December 20, 2015 Legislation would let vets use GI Bill money to start businesses William Crane is trying to start a business around a smartphone app meant for raising money over social media.
December 20, 2015 Congress faced with passing a long term Transportation bill after August recess The effort in Congress to pass a long-term transportation bill has less to do with the legislation and more to do with ObamaCare, the Export-Import Bank and other pressing concerns.
December 20, 2015 Hillary e-mails show she lobbied Dems for Obamacare passage Among Friday’s tranche of new Hillary Clinton e-mails is one that seemingly has nothing to do with her duties as secretary of state and instead with one of her longtime pet projects – Democratic health care reform.
December 20, 2015 As US energy output surges, Republicans lead effort to lift decades-old oil export ban Congressional Republicans are leading a bipartisan effort to lift a decades-old ban on oil exports, arguing the recent surge in domestic-energy production and other factors have pushed the embargo past its prime.
December 20, 2015 House passes bill to keep highway aid flowing to states The House passed a bill Wednesday to temporarily shore up funding for transportation programs and prevent a shutdown in highway and transit aid to states at the end of this month. But Senate Republicans are trying to cobble together a longer-term bill that could provide money for several years.
December 20, 2015 Medical research bill passes House despite last-minute opposition The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan bill Friday that would fast-track federal approval of drugs and boost biomedical research in the United States. There had been concern Thursday that last minute opposition from both sides of the aisle could derail the medical cures bill that clears nearly $9 billion in new funding for the National Institutes of Health.
December 20, 2015 House OKs bill to crack down on 'sanctuary cities,' White House threatens veto The House approved legislation Thursday to punish so-called “sanctuary cities” for failing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, in the first congressional response to a brazen murder earlier this month in San Francisco allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant.
December 20, 2015 Obama, leading Republicans mount rescue effort on trade President Obama and top Republicans in Congress joined forces Wednesday on a quick, bipartisan rescue attempt for the administration's trade agenda, left for dead in the House last week in a revolt carried out by Democrats and backed by organized labor.
December 20, 2015 Ryan 'optimistic’ about trade authority passage, but says Obama has 'work to do' A top House Republican supporting President Obama’s failing trade legislation said Sunday that he’s “optimistic” about final passage but that Obama must work hard to sway fellow Democrats who helped defeat the measure.
December 20, 2015 Union-backed Dems make final push to kill Obama's trade bill Union-backed Democrats launched a last-ditch effort Thursday to scuttle President Obama's trade agenda by sacrificing a favored program of their own that retrains workers displaced by international trade.