Senate Panel Backs Clinton As Secretary Of State
Posted: 9:23 AM The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton, 16-1, as the next secretary of State.
Posted: 9:23 AM The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton, 16-1, as the next secretary of State.
Posted: 8:51 AM Ken Salazar says the shift can be made by expanding renewable energy on public lands in the United States and promoting the "wise use" of traditional energy sources.
Posted: 8:20 AM House Democrats are circulating an $825 billion economic stimulus measure that emphasizes health care, education and highway construction as well as tax cuts for individuals and businesses.
Posted: 5:42 PM Lawyers for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have received a summons for his impeachment trial from the state Senate.
Updated: 2:42 PM The man who's in line to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs says he doesn't understand why veterans are currently waiting an average of six months to have a disability claim processed.
Updated: 2:36 PM President-elect Barack Obama's Democratic allies on Capitol Hill want to use his jobs creation bill to extend a middle class tax cut despite concerns from Obama's transition team that it won't boost the economy.
Updated: 1:33 PM House Republicans promise to fight key parts of Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' plan for resolving budget woes.
Updated: 9:10 AM President-elect Barack Obama's pick for secretary of agriculture says that if he is confirmed he will work to boost the economies of farm communities, promote nutritious foods and help poor families put meals on the table.
Updated: 2:38 PM Impeached Gov. Rod Blagojevich has told state senators who'll decide whether to oust him from office he hopes they'll "find the truth and sort things out."
Updated: 2:06 PM About 4 million more children would get government provided health care under a bill the House has passed.
Posted: 7:04 PM President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for treasury secretary has been explaining the circumstances around his failure to pay $34,000 in taxes.
Posted: 1:22 PM The man who's been nominated to be the new education secretary says the No Child Left Behind law should stop punishing schools in which just a handful of kids are struggling.
Posted: 10:14 AM President George W. Bush says he will leave Washington with a "great sense of accomplishment" and with pride in those who have sacrificed for the country.
Posted: 8:46 AM A new YouTube video service being launched by Congress will give all 535 members a new platform for things like messages crafted specifically by the lawmaker to let the folks back home know what they're doing.
Posted: 8:43 AM Sen.-designate Roland Burris says he "really never doubted" he'd make it to Congress once he satisfied people that he was qualified to serve.
Posted: 8:19 PM GOP Party Chairman Kris Kobach stated, “Sebelius once again displayed her trademark lack of leadership in addressing budget issues."
Updated: 5:47 PM Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposes to freeze aid to public schools and cut universities' budgets to address the state's financial problems.
Updated: 5:24 PM Rep. Dale Swenson has switched from being a Republican to a Democrat.
Posted: 3:51 PM The White House says President George W. Bush will deliver a farewell address to the nation on Thursday night.
Posted: 3:48 PM Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama say one of his first duties in office will be to order the closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
Posted: 3:28 PM Hensley, Kultala, and Faust-Goudeau set firsts in 2009 Session
Updated: 2:59 PM Sen. Sam Brownback has invited Barack Obama to Fort Leavenworth, saying the president-elect should see for himself that Guantanamo Bay detainees shouldn't be moved to Kansas.
Posted: 1:01 PM President-elect Barack Obama has asked President George W. Bush to seek another $350 billion to bail out the financial sector so that Obama can have the money at his disposal promptly after taking office.
