moments to get a breakthrough on legislation implementing the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations to protect the nation from terrorism.