By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 11 May 2007 The U.S. Senate is to begin debate on immigration reform next week. But prospects for passage of any legislation remain unclear amid partisan wrangling over what to do about the millions of illegal immigrants...
By Deborah Tate Washington 26 April 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the lead of the House of Representatives, has approved a compromise bill that funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. But it also sets a goal of withdrawing U.S. troops fr...
By Paula Wolfson White House 29 March 2007 The U.S. Congress and the White House have moved a step closer to a major confrontation on Iraq. The Senate has passed a war funding bill that includes wording on a troop withdrawal. VOA's Paula Wolfson repo...
By Deborah Block 27 March 2007 (From left) Democratic Senators Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden after Iraq vote The Democratic-led Senate for the first time has signaled its support for a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. The Se...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 22 March 2007 A U.S. Senate committee has followed the lead of its counterpart in the House of Representatives and authorized subpoenas to compel White House aides to testify in public and under oath about the dismissals...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 March 2007 The U.S. Senate has voted to consider a Democratic Party-sponsored resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. The 89 to 9 vote occurred after opposition Republicans blocked two previous attempts to debat...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 March 2007 The U.S. Senate, following the House of Representatives' lead, has approved a broad homeland security bill by a 60 to 38 vote. But President Bush says he will veto the legislature unless one particular provi...
By Mil Arcega Washington 28 February 2007 watch Senate Budget Hearing The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has held its first round of budget hearings on the Bush administration's request for additional military funding for Iraq and Afghanistan....
By Paula Wolfson White House 18 February 2007 Leading Democrats in the U.S. Senate say they will continue to look for ways to pressure the Bush administration to change course in Iraq. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House, Bush administr...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 February 2007 U.S. Senators opposed to sending thousands more American troops to Iraq narrowly failed Saturday to move a nonbinding resolution, expressing disapproval of President Bush's plan, to a formal debate and...