WASHINGTON -- The Senate's top Democrat today came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue. Locked in a tight race,...

WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offered a narrowly focused energy bill for debate last week that left solar power advocates on the sidelines. The issue, however, remains a hot topic in California's competitive Senate race.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had declared July the month to debate and pass comprehensive energy reform legislation. Read more...

by Sarah Laskow Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) released an energy and oil spill bill this week that has no carbon cap, no renewable energy standard, and no chance of changing the course of America's energy future. And yet, despite Senate setbacks, the clean energy economy is growing. read more

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), acknowledging that he lacks the votes to pass a comprehensive energy and climate-change bill, has decided to pursue narrower legislation.