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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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Immigration reform: where things stand now
As congressional negotiators approach their self-imposed targets of early April to lay out immigration reform legislation, some notorious sticking points appear to be more well-settled than others.
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Dig into alleged Joe Sestak job offer, GOP tells Justice Department
The White House backed Rep. Joe Sestak's opponent in the Democratic Senate primary in Pennsylvania. The GOP wants to know whether it offered Mr. Sestak a job to drop out of the race.
05/26/2010 10:08 pm -
Judiciary Chairman: hearings to start in June for confirmation of Elena Kagan
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings for nominee Elena Kagan in June.
05/19/2010 01:18 pm -
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan: Will her own words bite her?
Republicans are already throwing the words of Elena Kagan back at her. She once called Supreme Court nominee hearings 'vapid.' GOP senators are challenging her to open up.
05/16/2010 03:45 pm -
Decoder Wire Elena Kagan not a judge? Well, at least she went to law school.
Critics say Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan might not be qualified, since she's never been a judge. But historically, most Supreme Court justices never graduated from law school.
05/11/2010 04:54 pm -
Supreme Court confirmations, as Elena Kagan saw them
Elena Kagan once urged aggressive questioning of and candid responses from Supreme Court nominees, but has lately backed off those views. Senate Democrats hail her 'diversity of experience.' Republicans question her qualifications.
05/11/2010 09:49 am -
Obama: 'civil, thoughtful' hearings on new Supreme Court justice
President Obama met Wednesday with key senators of both parties to discuss the nomination and confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens.
04/21/2010 02:33 pm -
Obama signs Patriot Act extension without reforms
Privacy advocates had called for greater oversight on aspects of the Patriot Act that give the government broad powers. But the version Obama signed Saturday moved through Congress unchanged.
03/01/2010 07:58 pm -
Democrats' scramble to beat new deadline: Scott Brown's arrival
Senate Democrats raised the debt ceiling to $14.3 trillion and passed a pay-as-you-go measure Thursday. Both needed 60 votes. But a bid to cap federal spending exposed different fault lines.
01/28/2010 09:21 pm -
Senate OK's David Hamilton to be US appeals court judge
Judge David Hamilton is elevated to the US appeals court, after GOP effort to stall a vote failed. Republican resistance signals more political fights are likely over Obama's nominees to the federal bench.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Obama court nominee David Hamilton clears Senate hurdle
A Republican effort to stall an Obama appeals court nominee failed Tuesday. A full Senate vote on Judge David Hamilton is set for Wednesday.
11/17/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Justice Sotomayor hits the high court – what about empathy?
The heated debate over the word is cool at the moment. But now is a great time to reconsider its value.
10/05/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor gets committee nod for Supreme Court seat
But the Senate panel vote is nearly party-line, with just one Republican approving her nomination.
07/28/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor roundup: How Republicans will vote
Six GOP senators have announced their intentions ahead of Tuesday's Judiciary Committee vote on the Supreme Court nominee.
07/27/2009 01:00 am -
GOP senators win bid to delay Sotomayor vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee is now scheduled to vote on the Supreme Court nominee on July 28. She is expected to win approval both there and in the full Senate.
07/21/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor: 'wise Latina' a bad choice of words
But during Tuesday's hearing, the Supreme Court nominee demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the law and jurisprudence.
07/14/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor hearings begin with debate over judges' role
Senators drew the battle lines early in confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee.
07/13/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor spin cycle in overdrive – a week early
Republicans have been boosted by the NRA registering its 'concerns' about Sotomayor Tuesday. Democrats are playing up her record on law and order.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
GOP's new Sotomayor strategy: Attack Obama
As a senator, Obama voted against Justices Roberts and Alito on the basis of their ideology, Republicans say. Why can't we do the same? they ask.
06/09/2009 01:00 am -
GOP quandary: how hard to swing at Sotomayor
Republicans on Capitol Hill are acutely aware that the tone and content of the nominee's hearing could redefine the party after two punishing national elections.
06/01/2009 01:00 am -
Obama wins Round One on Sotomayor, but shows caution going forward
Most elected Republicans distance themselves from incendiary comments by Limbaugh, Gingrich, and others.
05/30/2009 01:00 am -
Sotomayor opponents in weak field position so far
Obama's high-court pick is no 'stealth candidate.' She has made some 450 judicial decisions. What's more, she has not been shy about expressing her opinions publicly.
05/27/2009 01:00 am -
Lawmakers dig into White House budget
Deficit projections mean even Democrats are looking for ways to trim, some of them gimmicky.
03/26/2009 01:00 am -
Senate forges deal on $820 billion stimulus
Key elements of the plan include a tax cut of up to $1,000 for working couples and $88 billion in new funding for education.
02/07/2009 12:00 am -
House passes stimulus bill; now for the great Senate debate
Obama invites GOP ideas for the largest spending bill in US history.
01/29/2009 12:00 am -
Can America spend its way to economic recovery?
Conservatives, resisting big government outlays on principle, begin to build the case for other options.
12/23/2008 12:00 am
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