For Congress in 2015, GOP upheaval overshadows legislating
By ALAN FRAM It was the first year of Barack Obama’s two presidential terms when the GOP ran both the House and Senate. That meant a blend of compromise and…
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Education, transportation highlight 2015 in Congress
By MATTHEW DALY In a chaotic year, when Republicans in the House unseated a speaker, Congress produced a significant amount of bipartisan legislation that affects every American. It enacted laws…
Congress set for year-end push on tax, spending compromise
By ALAN FRAM Congressional leaders are girded to push a Christmas compromise on tax cuts and spending through the House and Senate by week’s end after Republicans and Democrats reached…
House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US
By ERICA WERNER Driven by the Paris terror attacks, the House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to tighten controls on travel to the U.S. and require visas for anyone who’s been in…
Thousands march in new anti-government rally in South Korea
\By KIM TONG-HYUNG Thousands of South Koreans, many wearing masks, marched in Seoul on Saturday against conservative President Park Geun-hye, who had compared masked protesters to terrorists after clashes with…
Senate set to OK Republican bill unraveling health care law
By ALAN FRAM Republicans are pushing toward Senate approval of legislation demolishing President Barack Obama’s signature health care law and halting Planned Parenthood’s federal money, setting up a veto fight…
Hamstrung by Congress, Obama tries to clinch climate pact
By JOSH LEDERMAN and SETH BORENSTEIN President Barack Obama is trying to negotiate a legacy-making climate change pact this coming week in Paris with one hand tied behind his back.…
Criminal justice issues showing up in 2016 presidential race
By ERIC TUCKER On the campaign trail, among candidates of both parties, the idea of locking up drug criminals for life is a lot less popular than it was a…