House to take up Senate's anti-violence act

WASHINGTON When Sen. Orrin G. Hatch took his seat on the dais for the Senate Judiciary Committee's debates on the immigration reform bill, the 79-year-old was not just one of 18 senators. He was the most sought-after vote. A towering but genteel ...

Many Republicans identified as possible supporters of the bill are demanding changes

In a recent partisan jab, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (a Democrat) accused Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (a Republican) of being anti-immigration. This was an odd accusation to level at someone whose personal hero is his father, Rafael, who ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform Even Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee But a tentative deal on a companion bill in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives The ...

WASHINGTON The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture ...

Senate Republicans disagreed sharply on Tuesday over whether to send the upper chamber's budget to conference with the House. The unusually high-profile disagreement pitted GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Susan Collins of Maine against Ted Cruz ...

Last week, Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee thought of a way to derail, at least temporarily, Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency: they wouldn't show up for her confirmation vote.

US Vice-President Joe Biden warned today the world would be mystified if Republicans followed through on a mind boggling threat to block votes on new gun laws after the Newtown massacre....

Republican US Senator Marco Rubio vowed to fight for a biometric system to track foreigners leaving the country.