Congress looks at declining visits to US
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The United States has lost billions of dollars and an immeasurable amount of good will since Sept. 11, 2001, terrorism attacks nearly six years ago because of a decline in foreign tourists. Several senators are now trying to get the government involved in bringing those visitors back.
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Faced with a decline in the number of overseas visitors and unpopular entry requirements, the U.S. government is turning to the Walt Disney Co. and other theme park operators to brighten the country's battered image.
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Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves.
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New Yorkâs delegation in the House is likely to shrink from 29 to 27 seats after the 2010 Census, an analysis projects.
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It's going to be a tough year on Capitol Hill. Here's what to expect.
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Description: The Bush administration is seeking more leeway from Congress on spending in Iraq. The administration wants to shift $3.
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Travel industry leaders meeting in Washington Wednesday said they want the U.S. government to stop treating tourists like terrorists, and to take steps to reverse a steep decline in overseas travel to the United States that followed the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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The U.S. Congress intends to approve money on Thursday that President George W. Bush sought to continue the war in Iraq, marking a failure by Democrats to impose a timetable for withdrawing troops from an increasingly expensive and unpopular conflict.
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In some cases, fights in Congress have slowed progress, or the U.S. government has focused on other priorities. In other cases, the cost of IT projects has been an issue.
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The Judiciary Committee sought to slow down the effort to pass legislation on the treatment of terror suspects.
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SECRETARY OF State Colin Powell&#39;s visits this week to Japan, China, and South Korea were needed to limit the damage done by the Bush administration to relations with key American allies and clients in Northeast Asia.
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The Bush administration, looking at the prospect of stronger oversight from a Democratic-led Congress, is withdrawing a proposal to let big polluters report less often on what they spew from their smokestacks.
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ADAY OF congressional hearings yesterday confirmed two glaring gaps in the Bush administration&#39;s response to hundreds of cases of prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Drop in support on Capitol Hill forces White House to bring forward review of troop surge.
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If President Bush gets a second-term honeymoon, it may not last long. Or it may already be over. A failure in the coming days to win congressional passage of the intelligence reorganization bill he supports &#151; fretting House Republicans are standing in the way &#151; would not bode well for political bliss when the new Congress convenes next month.
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The White House on Thursday pushed back against congressional investigations of administration activities, saying lawmakers should spend more time passing laws to solve domestic problems.
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The U.S. Congress returned from a  month-long recess on Tuesday stalled on several election-year  issues but moving toward a showdown on whether to stop American  horses from being served as dinner overseas.