SENATORS ON STEM CELLS
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) speaks at a press conference following three Senate votes on stem cells, in Washington on July 18, 2006. Sen. Kennedy was joined by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA). (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday approved a bill on a party-line vote that would ban nearly 160 specific military-style assault weapons.
Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Washington, callling for the return of a ban on the sale of military-style assault weapons.
Free tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration originating from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Rob Portman have surfaced for sale online.
The head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said there did not appear to be any security breaches stemming from the CIA director's secret love affair.
California Tuesday conducted a new, non-partisan, primary system, with the top two finishers in congressional and state races heading for a runoff in November.
Freshmen House Republicans sent to the U.S. Congress with strong Tea Party support account for one-fifth of The Hill's 50 Wealthiest in Congress for 2011.
Members of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee questioned whether intelligence agencies gave President Obama adequate warning of the uprising in Egypt.
U.S. President Obama's nominee for director of national intelligence argued two months ago against increasing the office's authority, congressional aides said.
Some ex-CIA operatives on the front lines during the Bush-era war on terror are reported highly critical of planned U.S. Senate probes into their activities.
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