By John Shaw

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (MNI) - The House will return to Washington Tuesday for a one day session to pass a $26 billion aid package to help state governments with their Medicaid expenses and to retain up to 145,000 school teachers.

The Senate passed the measure last week.

House passage of the measure, which is anticipated, would send the bill to President Obama for his signature.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Like the House last week, the Senate is expected to end the final week of its summer session with much partisan jousting but without passing high profile legislation.

The Senate is expected to confirm Elena Kagan as an associate Justice on the Supreme Court Thursday or Friday, the final vote of the summer.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON, July 19 (MNI) - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will present the Fed's semi-annual report on monetary policy Wednesday to the Senate Banking Committee and Thursday before the House Financial Services Committee.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON, July 12 (MNI) - Senate Democratic leaders are still trying to secure 60 votes this week to pass landmark financial regulatory reform legislation. Two weeks ago, the House passed the sweeping package of financial regulatory reforms on a mostly party line, 237 to 192 vote. The Senate is expected to take up the same bill this week.

By John Shaw

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON, June 21 (MNI) - Financial regulatory reform and the U.S.'s relationship with China will top the congressional agenda this week.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The House-Senate conference committee on financial regulatory reform will shift into high gear this week, as lawmakers begin to plow through the pile of issues that need to be resolved before a compromise bill is achieved.

By John Shaw

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will travel to Capitol Hill this week to provide an assessment of the American economy.

Bernanke will testify Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. EDT before the House Budget Committee.