House Republican leaders are postponing a vote on a short-term highway extension bill until Thursday in hope of forcing Democrats, who have opposed the bill, to fall in line behind it.

On March 19, 1920, the United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles by a vote of 49-35, falling seven votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.

Today, the House of Representatives and Senate both quot;passed a deal to extend the payroll-tax-cut through year-end, continue unemployment benefits and avoid a steep cut in Medicare doctors#39; fees,quot; as the Wall Street Journal reports . The House passed the measure 292-132 (91 Republicans and 41 Democrats were against it) while the Senate#39;s vote was 60 to 36 (30 Republicans, 5 Democrats and 1 ...

# piracy In response to tuesday#39;s online blackout in protest of the proposed SOPA and PIPA bills floating around congress, Senate leader Harry Reid has opted to postpone the vote on the bill, believing there#39;s a way to first find compromise between all parties. More »

Republicans on the House rules committee have voted to prevent a direct vote Tuesday on a Senate plan to extend the payroll tax cut for two months.