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

They seem like three disparate incidents: • The individuals who were attacked by a tiger in the San Francisco Zoo. ...more

January 30, 2008

They seem like three disparate incidents: •The individuals who were attacked by a tiger in the San Francisco Zoo. ...more

January 30, 2008

It's obvious that state Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has a real problem with young people showing their underwear. For three years he has filed bills that would require "fashion police" to patrol public schools and suspend kids wearing droopy drawers. Most of his efforts have failed in committee, but he's back with new legislation to deal with the adolescent crime of going beltless. ...more

January 20, 2008

Youths who let their pants droop to expose underwear at school could face suspension under a measure that cleared a Senate committee Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

Key members of Congress on Friday called for multiple investigations into the CIA's destruction of interrogation videotapes, charging the agency may have eliminated evidence of torture, obstructed justice or engaged in an illegal coverup. ...more

December 8, 2007