New Congress Unlikely to Rush Toughest Issues
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Democratic lawmakers vow to come roaring out of the blocks when they assume control of the next Congress, passing several top-priority bills in the first 100 hours. Absent from that list, however, are the knottiest problems that bedeviled the outgoing Congress, including immigration, domestic surveillance and the war in Iraq....
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The six senators seeking the White House can talk the talk. Voting the vote is not so easy.
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The closest thing Congress has to a peace movement &#151; 71 liberals who want to yank Iraq funding and bring troops home swiftly &#151; faces a dilemma: The lawmakers can back a Democratic plan they think is too weak, or they can block it and risk an embarrassing defeat for their cause.
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It's going to be a tough year on Capitol Hill. Here's what to expect.
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These are tough times for the Democratic-led U.S. Congress, where partisan battles have led to little progress on big issues and have made lawmakers collectively less popular than President George W. Bush.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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For the Democrats, Super Tuesday may settle nothing. The reason lies in new party rules that were never road-tested
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The ordeal could add to the GOP's woes as it tries to retain control of Congress.
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Lawmakers look to strengthen their role after the most polarized term in a half century.
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Congress may have put off immigration issues for now, in the hopes of passing the intelligence reform bill, but a battle over immigration policy may be looming right around the corner.
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Knocked around by setbacks on three big issues, House Democrats have endured perhaps their toughest week since taking control of the chamber.
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Time is running out for Congress to pass real reform before the elections. But a commonsense plan from an unlikely Congressman may be gaining momentum
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Democrat Nancy Pelosi's pledge of a new direction took a detour when she fumbled an Armenian genocide resolution and raised questions about her leadership as the highest ranking member of the U.S. Congress.
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Key legislators on opposite sides of the deadlocked effort to reorganize the nation&#39;s intelligence community said yesterday they will not compromise their positions to give Congress a chance
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The new Congress convenes with House Republicans, leery of a bruising floor fight, stepping back from plans to significantly relax ethics rules that ensnared Majority Leader Tom DeLay.
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After a shift of power, there's little political will to finish incomplete agenda issues this session.
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President Bushâs $3 trillion budget has little chance of surviving in a Democratic Congress. But the problems it lays out will survive and grow.