Salazar Calls for Bipartisan Cooperation
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Sen.-elect Ken Salazar on Sunday predicted a "bloody fight" if the Senate's Republican leadership tries to change rules that allowed minority Democrats to block votes on judicial nominees they considered unacceptable.
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A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday signaled a willingness to work with President George W. Bush on an effort to improve the U.S. health care system, saying it was crucial to rein in costs and expand coverage to the uninsured.
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The director of national intelligence, who could be named this week, will try to meld disparate agencies.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 9  /PRNewswire/ -- I applaud Congress for working in a bipartisan manner to pass a stronger Magnuson-Stevens Act.  Our Nation is committed to maintaining our thriving commercial and recreational fishing communities.
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Legislation to create a director of national intelligence, with responsibility to improve cooperation among US intelligence agencies in the hope of preventing terrorist
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WHAT'S THE ISSUE?: Lawmakers of both parties want President Bush to increase pressure on lawmakers to OK an overhaul of the U.S. intelligence apparatus in the current lame-duck Congress.
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called Monday for President Bush and his secretary of defense to personally reach out to opponents of intelligence reform.
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The window for Congressional earmarks is open once again as lawmakers from both parties are inviting constituents and lobbyists to recommend pet projects.
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says a fence at the Mexican border authorized by Congress this fall "gets in the way" of U.S.-Mexico relations, and he wants the new Democratic Congress to reverse the legislation.
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Some of the presidentâs allies view him as pursuing amnesty for foreign law breakers when he should be focusing on border security.
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In an unusual turn of events, the omnibus energy bill on the Senate floor this week is being led by both the Democratic senator from New Mexico and the Republican senator from the same state -- who despite partisan disagreements must not be seen squabbling by the constituents back home. It would...
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Colorado's newest congressmen didn't have to look far for roommates. Rep.-elect John Salazar and his younger brother, Sen.-elect Ken Salazar, have rented an apartment together on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington.
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On the grounds of the US Capitol in Washington Wednesday, and just a day after the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall, Native American leaders called on members of Congress to address the urgent issues facing Native
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The government urges Kenya's political leaders to work together to avoid more post-election violence.
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The Republican congressman chosen by President Bush to head the CIA sought on Tuesday to assure Democrats that he would leave politics behind and lead the spy agency in a nonpartisan manner.
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President-elect Felipe Calderon said Thursday that one of his top priorities will be trying to win an immigration accord in the U.S. Congress before President Bush leaves office.
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Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) yesterday held out an olive branch to business interests, announcing that he would be open to cooperating on trade, immigration and outsourcing if industry gave ground on union drives, health-care reforms and minimum-wage proposals.