The U.S. Congress last passed a major energy law in 2007, but the provisions of that law do not do much to address today's most pressing issues, including high oil prices, greenhouse gas emissions, and surging energy demand in countries such as China and India.

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On March 22, the FAA trimmed to 149 its list of air traffic control towers that will be closed, but Republicans are still hot on the administration's heels to make them reverse course, or at least show how they made their decisions.

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The U.S. Congress is heading into its first post-sequester recess. Learn more with this "Washington Quickread."

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Senators from both parties promise a slew of amendments Mar. 22 as the chamber debates its first budget in nearly four years.

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Republicans' insistence that border security benchmarks be met before legalizing 11-12 million illegal immigrants could sink an emerging compromise measure that is expected to be unveiled in the next few weeks.

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Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) continues to push for relief from FAA closure of contract air traffic control towers and will offer an amendment to the Senate budget resolution, currently on the Senate floor.

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Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation Committee and its Highways and Transit panel have written to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood asking him to delay a new hours-of-service rule for truckers.

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In a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Judiciary committee held March 20, a number of senators expressed privacy concerns over unmanned aircraft, and made it clear there is still much work to be done on the legal front regarding an individual's right to privacy.

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Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky became the latest high-profile Republican to explicitly embrace comprehensive immigration reform and endorse the idea that illegal immigrants can get in the back of the line to become citizens without first returning to their native countries.

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The U.S. House of Representatives approved and sent to the White House on Thursday, March 21, a stopgap spending bill passed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday to avert any threat of a government shutdown next week.

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