The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and those in the White House (as requested by President Barack Obama), and now it#39;ll go to the House of Representatives, which is reportedly quot;wasting no timequot; in addressing it. After a bit of initial resistance in both chambers of Congress, it looks like Republicans and Democrats have come around to the notion that ...

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to legalize gay marriage in a highly charged vote that moved the state closer to joining six others and the District of Columbia in recognizing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favor of the measure -- three more votes than needed for passage -- sent it on to the state#39;s House of Representatives, where the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash (Reuters) - The Washington state Senate passed legislation on Wednesday night to legalize gay marriage, moving the state closer to joining six other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. in allowing same-sex nuptials. The 28-21 vote in favor of the measure - three more votes than needed for passage - sent it on to the state#39;s House of Representatives, where the bill is expected to win ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indiana Senate committee sent to the full Senate a right-to-work bill that opponents view as an assault on unions, while Democrats in the state House of Representatives worked to block the measure on Friday. Absent Democrats in the lower house denied a quorum for a third straight day to stop the Republican-backed legislation. Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma failed ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - After nearly six hours of testimony, an Indiana Senate committee on Friday voted to advance to the full Senate a controversial right-to-work bill, which opponents view as an assault on unions. But in the state House of Representatives, Democrats denied a quorum for a third straight day to block the Republican-backed legislation. Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma failed ...