Lawmakers reach compromise on homeland security

Republican leaders have crafted a compromise amendment to break the stalemate on legislation to create a Homeland Security Department, a move that clears the way for Senate approval as early as this week.

• Brody Mullins
• November 12, 2002

Lawmakers to push for passage of homeland bill before lame-duck ends

• Keith Koffler, Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• November 8, 2002

GOP sweeps back into control of Senate

• Brody Mullins
• November 6, 2002

Republican lawmaker outlines priorities for lame-duck, next Congress

• Michael Posner and Brody Mullins
• November 6, 2002

Senate control uncertain following death of Wellstone

• Greta Wodele and Brody Mullins
• October 25, 2002

Senate joins House in calling it quits

• Brody Mullins
• October 18, 2002

Senate backs away from potential homeland personnel deal

A deal in the Senate on homeland security legislation remains unlikely after a day of back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats over the bill.

• Brody Mullins
• October 17, 2002

Senate Republicans block homeland vote until after elections

Senate Republicans Thursday again blocked a vote on a key homeland security amendment, scuttling any chance Congress would create a Homeland Security Department before the elections.

• Brody Mullins
• October 17, 2002

Senate moves closer to homeland security compromise

Republicans and Democrats may be close to a deal on homeland security legislation that could lead to Senate approval of the politically charged bill in the next few days.

• Brody Mullins
• October 16, 2002

Cabinet secretaries pressure Senate on homeland bill

Fourteen Cabinet members have sent Senate leaders a letter pressuring them to accept President Bush's terms on labor provisions at the proposed Homeland Security Department, saying that other agencies already possess the powers Bush is requesting.

• Keith Koffler and Brody Mullins
• October 15, 2002

Senate session likely to extend into next week

• Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• October 15, 2002

Homeland security, appropriations face new snag in Senate

• Brody Mullins and Charlie Mitchell
• October 9, 2002

Congressional leaders targeting Oct. 18 adjournment

• Mark Wegner and Brody Mullins
• October 8, 2002

Vote on homeland bill not likely before November election

• April Fulton and Brody Mullins
• October 1, 2002

Senate may give up on homeland security bill

• Brody Mullins
• September 26, 2002

White House blasts homeland compromise; Senate deadlocked

Stung by a deal that could doom the Homeland Security Department legislation it backs, the White House Wednesday launched a bitter attack on a Senate compromise measure crafted by two Democrats and one Republican.

• Keith Koffler and Brody Mullins
• September 25, 2002

GOP senators threaten to kill homeland bill over labor rules

• Brody Mullins
• September 24, 2002

Dems won't push separate Iraq resolution, leader says

• Bill Ghent and Brody Mullins
• September 23, 2002

White House pledges not to strip all homeland employees' union rights

The White House has agreed to issue a written pledge not to abuse its authority to strip collective bargaining rights from unionized employees transferred to the new Homeland Security Department.

• Keith Koffler and Brody Mullins
• September 20, 2002

Senate refuses to stop debating employee rights in homeland bill

In a vote that underscored the rigid party differences over the proposed Homeland Security Department's employment rules, the Senate voted along party lines Thursday to continue debating legislation to create the new Cabinet-level agency.

• Brody Mullins
• September 19, 2002