WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday postponed further action on legislation until later this month as the capital city braced for a second major snowstorm in less than a week. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said flight cancellations made it difficult for House members to get into the snowbound city and leaders decided to put off scheduled votes ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Thursday will vote on legislation that would raise the debt limit from its current $12.4 trillion level, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday. The legislation, which passed the Senate last week, would raise the government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion and require Congress to find ways to pay ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted narrowly on Thursday to increase the government's borrowing authority to $14.3 trillion, which would allow the Treasury Department to continue servicing the country's spiraling national debt through most of 2010. Senate Democrats hope the 60 to 40 party-line vote will enable them to avoid another politically toxic vote on the issue before ...