House Democrats To Push Votes On Minimum Wage, Immigration

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats are determined to cast an election-year spotlight on Republican opposition to raising the minimum wage and overhauling immigration laws. To try to accomplish that in the GOP-controlled House, Democrats are planning to rely on an infrequently used, rarely successful tactic known as a "discharge petition." It requires the minority party -- in this case, Democrats, who are unable to dictate the House agenda -- to persuade some two dozen Republicans to defy their l...