Senate sends $612 billion defense bill to Bush (AP)

Bush warns of long recession without rescue plan (AP)
AP - President Bush on Wednesday warned Americans and lawmakers reluctant to pass a $700 billion financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping out retirement savings, rising...

Bush warns of long recession without rescue plan (AP)
AP - President Bush on Wednesday warned Americans and lawmakers reluctant to pass a historic financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping out retirement savings, rising...

Returning lawmakers make Capitol a campaign stage (AP)
AP - The House and Senate reconvene Monday after back-to-back political conventions, both parties eager to use the three-week session to show voters why their candidates are the ones to fix...

Bush blames Congress for not acting on gas prices (AP)
AP - President Bush, on a campaign to open offshore waters to oil drilling, said Wednesday that the Democratic-run Congress was letting down the American people by refusing to allow votes on...

Congress passes Iraq war spending bill (AP)
AP - The Senate passed a $162 billion war spending plan Thursday, sending to President Bush legislation that will pay for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan until the next president takes...