Border Security Rule Costs Bill Support
A push to win over skeptics of the immigration bill by devoting more money to securing the border with Mexico weakened support for the bill among some pro-immigrant groups.
View ArticleBill to Expand U.S. Database to Verify Hires
The immigration overhaul making its way through the Senate contains an employment eligibility rule that could one day affect every American who takes a new job.
View ArticleDeadline Near With No Deal on Loan Rates for Students
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rejected a plan to keep student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1.
View ArticleSupreme Court Takes Step Toward Hearing Abortion Case
Law that restricted use of abortion-inducing drugs was ruled an unwanted curb on medical practice and the right to abortion.
View ArticleNews Analysis: Roberts Pulls Supreme Court to the Right Step by Step
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. may work slowly, but he has a long-term strategy for putting his mark on the Supreme Court.
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Senate, 68 to 32, Passes Overhaul for Immigration
The most significant overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws in a generation passed the Senate with strong bipartisan support on Thursday, setting up a fight in the Republican-controlled House.
View ArticleThe Lede: Video of Gov. Rick Perry Criticizing Texas Lawmaker Wendy Davis
Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis should know the value of human life since she is a child of a single mother who managed to graduate from Harvard Law School.
View ArticleAfter Rulings, Same-Sex Couples Grapple With Diverging State Laws
Thousands of couples, married in one state but living in another, are caught in a web of laws and regulations when states, not the federal government, dictate who is married.
View ArticleVaried Alliance to Press House on Immigration Bill
Supporters of an overhaul say their coalition is broader and more energized and committed than it was in earlier fights.
View ArticleU.S. Standards for School Snacks Move Beyond Cafeteria to Fight Obesity
The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled standards for foods sold in vending machines, snack bars and school stores, changes intended to combat childhood obesity.
View ArticleIn Conservative Wyoming, Signs of a Thaw on Same-Sex Marriage
A bill to create domestic partnerships, introduced by State Representative Cathy Connolly, advanced further than anything like it in state history.
View ArticleStatehouse Memo: Texas Democrats Try to Keep Their Momentum Going
As the state legislature meets in the wake of a dramatic Democratic filibuster over an abortion bill, Gov. Rick Perry is likely to regain the upper hand.
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For Perry, Setback in Texas May Propel Him Nationally
After Democrats scored a rare legislative victory on Gov. Rick Perry’s home turf, blocking a bill to limit abortions, how he handles it could affect his hopes in 2016.
View ArticleEconomix Blog: Immigration and Social Security
Economists who have studied the issue tend to agree that more immigration is better for the Social Security system, at least for many years to come, but that the effect is small.
View ArticleNational Briefing | Midwest: Illinois: Governor’s Changes Put Gun Bill Back...
Gov. Pat Quinn made major changes Tuesday to a concealed carry measure, including setting a one-gun limit on the number of firearms a person can carry.
View ArticleRift Among Democrats Stalls Effort to Reverse Rise in College Loan Rates
A bipartisan Senate coalition blocked a Democratic proposal to retroactively cut interest rates on higher education loans in half, leaving any student loan rescue in doubt.
View ArticleFallout From Apple’s Loss on E-Books
A judge in federal court Wednesday held that the company had violated antitrust law in helping set the retail price of electronic books, and said a trial for damages would follow.
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Democrats Shrug Off Delays and Affirm Support for Health Law
The president’s decision to delay until 2015 a major provision of the law was the subject of a House Ways and Means subcommittee hearing.
View ArticleRepublicans in House Resist Overhaul for Immigration
Republicans indicated they would not take up anything resembling the Senate bill, putting in jeopardy the future of sweeping legislation that includes a path to citizenship.
View ArticleDifficult Spot for Obama on Immigration Push
President Obama is trapped between the need to promote what could be a legacy piece of legislation and the reality that being out front might be counterproductive at best.
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