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Freeport LNG Development's liquefied natural gas receiving terminal in Freeport, Texas while under construction.

By a vote of 97-0 yesterday, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz to be the new Secretary of Energy.

The chairman of the U.S. Senate's energy committee asked the Justice Department on Friday to investigate whether alleged price manipulation by three oil companies in Europe has boosted fuel prices for U.S. consumers.

Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as Energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term.

Sen. Ron Wyden held a meeting for the Town of Lakeview at the Senior Center on Sen.

Senate appropriators are moving forward with spending bills for the next fiscal year, even without a House-Senate agreement on the budget.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 8 approved S.761 by a voice vote.

The Internal Revenue Service , under pressure after admitting it targeted anti-tax Tea Party groups for scrutiny in recent years, also had its eye on at least three Democratic-leaning organizations seeking nonprofit status.

Comments about the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records as part of an investigation into leaked information on a CIA operation in Yemen to stop an airliner bomb plot near the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.

They say there are only two sure things in life: death and taxes. Try as we might, it's virtually impossible to escape the clutches of the Grim Reaper or the Tax Man.

Today, the President pushed for a quick confirmation of his nominee for CIA Director, General Michael Hayden.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., is in position to become the ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources -- if a couple of elections go his way.

For decades, Americans have been told of the evils of importing energy. It sends our money abroad, the argument goes, makes us vulnerable to supply disruptions, strengthens our enemies and weakens the economy.

This June 13, 2003 file photo shows pipelines running from the offshore docking station to four liquefied natural gas tanks at the Dominion Resources Inc.

It's been two decades since AOL and other early service providers started giving consumers the ability to access the Internet from their home computers and almost 18 years since Amazon.com and others started selling products online.

Rep. Darrell Issa is about to become a major player on immigration reform. Issa, the powerful chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has been tasked with crafting a bill that would modify the immigration rules for highly skilled and educated foreign workers, The Hill has learned.

In Grants Pass last month, officials locked down an elementary school while police searched for a burglar with a stolen rifle.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says he's preparing to assemble a bill on the state's Oregon and California railroad lands that "can pass the Senate and the House and actually get signed by the president." The Democratic senator chairs the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee and is a central figure in the debate over management of 2.6 million acres ... (more)

"You're absolutely right about the urgency of this," said Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden to Lisa Murkowski .

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit the U.S. next week as Canada intensifies efforts to secure approval of TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL pipeline.