Congress turned aside a last-ditch lobbying effort by the White House and Saudi Arabia Wednesday and overrode President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow the kingdom to be sued for involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks. The …
U.S. Senate leaders agreed on a deal to move forward with President Barack Obama’s legislation to speed approval of trade agreements following a one-day rebellion by Democrats. The Senate will hold votes Thursday on two related bills sought by Democrats, …
Lawmakers are close to extending a federal program that covers a portion of corporations’ losses from acts of terrorism, according to three congressional aides. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Senator Charles Schumer are nearing a deal on …
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has agreed on legislation to extend the government’s financial backstop of terrorism insurance for seven years. The legislation would raise private insurers’ co-payments to 20 percent from 15 percent. “In the long shadow of …
U.S. House leaders have decided to split food stamps and other nutrition programs from farm subsidies and bring an agriculture-only bill up for a vote before the August recess, a Republican leadership aide said. Such a move would amount to …
