Topic - Senate

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  In Virginia legislature, transit measures not in express lane

  Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's pledge for big solutions this year to Virginia's perpetual transportation problems has stalled in the House and Senate, with both chambers advancing significantly watered-down versions of his agenda despite Republicans' stronghold on the General Assembly.

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  McConnell wants vote on birth-control mandate

  Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Obama's birth-control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling.

• Puerto Rico referendum could revitalize D.C. statehood debate

  As Puerto Rico prepares to hold its first status referendum in 14 years this November, a leading advocate for D.C. statehood said he sees strong parallels between the two jurisdictions' political situations.

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  Va. Democrats, Republicans: No, we can't just get along

  Democrats and Republicans in the General Assembly are trading accusations that each is focusing too much on divisive and controversial issues, with both sides saying the other is overplaying GOP-led legislation on abortion, gun control and voting rights thus far during the 2012 session.

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  KUHNER: End of the Constitution

  Is America sliding toward autocratic rule? This is the essential question of Barack Obama's presidency. Mr. Obama vowed to "fundamentally transform" the United States. Despite his incompetence and economic failure, the president is making good on his central promise: the destruction of our constitutional republic.

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  Obama to unveil budget with higher taxes, more deficits

  President Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will forecast a deficit of $1.33 trillion in the current fiscal year and calls for $1.5 trillion in tax increases over the next decade, senior administration officials said Friday night.

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  MILLER: Obama's predictable budget

  President Obama will deliver his budget to Capitol Hill Monday, one week past the statutory deadline. This will be his fourth, and possibly final, proposal for how Americans' hard-earned money should be spent. It is a chance to show leadership on tackling the nation's crushing $15.3 trillion debt.

• Inside Politics

  Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections.

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  Kline releases final bill to replace No Child Left Behind

  The Republican chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday released the final two pieces of his reform agenda, designed to replace the widely criticized and decade-old No Child Left Behind federal education law.

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  LAMBRO: Beauty contest wins don't put Santorum on top

  Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is the GOP's latest presidential flavor of the month, propelled in large part by his party's large bloc of evangelical and socially conservative voters.

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  Huge House majority backs insider trading ban

  The House overwhelmingly passed legislation banning insider-trading on Thursday, sending it to a conference where lawmakers will try to reconcile the bill with a more restrictive version passed by the Senate.

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  Debate on Md. same-sex marriage bill set to begin

  The House debate on Gov. Martin O'Malley's same-sex marriage initiative is scheduled to begin Friday with testimony from the Democratic governor and a Republican lawmaker who is expected to introduce a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

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  10 states can drop No Child law, submit new plans

  Ten states were given an exit from the mandates of the No Child Left Behind law Thursday, as the Obama administration followed through on its promise to overhaul federal education policy without Congress.

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  House passes insider trading bill

  The House on Thursday passed a bill banning Congress and executive branch officials from insider trading, but it brushed aside a provision aimed at reining in those who pry financial information from Congress and sell it to investment firms.

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  Va. Senate signs off on 'conscience clause' bill

  The Virginia Senate approved a measure Thursday that would prohibit child-placing agencies in the state from being forced to place adoption or foster children if it violates their religious beliefs.

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