Senate and President Barack Obama

President Barack Obama: An 11th-hour attempt Tuesday night to renew a program obliging the government to cover part of the cost of terrorism-caused losses was sidetracked by a retiring Republican senator, who said it was a giveaway to private industry, according to 660 News. The night effectively marked the end of an eight-year era of Democratic control of the Senate, with Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada as majority leader. When the new Congress convenes in January, Republicans will hold a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, able to set an agenda of their own making and The Democratic-controlled Senate confirmed the last batch of President Barack Obama judicial appointees and sent the White House legislation extending tax breaks for working-class Americans and special interests alike as Congress ended a tumultuous two-year run. But dozens of Obama nominees to agency positions won approval on what shaped up as the final night of the Congress. Among them were Sarah Saldana to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.