WASHINGTON — The White House on Friday called on embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris to take the weekend to think about his future. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs would not go so far as to call on Burris to resign...
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to take up a bill to tackle global warming by the end of the summer. The Nevada Democrat told The Associated Press in an interview late Thursday that the Senat...
After five hours of debate, the Iowa House came to a standstill Friday evening as Democrats called for a vote on the prevailing wage bill and the roll call showed the votes at 50-46 — one short of passage. The plan now is...
DES MOINES, Iowa, February 20, 2009 (ENS) – Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Congressman Bruce Braley today announced that more than $5.1 million in federal and state funds has been identified and is in the final approval st...
SACRAMENTO-While tensions are rising between President Obama and Congressional Republicans, California’s Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is eager for more opportunities to partner with Obama on big issues li...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is “a slap in the face of African-Americans.” U.S. Rep. James Clyburn,...
