Party leaders of the United States Senate

US President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Correspondents Association Dinner (AP Photo)

Republicans dismiss Obama trip as all image

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Barack Obama begins a series of quick trips to cities around the country with a focus on job creation, Republicans are dismissing the effort as simply image-building. Senate Republican leader […]

2013/05/09

Dan Malloy, Connecticut Governor (AP Photo)

Conn. governor signs sweeping gun limits into law

(AP) — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who four months ago broke the news to shocked parents that their children had been slaughtered in a Connecticut elementary school, signed into law sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammo magazines.

2013/04/04

Obama, congressional leaders meet at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are meeting at the White House, with billions of dollars in automatic budget cuts ready to start kicking in.

2013/03/01

Senate facilities workers make up beds on Capitol Hill in preparation for all-night floor debates. (AP Photo)

Top senators reach deal to curb filibusters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s senior Democrat and Republican reached agreement Thursday to impose modest limits on the filibuster, the delaying tactics that minority parties have long used to kill legislation.

2013/01/24

Dems, GOP may be near end of filibuster dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators may be nearing an end to their partisan dispute over curbing unlimited delays called filibusters. And it probably won’t require senators to debate like the actor Jimmy Stewart did in the movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

2013/01/23