Day: July 9, 2009

A statement by John Ensign’s lawyer said that the senator’s parents each gave $12,000 apiece to Cindy Hampton, her husband, Doug, and two of their children.

House Democrats planned to propose a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for an overhaul of the health system, an idea the Senate has all but dismissed.

Roland W. Burris’s decision may make it easier for Democrats to hold on to the seat vacated by President Obama.

While Roman Catholic leaders in the United States have focused on their differences with President Obama, the pope is likely to look for common ground.

A former pitcher and a Connecticut firefighter are among those scheduled to testify at the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Thursday approved a wide-ranging $42.9 billion measure to pay for improving U.S. border security, clamp down on illegal immigration and beef up cyber security in fiscal 2010.

The review began late last month after Leon E. Panetta, who took the helm of the agency in February, was told for the first time about an unidentified program by C.I.A. subordinates.

The Obama administration warned Americans on Thursday to be ready for an aggressive return of the swine flu virus in the fall.

A daughter of the Bronx, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been shaped by the city, and she revels in its frantic spin.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Roland Burris, appointed by Illinois’ since-ousted governor to fill President Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat, has decided not to run for a full six-year term in 2010, a Democratic Party aide said on Thursday.