In a possible breakthrough on energy, a bipartisan group of senators Friday unveiled a compromise that would preserve the oil drilling ban off the West Coast while easing restrictions on exploration off the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

August 2, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources. ...more

August 1, 2008

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., made a dramatic return to the Capitol on Wednesday to help the Senate pass legislation that would rescind a sharp cut in Medicare payments to physicians. ...more

July 10, 2008

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will campaign together Friday, the first joint public event for the former rivals, as the senator from New York returns to the political scene after her defeat in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

June 21, 2008

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the longtime Massachusetts Democrat and head of the Kennedy family, has a malignant brain tumor, his doctors said Tuesday. ...more

May 21, 2008

Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida is in a position to help move along a bill that could lower property insurance rates in disaster-prone states, but hasn't been aggressive enough in doing so, said the two Democratic House members sponsoring the legislation. ...more

April 15, 2008

Congress is set to examine another round of proposals to help consumers and investors survive turmoil in the housing market. ...more

February 25, 2008

Congress is set to examine another round of possible repairs for consumers and investors threatened by widening cracks in the housing market. ...more

February 24, 2008

Democrats nationwide are worried that the nearly tied nomination battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama is headed for a disputed outcome, threatening their chances to win November's election. ...more

February 16, 2008

Even with the voting and candidate boycott now over, the fight over Florida's Jan. 29 presidential primary is only intensifying. ...more

February 14, 2008