After days of stalemate over the payroll tax cut extension and government funding bill, House and Senate leaders met privately to discuss options in a first sign of
Voting could happen as soon as Tuesday on a controversial plan by House Republicans to tie a payroll tax cut with government approval of an oil pipeline. The
House Republican leaders prepared proposal to be voted on next week that would extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while laying the groundwork for approval of
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he will decide whether to approve the permit for a controversial 1,700-mile Canadian oil pipeline, rather than leaving the decision to the State
