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Back during the 2006 elections, Democrats complained that Republicans would not allow them to bring issues near and dear to the hearts to the floor of the House for a vote and promised that if they took the ...

The Senate voted Tuesday to move ahead with a Democratic plan to curb speculation in oil markets that has been blamed for some of the recent run-up in oil prices.

She hardly used any harsh words against him like his other opponents.But she termed him a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy.

The emergency bill captured a clear 268-157 majority, with 39 Republicans defecting from their party's leadership, but fell 16 votes short because Democratic leaders chose to bring up the bill under a rule ...

Election: There's little doubt voters want more drilling if even congressional candidates are starting to trek to Alaska to urge more oil development.

Porter Goss was appointed to whaa... You got to be kidding me ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner on Thursday announced joint appointments to a landmark ethics review board that for ...

House leaders on Thursday announced the six members and two alternates who will make up the Office of Congressional Ethics, an outside independent group created to restore integrity to a flawed ethics process.

Real Estate watchdogs announced Wednesday foreclosures across California have soared to their highest level in at least 20 years.

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver said Tuesday he's seeking more than a billion dollars in disaster recovery aid from Congress.

House Democrats are planning a second, $50 billion economic stimulus package that could include funds for state Medicaid programs, CongressDaily reports.

Tue, Jul 22, 2008 Chris Morris Washington - Congress continues to wrestle with $4-a-gallon gas this week as the two parties attempt to gain the upper hand on a top voter issue before heading home to campaign ...

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday plans to hold a hearing that "might turn up the heat on congressional leaders to include Medicaid relief for states in a second economic stimulus ...

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday rejected a proposal from Gov. Bobby Jindal to use some of Louisiana's royalties from offshore oil and gas revenue to pay the state's $1.8 billion share of future ...

The U.S. Congress is discussing a second economic stimulus bill that could include nearly $15 billion in infrastructure spending, a senior member of the House of Representatives told Reuters on Tuesday.

' With the issues of oil exploration and high gasoline prices heating up in an election year, the House and Senate likely will be forced to vote on whether to continue a ban on oil exploration off U.S. coasts.

By Carrie Johnson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 21, 2008; 12:29 PM Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey this morning urged lawmakers to step into the debate over how the U.S. legal system should ...

Only the bully-pulpit of the presidency can hope to overcome the deep pockets of the "agents of the status quo," Pelosi said Saturday in a conversation with Grist.

The House for a second time defeated a Democratic bill to require energy companies to explore their existing oil and gas leases or lose them.

NEW ORLEANS - House Democrats said Sunday they are honoring their pledge to bring resources to the Gulf Coast and keep attention there, nearly three years after Hurricane Katrina.

Gas is still at $4 a gallon, but the good news is there's an emerging consensus on a measure that would help: Drill for more oil here at home.