Republicans ignore call to end Big Oil's tax breaks
Senate Republicans began a filibuster yesterday to block the stripping of tax subsidies to oil companies.
Oil CEOs to Congress: Don't blame us!
As public anger over high fuel prices and record oil company profits erupted across the nation, the major oil giants told lawmakers here that it's all beyond their control.
The return of the DREAM Act
Democrats in Washington announced the re-introduction of the DREAM Act, a bill that would grant legal status to children of undocumented immigrants if they attend college for two years or join the military.
Wisconsin Republicans fast-track right-wing bills as elections loom
Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker and Republican attempts to shred union and democratic rights in Wisconsin have filed enough signatures to hold recall elections for six Republican state senators.
Obama puts immigration reform back on table
El Paso Mayor John Cook praised the president's speech as "right on," and added that a comprehensive approach beyond just enforcement makes most sense.
Power surge: Record number of Latinos voted in 2010
A recent study by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that a million more Latinos voted in 2010 than did so in the 2006 midterm election.
Raise fuel efficiency to 60 miles per gallon, coalition says
The coalition of almost three dozen local and national environmental groups is calling for a fuel economy standard of 60 miles per gallon by 2025.
Labor leaders call Democrats' jobs plan a "start"
The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
