AP - The House on Thursday approved an extra three months of jobless benefits for all unemployed Americans, knowing the plan's chances are slight in the Senate and almost nonexistent at the White House. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:52:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Big-city mayors told Congress on Thursday that they are overwhelmed by the infrastructure needs of their regions and cannot maintain well-functioning water systems, roads and rail networks without more federal help. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:52:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - The House has voted to send articles of impeachment against President Bush to a committee that is not likely to hold hearings before the end of his term. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:55:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - An apparently doomed bid to impeach
President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the
U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House
of Representatives Judiciary Committee. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:57:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Gasoline prices should peak at $4.15 a gallon this summer, the government says — finally an encouraging word for motorists who might be thinking the cost of a fill-up will just keep climbing.
AP - The 279-144 roll call Wednesday by which the House rejected a bill to extend unemployment benefits for Americans who can't find a job. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:56:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
Reuters - Republicans in the U.S. House of
Representatives on Wednesday blocked an effort by Democrats to
quickly pass an extension of jobless benefits for the long-term
unemployed.
AP - The Federal Aviation Administration has mishandled a flood of retirements and resignations among experienced air traffic controllers just when more air travelers rely on them each year, House lawmakers were told Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:58:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a group of Michigan Democrats that the current primary system is "fundamentally flawed" and he supports changing the 2012 primary calendar to reduce the influence of early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. -- read full article
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
AP - Multiple congressional computers have been hacked by people working from inside China, lawmakers said Wednesday, suggesting the Chinese were seeking lists of dissidents.
AP - Jack Alderson was ordered never to talk about the secret weapons tests he helped conduct in the Pacific during the 1960s. He kept quiet for decades.
AP - Motorists can expect gasoline prices around $4 gallon through next year, the Energy Department said Wednesday, with oil prices staying well above $100 a barrel. -- read full article
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:53:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: U.S. Congress News
