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How they voted: Senate roll call on medicare bill
Jul. 9, 2008
The 69-30 roll call by which the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that would void a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients.
Justice softens hardball tactics with corporations
Jul. 9, 2008
The Justice Department has agreed to back off hardball tactics to force corporations to turn over confidential communications between their attorneys and company executives under scrutiny by prosecutors.
House Democrats suspend spending bills
Jul. 9, 2008
Sidestepping battles with Republicans over offshore oil drilling and pork barrel projects, Democrats controlling the House have called a halt to efforts to pass the 12 annual bills that fund Cabinet agency budgets.
Ailing Kennedy returns to Senate for key vote
Jul. 9, 2008
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.
A look at key parts of House, Senate housing bills
Jul. 9, 2008
Comparison of major elements of housing relief bills in the Senate and House. They would:
Senate passes doctor reimbursement bill
Jul. 9, 2008
The Senate, with Democrat Ted Kennedy casting a crucial vote, approved legislation by a veto-proof margin Wednesday that would void a 10.6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients.
House OKs tighter controls over White House e-mail
Jul. 9, 2008
The Democratic-controlled House, saying the Bush White House has deleted hundreds of thousands of e-mails, including some relevant to congressional investigations, passed legislation Wednesday to tighten controls over electronic messages sent through federal agencies.
Federal housing rescue faces new delay in Congress
Jul. 9, 2008
A federal mortgage rescue to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure is in limbo, with the Senate about to pass a bill that has no chance of winning House approval.
Trailer maker offered to address health complaints
Jul. 9, 2008
House Democrats accused the manufacturers of FEMA trailers of not doing anything to address health concerns among victims of Hurricane Katrina who were living in the government-purchased trailers. But trailer maker Gulf Stream Coach said FEMA directed the company not to address these complaints.
Senate bows to Bush, approves surveillance bill
Jul. 9, 2008
Bowing to President Bush's demands, the Senate approved and sent the White House a bill Wednesday to overhaul bitterly disputed rules on secret government eavesdropping and shield telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
Pelosi: Tap emergency oil reserve to lower prices
Jul. 9, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on President Bush to release oil from the government's emergency reserve to knock down gasoline prices she says "are helping push the economy toward recession."
House approves boost in federal firefighting funds
Jul. 9, 2008
More federal dollars would be dedicated to fighting major wildfires under legislation passed by the House on Wednesday.
Justice Department investigating passports breach
Jul. 9, 2008
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether State Department employees broke the law by snooping into celebrities' passport records, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.
Senate roll call on terrorist surveillance bill
Jul. 9, 2008
The 69-28 roll call by which the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday overhauling controversial rules on secret government eavesdropping. The bill would protect telecommunications companies from lawsuits complaining they helped the U.S. spy on Americans.
GOP sides with businesses over toxic trailers
Jul. 9, 2008
Trailer manufacturers defended themselves Wednesday on Capitol Hill, insisting they're not responsible for FEMA trailers that had toxic levels of formaldehyde, despite Democrats' claims the companies knew the dangers yet didn't do anything about it.
