US Congress News

State Senate May Vote on Same Sex Marriage in New York

June 21 | Posted by admin | US Congress News

With the strong backing of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic controlled State Assembly, a same-sex marriage law is now before the State Senate. If passed by the Senate, the bill would be signed by Cuomo and would make New York the sixth state to recognize some form of same sex marriage or civil union. Reuters reports only one vote separates the bill from passage. The bill would legalize same sex marriages but would... Read more

Dead end amendments pave path to next election

June 18 | Posted by admin | US Congress News

Very little on a GOP wish list of amendments to a Senate jobs bill stands a chance of winning approval. But it’s... Read more

US Congress votes against Libya funding

June 14 | Posted by admin | US Congress News

The US House of Representatives voted to prohibit the use of funds for American military operations in Libya. Lawmakers adopted the amendment... Read more

Giffords injury leads to void in Senate race

June 13 | Posted by admin | US Congress News

The shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in January has left Democrats in Arizona without a candidate for next year’s U.S. Senate race... Read more

White House News

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama yet to act on gun safety

June 21 | Posted by admin

More than five months after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the... Read more

Obama pushes jobs in trip fraught with politics

June 13 | Posted by admin

Bedeviled by a bleak employment picture, President Barack Obama is pushing for... Read more

US Government News

Report: Troubled town turning 100 in July must go

June 21 | Posted by admin

For nearly a century the fortunes of this tiny town were tied... Read more

40 years after leak, the Pentagon Papers are out

June 14 | Posted by admin

Call it the granddaddy of WikiLeaks. Four decades ago, a young defense... Read more