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December 20, 2015

Keystone XL pipeline dispute helps doom energy savings bill

A widely popular, bipartisan energy savings bill fell victim in the Senate on Monday to election-year politics and the Obama administration's continued indecision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

December 20, 2015

Senate votes to take up energy bill that could be vehicle for Keystone approval

The 79-20 vote to limit debate on an energy efficiency bill lost much of its significance as the two parties continued to argue over what amendments to allow on the measure, including the pipeline project.

December 20, 2015

Dem Sen. Manchin signals bill to build Keystone could have the votes

A Democratic senator suggested Sunday that the Senate might have enough votes to pass a bill compelling the Obama administration to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.

December 20, 2015

AIPAC opposes Paul bill to cut US aid to Palestinians

The nation's leading pro-Israel lobbying group will not support new legislation that would cut off U.S. aid to the Palestinians, according to multiple sources tracking the debate.

December 20, 2015

Bipartisan bill would ban bonus pay for feds with conduct issues

Sens. Kelly Ayotte and Claire McCaskill are sponsoring legislation to prevent federal employees from receiving bonuses if they aren't in good standing with their employers or the law.

December 20, 2015

Senate blocks federal minimum wage bill

A bill to increase the federal minimum wage stalled Wednesday in the Senate, in the latest setback for Democrats pushing a set of election-year economic bills.

December 20, 2015

Keystone supporters push for swift Senate vote

Supporters of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal are requesting a quick Senate vote on legislation to approve construction of the project delayed indefinitely by the Obama administration.

December 20, 2015

Budget office says minimum wage boost would cost firms $15B

A Senate Democratic bill gradually increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.10 hourly would require private businesses to spend $15 billion more in salaries when it takes full effect in 2017, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Thursday.

December 20, 2015

'Declining political appetite' for wind industry tax credits, report says

Expired federal tax credits for the wind industry are in front of Congress again, but the political future for the long-standing subsidies is anything but safe, according to a new report.

December 20, 2015

Senate votes to bar Iran's UN pick from entering US

The Senate approved a bill Monday to bar a man with ties to the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis who's been tapped to be Iran's ambassador to the United Nations from entering the United States.