91±¬ÁÏ

May 2, 2016

Showdown begins in Senate over defense spending

A Senate panel approved a $575.9 billion defense spending bill on Tuesday, but its fate is uncertain as lawmakers argue over spending caps.

May 2, 2016

Obama facing Dem revolt on trade push, Reid says ‘hell no’

President Obama is facing a Democratic revolt over ambitious trade initiatives that are dividing the party, leading to tensions with everyone from Senate party leader Harry Reid to liberal icon Elizabeth Warren.

May 2, 2016

Senator warns ISIS could pose cybersecurity risk, ‘the intent is there’

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee told 91±¬ÁÏ that the next frontier for the Islamic State may be cyber-attacks on U.S. infrastructure -- and it would be naive to presume the terror group is not developing that capability.

May 2, 2016

Dem outcry on abortion measure they failed to notice threatens to stall anti-sex trafficking bill

A bipartisan bill aimed at combating human sex trafficking has hit a major snag after Senate Democrats -- who unanimously voted to move the bill out of committee -- hit the brakes upon discovering a Republican-backed abortion provision.

May 2, 2016

Bill giving Congress say on Iran deal delayed by Senate Dems

Senate Democrats have delayed Republican efforts to fast-track a bill giving Congress a vote on any nuclear agreement with Iran.

May 2, 2016

Administration warns terror-fighting tools set to expire Sunday, as Senate battles over Patriot Act

The Obama administration warned Friday that a bundle of terror-fighting surveillance tools will expire at midnight Sunday unless Congress acts to renew Patriot Act provisions -- putting pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to break the impasse over the issue.

May 2, 2016

House Republicans to McConnell: Pass our NSA bill or programs ‘go dark’

House and Senate Republicans were locked in an escalating standoff Friday over legislation reining in the National Security Agency, with lawmakers warning surveillance programs could "go dark" in a matter of days if they don't reach an agreement.

May 2, 2016

McConnell: Senate to vote on bill ending NSA bulk collection

The Senate will vote on legislation that ends the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records as Congress scrambles to renew the Patriot Act before it expires on June 1.

May 2, 2016

Senate fight looms as law allowing NSA to collect Americans’ phone data set to expire

A major supporter of the National Security Agency’s anti-terrorism surveillance program, which allows the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, is pushing for an extension of the program, setting up a battle with critics who argue that Congress must fix the current law or let it expire.

May 2, 2016

Senate puts Obama-supported trade bill back on track, after deal with Dems

In a burst of bipartisanship, the Republican-controlled Senate put President Obama's trade agenda back on course on Thursday, clearing the way for likely approval within days for legislation allowing the administration to negotiate global deals that Congress could support or reject but not change.