WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama still wants Congress to pass a climate bill this year, Republican Senator Susan Collins told reporters on Tuesday after meeting with the president. Obama gathered key Republican and Democratic senators at the White House to talk about the climate bill, seeking to jump-start stalled efforts to overhaul U.S. energy policy. (Reporting by ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key senator said on Wednesday that he supported hiking aviation security fees as authorities boost security after the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. commercial airliner on Christmas Day. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman said the Department of Homeland Security's budget may not keep pace with inflation, which could ...

A month after being crowned the darling of national conservatives, Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts is being branded "Benedict Brown" for siding with Democrats in favor of a jobs bill endorsed by the Obama administration. Like the four other GOP senators ...