The vast majority of oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico is gone, President Barack Obama’s energy adviser said Wednesday, and the remaining oil reportedly does not pose a serious threat. The U.S. government will release a …
Nearly half of all U.S. states are fighting President Barack Obama’s healthcare reforms and those that have taken the battle to court were heartened Monday by a judge’s decision to let Virginia proceed with its lawsuit against the program. “Today’s …
A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co. coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony last week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported …
Senator Charles Schumer, D- N.Y., said on Sunday he is drafting legislation that would require U.S. government agencies to guarantee that families of deceased soldiers and other federal workers receive lump-sum payments of insurance death benefits. At issue is whether …
A U.S. judge Monday refused to dismiss a challenge by the state of Virginia to President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law, a setback that will force his administration to mount a lengthy legal defense. In the opening salvo of …
Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the House of was poised Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry’s offshore drilling practices. The Democratic-led …
Republicans and some moderate Democrats in the U.S. Senate Wednesday began picking apart a new energy bill that they complained goes too far in holding oil companies responsible for accidents like the massive Gulf of Mexico spill. “I think people …
The U.S. Justice Department Tuesday indicted three former financial services executives as part of a wide-ranging probe into fraud and manipulation of prices for municipal bond derivatives. The 12-count indictment, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of …
U.S. Senate Democrats are set to unveil a slimmed-down energy bill Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, but House lawmakers are taking up a tougher bill on Friday that adds another hurdle to get a bill signed into law this …
The House of Representatives will try to advance an overhaul of auto safety laws when Congress returns from its August recess, a top lawmaker said recently. Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said he …
