Majority leader Harry Reid makes comment shortly after top Republicans expressed optimism that an agreement will be reached

A complete summary of what is happening (or not, as the case may be) in the third and final act of the debt talks tragicomedy courtesy of Reuters . President Barack Obama has no scheduled face-to-face meetings with Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell are discussing modifications to a plan put forward by ...

As budget talks come to a head over potential cuts to Medicare and Social Security, the relationship between President Barack Obama and his No. 1 man in the Congress — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — is being tested.

“Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the Senate will take up the Federal Aviation Administration funding bill beginning at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday and that senators wishing to offer amendments should approach the floor managers Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.V) and Sen.

As House Republicans rededicate themselves to wage a legislative and political campaign against the country’s new health care law for the whole 112th Congress, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing back with a public information campaign of his own.