Senators approved a giant farm bill Thursday that is estimated to cut the deficit by almost $24 billion, largely by ending direct payments to farmers and replacing them with taxpayer- subsidized crop insurance to assist farmers in need.
A week ago, on feel-good Super Bowl Sunday, TV viewers in the U.S. state of Michigan were subjected to a racist campaign ad sponsored by former Representative and now-Senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra. The ad, which suggests that his opponent, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, spends too much government money, shows an Asian woman riding a bicycle in a landscape of rice paddies. "Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs," says the native Californian actress in a mock Chinese accent while addressing "Debbie Spend-It-Now." Hoekstra also appears, saying at the end, "I approve this message."
Senate Democrats proposed Friday tax incentives for businesses hiring veterans as well as job training for all service members leaving the military.
There's one legislative issue lawmakers on both sides of the aisle overwhelmingly agree on: The onerous 1099 tax-reporting mandate that snuck into the health-care reform bill has to be repealed.
In its effort to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, the Obama administration's proposed budget supports a plan to give $7,500 directly to electric car buyers rather than make them wait for a tax credit.
Sen. John McCain speaks out on the rollback of the 1993 law governing gays and lesbians in the military.
Not even Lady Gaga, who poked her face into the "don't ask, don't tell" debate with a rally appearance in Maine and tweets addressing Sens. Harry Reid and Sen. John McCain, could stop the ongoing theme in the Senate -- partisanship.
Senate Democrats struggled Tuesday to find enough votes to pass a controversial measure intended to ensure that doctors experience no cut in Medicare reimbursement payments over the next 10 years.
Congressional Budget Office research shows that tort reform could lower health care costs. CNN's Lisa Sylvester reports.
To: Interested parties From: John King, CNN chief national correspondent Re: Monday Memo
As thousands gathered Sunday in Washington for a march and rally focused on gay rights issues, lawmakers showed that some of the demonstrators' key goals face major obstacles ahead.
President Barack Obama signed a bill Friday morning that breathes new life into the popular Cash for Clunkers program.
The House on Friday passed a bill to allocate another $2 billion to the Cash for Clunkers program.
The "cash for clunkers" automobile program will continue through the weekend, despite fears it's running low on funds.
The popular "cash for clunkers" program will continue at least through this weekend, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Friday.
This much seems certain about the Cash for Clunkers program: Consumers are happy to take government rebates to buy new cars.
The Senate is poised this week to take its first crack at a "cash for clunkers" proposal to boost the troubled auto industry.
The husband of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow told police he used the Internet to make a date with a prostitute and paid her $150 for sex at a hotel, according to a police report.
Senate Republicans this week thwarted efforts by their Democratic counterparts to vote on a housing stimulus bill that President Bush said would "bail out lenders and speculators."
Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.
The Bush administration is waiving the requirement that Americans have to pay or reimburse the government for being evacuated from Lebanon, aides to two senators said.
The following is a letter spearheaded by California Senator Dianne Feinstein and signed by 20 democratic senators.
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