Edward Kennedy, a liberal Democratic icon of the Senate and the surviving patriarch of American political royalty, suffered a seizure Saturday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass., and was rushed by helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, hospital officials said. ...more

May 18, 2008

In an effort to pressure lawmakers to toughen legislation on consumer product safety, consumer groups this week began publicizing the recent settlement of a major lawsuit against Sears for installing millions of kitchen ranges that were vulnerable to tipping over. ...more

February 21, 2008

The president of the Mormon church was remembered Saturday as a "giant among men" who cared deeply for others and devoted his life to the work of his faith. ...more

February 3, 2008

The House voted Tuesday to rush rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most taxpayers, but a partisan battle brewed in the Senate over Democrats' efforts to add jobless aid and help for the poor to the economic stimulus package. ...more

January 30, 2008

President Bush's chief negotiator on an economic aid deal said Sunday that the Senate should quickly get behind a plan or risk drawing the resentment of a frustrated public. ...more

January 28, 2008

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke endorsed government efforts to stimulate the economy Thursday, as congressional leaders and the Bush administration moved closer to agreement on a plan. ...more

January 18, 2008

Congress by a wide margin approved the first increase in automobile fuel economy in 32 years Tuesday, and President Bush plans to quickly sign the legislation, accepting the mandates on the auto industry. ...more

December 19, 2007

The Senate moved Friday against the worsening mortgage crisis, voting to make it easier for thousands of homeowners with ballooning interest rates to refinance into federally insured loans. ...more

December 15, 2007

The Senate voted Thursday to block a looming tax increase averaging $2,000 for millions of taxpayers after Senate Republicans succeeded in thwarting a Democratic plan to also raise taxes on investors. ...more

December 7, 2007

A budget dispute erupted into a full-scale battle Tuesday as President Bush vetoed the Democrats' top-priority domestic spending bill and the party's Senate leader threatened to withhold war funding if the president does not agree to pull out of Iraq. ...more

November 14, 2007