December 11, 2016 Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is in intensive care, brother says Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat who represented North Carolina, has been hospitalized after falling seriously ill, her family said.
November 11, 2016 'Tears' and 'fear': Harry Reid is not taking Trump's election well Nancy Pelosi spoke with President-elect Donald Trump by phone to congratulate him on his victory. Hillary Clinton graciously conceded. President Obama called for a “peaceful transfer of power.” Harry Reid, not so much.
November 10, 2016 Trump's first order of business: the daunting debt ceiling Before he gets to any of his campaign promises – building a border wall with Mexico, killing ObamaCare, reversing President Obama’s executive orders – Donald Trump will first face the daunting debt ceiling.
August 31, 2016 GOP leaders promise legislation on $400 million payment to Iran A House leader promised Wednesday that Republicans controlling the chamber will pass legislation addressing the Obama administration's $400 million payment to Iran in January, made immediately after four U.S. prisoners were released.
August 11, 2016 Reid says Clinton will stick with Garland as Supreme Court nominee if elected Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says he is convinced that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will nominate Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court if she is elected president.
July 6, 2016 Protesters disrupt Senate vote on labeling genetically modified food Protesters briefly disrupted the Senate Wednesday, tossing paper money from the visitors' gallery and chanting, "The Senate can be bought" as lawmakers voted to move ahead with legislation that would require labeling for food products containing genetically modified organisms.
June 29, 2016 Senate approves Puerto Rico financial rescue package The Senate approved a financial rescue package for Puerto Rico Wednesday, sending the measure to President Obama's desk two days before the island was to default on a $2 billion debt payment.
June 23, 2016 White House threatens to veto $1.1B GOP Zika bill The White House Thursday promised that President Barack Obama would veto Congress' response to the president's request for funding to fight the Zika virus, saying it provided too little money and contained too many partisan provisions.
May 2, 2016 Pope Francis delivers message of 'hope and healing' in address to Congress Pope Francis, in the first-ever papal address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, delivered a simple but passionate plea for humanity -- urging lawmakers to protect "every human life" and calling for a united response of "hope and healing, of peace and justice" for a world racked by violence and unrest.
May 2, 2016 Obama expects better US-Israel ties after Iran deal in place President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to a family feud and said he expects improvements in ties between the longtime allies to come quickly after the accord is implemented.
