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The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.
1 day ago
Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night.
2 days ago
The Ottawa Senators did everything they thought they needed to do against the Penguins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night.
2 days ago
Jason Spezza doesn't have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.
3 days ago
Lehner's play steadied the Senators, and Ottawa kept coming, pulling within a goal 2:01 into the third period when Pageau tapped the puck across the line following a mad scramble in front.
3 days ago
Both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., have sided with farm groups against the proposal.
3 days ago
While the committee's Democratic majority was expected to endorse the nominees, Republicans were likely to demand 60 votes for a full vote to proceed on the Senate floor.
3 days ago
Sidney Crosby had his second career playoff hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
3 days ago
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote.
3 days ago
Herald Dutton of Houston said a bill he's sponsoring that was placed on the local calendar - where measures generally face no opposition - is stuck in the Senate.
3 days ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to extend their lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals, as they host the Ottawa Senators in Friday's Game 2 at CONSOL Energy Center.
4 days ago
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 10-8 Thursday to move Gina McCarthy's nomination as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
4 days ago
A Senate panel has endorsed the nomination of Justice Department official Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department despite opposition from Republicans.
4 days ago
In a rare display of bipartisanship on major legislation, the Senate passed a bill Wednesday to move forward on a variety of water infrastructure projects throughout the country.
5 days ago
Davis, a former Fort Worth city councilwoman, was re-elected last year to the Senate district she has represented since 2008.
5 days ago
A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs.
5 days ago
Sen. Kel Seliger, chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee and sponsor of the measure, said he hasn't been told by Perry's office if the governor plans to veto the bill or let it become law.
5 days ago
Private institutions would be allowed to opt in.Whitmire, who had sidelined a Senate bill by Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, told reporters that he agreed to allow a hearing at the request of Lt.
6 days ago
Legislation requiring photo identification to get a marriage license cleared the Senate on Tuesday by a 29-2 vote despite criticism that it could make it harder for many low-income couples to marry.
6 days ago
The top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will try to get off to a strong start in the Eastern Conference semifinals, as they host the Ottawa Senators in Tuesday's Game 1 at CONSOL Energy Center.
7 days ago
Both House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., have sided with farm groups against the proposal.
7 days ago
When the Senate approved it, so many grassroots groups bristled that tea party-backed Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston took the unusual step of trying to recall it.
11 days ago
The goal stood after video review.It was quiet as could be at the 21,273-seat rink as the Senators scored on three straight power-play chances in the third period.
11 days ago
Craig Anderson made 33 saves and Cory Conacher scored twice on a shaky Peter Budaj as the Ottawa Senators advanced to the second round of the playoffs Thursday night with a 6-1 rout of the...
11 days ago
Cory Conacher tallied twice and Craig Anderson stopped 33 shots as the Ottawa Senators finished off the short-handed Montreal Canadiens with a 6-1 victory in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference...
