Congress appeared deadlocked Wednesday on responding to the nation's energy problems amid a bitterly partisan rift over whether to open long-restricted offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. ...more

July 31, 2008

President Bush's chief negotiator on an economic aid deal said Sunday that the Senate should quickly get behind a plan or risk drawing the resentment of a frustrated public. ...more

January 28, 2008

If you get a pay envelope, Uncle Sam's about to put a little something extra in it. Then he wants you to go out and spend, spend, spend. ...more

January 25, 2008

The House of Representatives approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades Thursday as part of an energy bill that also repeals billions of dollars in oil company tax breaks and encourages the use of renewable fuels. ...more

December 7, 2007

House Democrats fell 13 votes short Wednesday in trying to overturn President Bush's veto of a $35 billion expansion of the government children's health insurance plan, prompting calls for new negotiations to decide the fate of the 10-year-old program. ...more

October 19, 2007

A House Democrat accused Republicans on Thursday of sending troops to Iraq to 'get their heads blown off for the president's amusement.' ...more

October 19, 2007

House Democratic leaders said Sunday that they were working to gather votes to override a veto on a popular children's health program, but pledged to find a way to cover millions without insurance should their effort fail. ...more

October 15, 2007

Nearly 400 people were expected to fill a $2,500-a-table fundraiser for GOP Rep. Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon near Los Angeles Saturday night. ...more

September 23, 2007

WASHINGTON - Nearly 400 people were expected to fill a $2,500-a-table fundraiser for GOP Rep. Howard P. "Buck" McKeon near Los Angeles Saturday night. ...more

September 23, 2007