18 seconds ago 2009-07-19T13:27:43-07:00
NEW YORK - Could it be that President Barack Obama's Midas touch is starting to dull a bit, even among members of his own party?
WASHINGTON - Organized labor is nearing a deal to salvage legislation that could aid the union movement, but it had to drop "card check" a key component of the original bill that would allow workers to form a union by signing cards instead of holding a secret ballot vote.
Here are details on the House Democrats' health care overhaul bill. Two House committees Ways and Means and Education and Labor finished their portions of the $1.5 trillion, 10-year bill on Friday. A third committee, Energy and Commerce, is aiming to complete the legislation by Wednesday:
Democrats’ triumphant rollout of a sweeping health care reform bill earlier this week already feels like a distant memory.
For a brief moment Thursday, Senate Democrats could celebrate. Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus suggested for the first time publicly he was hoping for a bipartisan deal to pay for health care reform by the end of the day.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blasted the Democratic National Committee Thursday for its decision to run ads against Democratic senators concerned about President Obama's health plan.
WASHINGTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman says he'll set a vote in his panel next week on confirming Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
WASHINGTON - House Democrats want to guarantee people with pre-existing health conditions faster access to insurance coverage.
WASHINGTON - House Democrats shouldn't expect votes from Republicans in passing a bill that increases taxes on the rich to pay for health care reform.
WASHINGTON - House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling health care would raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to levels not seen since the 1980s, breaking one of President Barack Obama's campaign pledges.
WASHINGTON - Some prominent Senate Democrats are fighting a bid by the U.S. catfish industry and its Southern allies on Capitol Hill to impose new inspections on fast-growing Vietnamese imports of the fish.
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., raised nearly $1 million more than her likely Democratic primary challenger in the recent fundraising quarter.
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