House, in close vote, approves measure to limit pollution, move US toward cleaner powerWASHINGTON — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation’s first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. Concessions to rural areas remove obstacle facing climate bill heading for House voteWASHINGTON — An agreement on a string of demands sought by farmers and lawmakers from rural areas erased a major obstacle facing a massive climate bill that for the first time would limit the pollution linked to global warming and redirect the nation toward greater use of clean energy. House Roll Call: How the House voted on a $106 billion war funding billThe 226-202 roll call Tuesday by which the House approved a $106 billion bill to ensure financing for war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the coming months. Analysis: GOP accusing Obama of socializing medicine and nationalizing business; he hits backWASHINGTON — Republicans are honing an attack line against President Barack Obama in an attempt to play on Americans’ fears of government overreach and economic uncertainties, suggesting he is nationalizing American industry and socializing medicine. Ex-terrorism prosecutor: Many more Guantanamo detainees will follow first to arrive in USNEW YORK — A former federal prosecutor says the first Guantanamo detainee to be brought to the U.S. for trial will likely be followed by plenty more. Social Security and Medicare both facing depletion of trust funds sooner because of recessionWASHINGTON — Social Security and Medicare are fading even faster under the weight of the recession, heading for insolvency years sooner than previously expected, the government warned Tuesday. Social Security will start paying out more in benefits than it collects in taxes in 2016, a year sooner than projected last year, and the giant trust fund will be depleted by 2037, four years sooner, trustees reported. House Roll Call: How the House voted on a bill to rein in credit card practicesThe 357-70 roll call by which the House on Thursday approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees. Congress adopts $3.4 trillion budget plan that endorses Obama’s agenda, health care overhaulWASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress capped President Barack Obama’s 100th day in office by advancing a $3.4 trillion federal budget for next year — a third of it borrowed — that prevents Republicans from blocking his proposed trillion-dollar expansion of government-provided health care over the next decade. Obama’s 100 days marked by energetic moves to fix economy, reverse GOP rule _ but no miraclesWASHINGTON — Barack Obama opened his presidency by drawing an unflinching portrait of the challenges. Then he set about turning those perils into possibilities. |
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