By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 16 May 2006 Patrons at El Portal restaurant watch President Bush deliver his immigration speech Monday The U.S. Senate is supporting President Bush's call for a comprehens...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 May 2006 Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo (File photo) The Nigerian senate Tuesday voted to throw out a bill to give President Olusegun Obasanjo the option to stand for...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Monday resumed debate on immigration reform, as President Bush addresses the nation about the issue. US Senate Chamber The Senate bill - unlike...
By Deborah Tate Washington 25 April 2006 The U.S. Senate has begun considering a massive spending bill to pay for the war in Iraq and aiding the recovery of the storm-ravaged Gulf coast. Iraq war crit...
By Deborah Tate 07 April 2006 Sweeping immigration reform legislation hit a roadblock in the U.S. Senate Friday, when a series of procedural votes failed to move the measure forward. Senate leaders ho...
By Deborah Tate Washington 06 April 2006 Senate leaders have announced a compromise on immigration reform, breaking a deadlock that had threatened to scuttle legislation on the issue. Sen. Edward Kenn...
By Michael Bowman Washington 02 April 2006 U.S. senators are voicing sharp divisions on what should become of millions of illegal immigrants, as they consider a variety of proposals to reform America'...
By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 09 February 2006 A U.S. Senate office building was evacuated late Wednesday after sensors detected the possible presence in the air of what was initially described as a ne...
By Scott Stearns White House 28 January 2006 President Bush and Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito pose for photographs in front of the Oval Office (file photo) In his weekly radio address Saturday...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 January 2006 The U.S. Senate has opened debate on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Samuel Alito, with a confirmation vote expected as early as the end of the week....