Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)speaks on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 4, 2008. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersey)
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate said any action on an energy bill must wait until after the August recess since the two parties have been unable to agree.
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office said he is giving to charity $10,000 he received for his campaign from indicted Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska.
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, the uncrowned king of Alaska for 40 years, has fallen. The repercussions may transform American politics.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Energy legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate got a boost Monday after the Senate majority leader said Republicans could offer four amendments.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans are considering whether to block a resolution that would keep in place the ban on oil drilling off the U.S. coasts, a GOP senator said.
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Monday rescinded an executive order banning new offshore oil drilling, saying Congress also should act to allow it.
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Republicans have made a pitch to the majority Democrats for a compromise on a tax-relief package, The Hill reported Thursday.
THE DALLES, Ore., June 6 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats pulled climate change legislation from the floor Friday after failing to garner enough support to push the bill toward a final vote.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Republicans used delaying tactics to protest inaction on presidential judicial nominees, stretching a session into early Thursday morning.
THE DALLES, Ore., June 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate launched into a battle Monday over the most comprehensive climate change legislation ever considered by the body.