CONGRESS

The US Congress has banned ''silent'' vehicles to improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to repeal of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law, in a move that would pave the way for gays to serve openly in the military.

Congress passed a compromise deal late Thursday to keep alive Bush era tax cuts for all Americans and continue to provide unemployment benefits for millions of workers, with President Barack Obama set to sign the bill into law.

The U.S. Congress gave final approval late on Thursday to the deal President Barack Obama and Republicans made to extend expiring tax cuts -- a high-stakes gamble to create jobs at a cost of deepening the U.S. debt.

The House of Representatives has postponed deciding on an extension of the Bush-era tax cuts.

Congress was set to approve President Barack Obama's massive tax-cut bill on Thursday that is expected to boost the economy but pile onto a federal debt that some fear is nearing dangerous levels.

Declaring, “This game is not yet over!” Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, was joined by her Congressional colleague, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, a few dozen first responders and about 50 supporters today in Lower Manhattan to demand that Congress pass the health and compensation act for the people who got sick working at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Congress on Thursday extended soon-to-expire funding for the federal government for another two weeks, giving Democrats time to craft a more lasting solution.

As a new crop of freshmen legislators in the US Congress brace for spending cuts, a reduction in federal funding will significantly impact the services in the City of Philadelphia, says a report.

Bihar, India’s third most populous state voted Janata Dal (United)’s-Bharatiya Janata Party combine to power with a thumping majority to give Nitish Kumar a second term as chief minister of the state, giving a drubbing to the rival combine of Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan, decimating the Congress.

The U.S. Congress on Thursday voted to extend higher loan limits for government-backed mortgages, a move that should help keep borrowing costs low and support the shaky housing sector.

U.S. health regulators knew that Johnson & Johnson's McNeil unit was using a contractor to buy back potentially faulty batches of Motrin, although there was no formal agreement with the government, lawyers for the company told lawmakers.

The Congress on Thursday approved the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law.

The broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression was on its way to becoming law on Thursday after it cleared a crucial hurdle in Congress.

The broadest overhaul of U.S. financial rules since the Great Depression is likely to clear a crucial hurdle in Congress on Thursday morning, paving the way for President Barack Obama to sign the measure into law.

A historic rewrite of financial regulations moved toward its final test in Congress on Tuesday even though Democrats have not yet nailed down the votes needed for passage in the Senate.

The Obama administration declined to label China a currency manipulator in a long-delayed report on Thursday, spurring fresh calls from U.S. lawmakers for tough new steps to pressure Beijing. Some lawmakers claim China's yuan is misaligned in value, distorting trade and stealing U.S. jobs. A key senator pledged to press ahead with a bill threatening China with tariffs on some of its products unless there is significant movement upward in the yuan.

Banks looked increasingly likely to face some limits on swap trading as a proposal to rein in risky business practices gained traction among lawmakers negotiating a landmark Wall Street reform bill.

Top competitors are expected to distance themselves from BP Plc on Tuesday as normally clubby oil industry executives gather for a Capitol Hill grilling on the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Banks were under intense political pressure as a congressional panel negotiating a final Wall Street reform bill convened its first meeting on Thursday.

Banks were under intense political pressure as a U.S. congressional panel negotiating a final Wall Street reform bill convened its first meeting on Thursday.