Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
U.S. Congress News
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 10:29pm
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.
House to take up offshore drilling reform bill
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 10:02pm
Reuters - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling practices.
As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 8:17pm
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.
Bill to aid sick 9/11 responders fails in House
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 6:54pm
AP - The House has rejected a bill that would pay up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by toxic dust from the World Trade Center.
Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 6:29pm
AP - On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama administration. But neither party is sure it will play out that way politically, either this fall or beyond.
Voting twice for Senate OK in Illinois this year
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 6:04pm
AP - Vote early, vote often. It's an old joke in Illinois politics but state residents will be choosing twice in November to fill President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.
Lockerbie investigators may travel to Britain: US Senator
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 5:53pm
AFP - A US senator said investigators could be sent to Britain to quiz witnesses who refused to travel to Washington to testify at a Senate probe into the release of the Lockerbie bomber.
Ethics charges against Rep. Charles Rangel
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:51pm
AP - A House investigative panel filed 13 charges of ethical wrongdoing against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. Among them are allegations that Rangel:
Republicans block small business plan in Senate
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:38pm
Reuters - Senate Republicans blocked a $30-billion plan to help community banks boost lending to small businesses, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's election-year battle to reduce unemployment.
Rep Rangel faces charges, trial may hurt Democrats
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:30pm
Reuters - Representative Charles Rangel reached a tentative plea agreement on ethics charges on Thursday, but Republicans may reject it and push for a trial that could hurt his fellow Democrats in the November elections.
Veteran US congressman accused by ethics panel
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 4:16pm
AFP - The House ethics committee on Thursday accused veteran US Representative Charles Rangel of 13 violations including financial wrongdoing, a potential headache for Democrats three months ahead of mid-term elections.
Senate plans Wed. test vote on oil spill bill
(Reuters)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:59pm
Reuters - The Senate plans to hold a procedural vote next Wednesday to test whether there is enough support to pass legislation clamping down on offshore oil drilling procedures and expanding alternative energy, a Democratic aide said on Thursday.
Thousands of Arlington graves 'unmarked': US Senate
(AFP)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:53pm
AFP - US military authorities lost track or mishandled remains at thousands of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, where many national heroes are buried, a Senate report revealed Thursday.
House ethics panel charges Rangel on 13 counts
(McClatchy Newspapers)
29 Jul 2010 at 3:20pm
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A special House of Representatives subcommittee on Thursday outlined 13 counts of ethics violations against Rep. Charles Rangel, the former chairman of the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. The charges place his political career in jeopardy and could put Democrats on the defensive as November's elections approach.
Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle
(AP)
29 Jul 2010 at 2:39pm
AP - President Barack Obama's nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
|
