Tempers Flare as New Rules Strain Senate
By JEREMY W. PETERS
Senators on Friday headed into their third day of confirmation votes, after a second straight all-night session, the Democrats’ way of retaliating for Republican delay tactics.
Senators on Friday headed into their third day of confirmation votes, after a second straight all-night session, the Democrats’ way of retaliating for Republican delay tactics.
A presidential advisory committee’s recommendation of broad new restraints intended to increase privacy protections is a first sign that spying revelations may lead to changes.
Serendipity gives hope to Dasani, one of New York City’s 22,000 homeless children.
The industry is warning countries that their tobacco laws violate an expanding web of treaties, raising the prospect of costly, prolonged legal battles.
Lawmakers are poised to open the oil, gas and electricity industry to private investment, testing the grip oil has had on Mexico’s soul.
Seventy-three percent of New Yorkers said they were optimistic about the next four years, but skeptical that Bill de Blasio could achieve changes on issues that defined his candidacy.
Kosovars can now register Kosovo as their home country on Facebook. Their leaders fought hard for what they see as a validation of sovereignty.