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FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2013, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Leader Eric Canton of Va., right, leave after a news conference, following a meeting at the Republican National Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington. A year after losing a presidential race many Republicans thought was winnable, the GOP arguably is in worse shape than before, struggling to control tensions between its tea party and establishment wings, and watching the party's approval ratings hit record lows. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senate passes ENDA gay-rights anti-discrimination bill

The Senate passed a bill Thursday that aims to prevent discrimination against gay and transgender employees, though that only sends the measure to the House where Republican leaders have said the bill is not going anywhere.

November 7, 2013
"My amendment prohibits the government from punishing a religious institution and thereby seeks to keep the state from interfering in matters of faith," Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican says of the ENDA bill. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Senate adds stronger religious protections to workplace discrimination bill

The Senate added stronger protection for religious organizations Wednesday to a bill that would prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans, though religious conservatives called the measure insufficient and its fate in the House remains doubtful.

November 6, 2013
FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate prepared to push major gay rights legislation past a first, big hurdle Monday as Democrats and a handful of Republicans united behind a bill to prohibit workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File )

Reid ‘disappointed’ after Boehner nixes gay discrimination vote

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he was “disappointed” that GOP Speaker John A. Boehner would not bring a bill banning discirmination against gays in the workplace, up for a vote in the House, where Mr. Reid said it would pass.

November 5, 2013
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures as she speaks to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pelosi: Votes are there to pass immigration reform

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday there is a bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives ready to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul bill, but she may never get the chance to prove it if GOP Speaker John A. Boehner doesn't bring a vote in the Republican-lead House.

October 29, 2013
Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Democrat, complained "the problem is that this Congress has failed to appropriate enough money to keep up with the projects we authorize." He said his amendment will speed up the approval process and help clear the backlog. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

House backs legislation for water projects

The House overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan public works bill Wednesday focused on water infrastructure projects, but the parties split over how to handle the $60 billion backlog of Army Corps of Engineers water projects that have already been approved but not yet funded.

October 23, 2013
Congress will spend $60 million on a two-year restoration of the Capitol's dome, which will require it be covered in scaffolding. A rendering of the scaffolding system is seen here. (aoc.gov)

Capitol Dome to undergo repairs to fix 1,000 cracks

Congress will cover the Capitol's dome in scaffolding in November as part of a two-year restoration to fix more than 1,000 cracks that have developed over the decades, the building's administrators said Tuesday.

October 22, 2013
Lindsey Braden of Arlington, Va., right, gets lunch with with other federal workers who flood the streets for the lunch hour at L'Enfant Plaza on the first day back to work after the government shutdown, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 17, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Workers happy to return, but ‘nonessential’ tag stings

A resolution to the federal spending fight saw hundreds of thousands of federal workers return to their jobs Thursday, some of them saying they're still suffering the effects of being told the government could survive without them.

October 17, 2013