Harry Reid Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Harry Reid.
Senate advances bill to tax Internet sales
The Senate moved closer Thursday to passing a bill to tax purchases made over the Internet. But a final vote in the Senate was delayed until senators return from a weeklong vacation. Although opponents hope senators will hear from angry constituents over the next week, they have a steep hill ...
White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
Under growing pressure, the Obama administration signaled Wednesday it might accept legislation eliminating Federal Aviation Administration furloughs blamed for lengthy delays affecting airline passengers, while leaving the rest of $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts in place. The disclosure came as sentiment grew among Senate Democrats as well as Republicans ...
Reid: Democrats to ease cuts with war savings
Senate Republicans and Democrats gridlocked Tuesday over competing proposals to ease the impact of across-the-board spending cuts blamed for furloughs of air traffic controllers and flight delays for millions of travelers. With Republicans blaming the administration for the inconvenience, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid proposed immediate passage of legislation to ...
Ricin scare at DC base is false alarm
A defense official says an investigation of a possible suspicious letter at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., has turned out to be a false alarm. Lt. Col. Thomas Veale, spokesman for the Defense Intelligence Agency, said Tuesday that while mail screening equipment alerted officials to the possible presence of ...
Supporters: Don't link immigration bill to Boston
Democratic supporters of a new immigration bill accused opponents Monday of trying to "exploit" the Boston Marathon bombings to hold up the legislation, sparking a testy exchange at a Senate hearing. "I never said that! I never said that!" Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., a ...
For Obama, a testing, trying and emotional week
For President Barack Obama, one of his most wrenching White House weeks saw the fresh specter of terrorism and the first crushing political defeat of his new term, and the more emotional side of a leader often criticized for appearing clinical or detached. The events presented sharp tests for a ...
Earth Day walk touts coal-to-solar efforts in NV
Moapa Band of Paiutes tribe members led a 16-mile Earth Day weekend walk to put the spotlight on plans to close a coal-fired power plant and build a solar energy plant in southern Nevada. Activists and faith leaders joined the "Coal to Clean Energy" walk Saturday from NV Energy's Reid ...
Obama no match for US gun rights advocates
President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation four months ago he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff were shot to death at a Connecticut school. But his power — and the impassioned pleas of victims' families — were no match for ...
George Will: A nobody is taking aim at Harry Reid
LAS VEGAS — Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, ...
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