DREAM Act Immigration Bill Delayed in the Senate
-Patricia MurphySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would try to bring a modified version of the bill to the Senate floor next week.
House Democrats Reject Obama's Tax Cut Deal
-Patricia MurphyThe vote was nonbinding, but signaled to the White House that its tax-cut compromise may be in trouble in the House. Across the Capitol, the Senate readied for its own debate on the tax bill.
Senate Delays Votes on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and DREAM Act
-Patricia MurphySenate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he would postpone votes on several measures. "We sometimes run into roadblocks in the Senate," he said.
Senate Removes Judge Thomas Porteous Jr. Following Impeachment Trial
-Patricia MurphyPorteous, found guilty of lying and corruption, is just the eighth judge in American history to be removed from office by the Senate.
It's D-Day for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and DREAM Act
-Patricia MurphyThe cloture votes expected Wednesday afternoon could be both measures' last chance of passage before Republicans take control of the House in January.
Sen. Tom Harkin a 'No' On Tax Cut Compromise
-Patricia MurphySen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Labor and Education Committee, said Tuesday he will not support the tax cut compromise negotiated between President Obama and Senate Republicans as it stands now.
Liberal Democrats Livid Over Tax-Cut Compromise; Sanders Threatens Filibuster
-Patricia Murphy"How can we rationalize tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans when were facing this kind of a deficit?" Sen. Richard Durbin complained.
Obama Calls Tax-Cuts Deal the 'Right Thing to Do'; Many Democrats Disagree
-Patricia MurphySenior aides stressed that members of the Democratic caucus could reject the proposal. Liberal Democrats have fought to end the tax cuts for the highest earners since 2001.
Senate Blocks Democrats on Middle Class Tax Cut; Obama Still Confident of Deal
-Patricia MurphyRepublicans dismissed the Saturday votes as "meaningless theatrics" coming in the midst of bipartisan talks with the White House seeking compromise on the tax cuts.
Charlie Rangel Censured by the House, 333 to 79
-Patricia MurphySeveral House members pleaded for the lesser punishment of reprimand, but in the end members agreed to the second-most severe penalty short of expulsion.
House Passes Middle-Class Tax Cuts Over GOP Objections
-Patricia MurphyTwenty Democrats voted against the bill, and three Republicans supported it. Now it goes to the Senate where it will face immediate -- and likely fatal -- opposition.
John Boehner Calls Vote on Middle-Class-Only Tax Cut 'Chicken Crap'
-Patricia MurphyThe source of Boehner's ire was a House vote earlier Thursday that will prevent Republicans from offering their own bill to make all of the Bush tax cuts permanent for all Americans.
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