Long wins Senate primary to face Gillibrand
Wendy Long, who promoted her conservative credentials on her way to a convincing win in New York’s Republican Senate primary, now faces a broader and more liberal electorate as she takes on Democratic...
View ArticleSenate Democrats pushing tax cuts for business
Democrats want to push tax cuts through the Senate for companies that hire new workers, give raises or buy major new equipment this year. With neither party eager to let the other claim campaign-season...
View ArticleSenate ready for symbolic showdown on tax cuts
The Senate is bracing for a tax-cut showdown that is all about Democrats and Republicans showing voters their differences over taxing the well-off while accusing each other of threatening to shove the...
View ArticleSenate passes cuts for all but richest Americans
The Senate has debated, sniped and voted on the politically fraught issue of tax cuts, and next week the House is likely to do it all over again. Still, Americans won’t know until after the November...
View ArticleLIA President Law seeks post-Sandy small biz grants
Long Island Association President Kevin Law urged members of Congress to make grants available to small businesses in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
View ArticleSenators reach agreement on immigration reform
The deal covers border security, guest workers and employer verification, as well as a path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants.
View ArticleObama says he’ll sign $50.5B Sandy aid bill soon
Despite opposition from conservatives concerned about adding billions of dollars to the nation's debt, the Senate cleared the bill, 62-36.
View ArticleHouse approves bill preventing shutdown March 27
The Republican-controlled House approved legislation Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown on March 27.
View ArticleEfforts to avoid gov’t shutdown move to Senate
Efforts to stave off a late March government shutdown shifted to the Senate after House Republicans swiftly passed legislation to keep federal agencies running.
View ArticleSenate panel to approve budget sparing safety net
The Senate budget plan, drafted by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., blends about $1 trillion in modest cuts with an equal amount in new revenue by ending tax breaks.
View ArticleSenators to add high-tech visas, dispute details
Senators finalizing a massive immigration bill are arguing over plans to boost visas for high-tech workers over how best to punish companies that train workers here and ship them overseas.
View ArticleKeating: Fed help for states’ online tax grab
The Senate is making a big Internet revenue grab.
View ArticlePanel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions of dollars in U.S. income taxes.
View ArticleApple case seen as possible spur to tax action
The focus on Apple's taxes comes at a time of heated debate in Washington over whether and how to raise revenues to help reduce the federal deficit.
View ArticleNew Jersey Sen. Lautenberg dead at age 89
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a multimillionaire New Jersey businessman and the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at age 89.
View ArticleSenate takes up fixes to student loan rates
Senators on Thursday are considering competing versions of legislation that would keep interest rates low for some college students — at least for now.
View ArticleSenate immigration bill would remake economy
Landmark immigration legislation passed by the Senate would remake America's workforce from the highest rungs to the lowest.
View ArticleSenate fails to keep student loan rates low
Senate Democrats failed to restore lower interest rates on student loans, again coming up short and perhaps signaling that rates might double for undergrads.
View ArticleSenate set to finish work on student loan deal
The Senate was set to take up a bill Wednesday that would link interest rates to the financial markets, providing lower rates for all college students this fall.
View ArticleHouse approves lower rates on student loans
A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday and was heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
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