WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banking transactions with Iran and financing for its oil shipments could come under tougher scrutiny after a bipartisan sanctions bill easily passed a key Senate Committee on Thursday. The Senate Banking Committee passed a bill that lawmakers hope will further eat into revenues they say Tehran is using to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies seeking nuclear arms. The ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate antitrust panel is planning a hearing to discuss Verizon Wireless#39;s multibillion dollar deals to buy wireless airwaves from cable operators and let them resell its mobile service, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The Justice Department#39;s antitrust division is also looking at the two deals, which critics oppose because they would mean that companies that are rivals ...

A Kansas Senate committee is expected to debate proposals for redrawing the boundaries for the four U.S. House districts reflecting changes in the 2010 census.

The Senate Committee on Education and Health today voted to require a woman to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion.

An Indiana Senate committee approves a proposal to tighten laws on how women can receive the so-called abortion pill even though doctors testified that the measure mandates prescription of a more dangerous higher dosage.