Senate Republicans negotiating a $1 trillion infrastructure bill with Democrats said Wednesday they have reached agreement on the major outstanding issues and are ready to move forward on the bill.

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Thursday's mostly party-line vote capped weeks of wrangling over a fifth relief bill that all sides say they want but are unable to deliver.

By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

As the October death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq reached 96, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said more weaponry would be needed to handle the situation. Sen. Jack Reed, a Democrat on the Armed Services Committee who just returned from…