Congress wants to hear more from baseball commissioner Bud Selig and players' union head Donald Fehr about their 2005 testimony on steroids in the sport. ...more

June 13, 2008

Congress is set to examine another round of proposals to help consumers and investors survive turmoil in the housing market. ...more

February 25, 2008

Congress is set to examine another round of possible repairs for consumers and investors threatened by widening cracks in the housing market. ...more

February 24, 2008

Congress sent President Bush legislation Thursday to improve auto safety for children, including measures intended to reduce back-overs and accidents involving power windows. ...more

February 15, 2008

Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers and $300 checks to disabled veterans, the elderly and other low-income people. President Bush indicated he would sign the measure. ...more

February 8, 2008

Congress wants to be prepared when Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, head to Capitol Hill. ...more

January 10, 2008

Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan that will spare millions of middle-class taxpayers from paying higher taxes in the coming months. The White House welcomed the development and said President Bush would sign the bill. ...more

December 20, 2007

Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration's trend toward secrecy since the Sept. 11 attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act and increasing penalties on agencies that don't comply. ...more

December 19, 2007

Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry. ...more

December 19, 2007

Congress has dropped legislation that would have expanded laws against hate crimes to include attacks on gay people after it became clear the measure would not pass the House, aides said Thursday. ...more

December 7, 2007