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• TransCanada Corp. files $15 million lawsuit against President Obama

  TransCanada Corp. files a $15-billion lawsuit against President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Canadian company argues that Obama's decision was based on politics and exceeded his power under the US Consitution.

• TransCanada to sue Obama administration for blocking Keystone XL pipeline

  TranCanada filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the denial of Keystone XL pipeline project. The company also issued a claim under NAFTA for $15 billion in damages.

• Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline in win for greens

  U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who have campaigned against the project for more than seven years.

• TransCanada requests suspension of Keystone XL permit

  TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) said on Monday that it has requested the suspension of the U.S. review for its Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, a surprise move that comes just after the White House indicated it plans to rule on the controversial project before the end of President Barack Obama's term in office.

• New PM Trudeau to Obama: Canada's Islamic State combat mission to end

  Canada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to legalizing marijuana.

• Clinton breaks silence on Keystone pipeline, opposes it

  Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who has long avoided a firm position on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, broke her silence on Tuesday and said she opposed it.

• Obama notes concerns over 'dirty' Keystone oil extraction

  U.S. President Barack Obama amplified the concerns of environmentalists about the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Friday and repeated his own reservations the project would have few benefits, but said he has not made a decision on the project.

• Senate fails to override Obama's veto of Keystone XL approval

  The U.S. Senate failed on Wednesday to override President Barack Obama's veto of legislation approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, leaving the controversial project to await an administration decision on whether to permit or deny it.

• Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill

  President Barack Obama on Tuesday swiftly delivered on his vow to veto a Republican bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, leaving the long-debated project in limbo for another indefinite period.

• After defiant speech, Obama plugs tech jobs in Republican heartland

  A day after delivering a defiant State of the Union speech to the Republican-led U.S. Congress, President Barack Obama headed to the conservative heartland on Wednesday to promote his plans for bolstering the middle class.

• Republicans target security funding to fight Obama on immigration

  Republicans in the House of Representatives are pursuing a strategy to choke off funding for President Barack Obama's recent immigration order that could force a shutdown for parts of the Department of Homeland Security.

• Keystone XL pipeline bill dies in Senate

  A bill to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline failed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, sparing President Barack Obama from an expected veto of legislation that several fellow Democrats supported.

• Keystone bill unlikely to rescue Landrieu in U.S. Senate runoff

  A push by U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu to pass a bill authorizing the contentious Keystone XL pipeline is unlikely to give the Louisiana Democrat a significant boost against her Republican challenger in a December runoff, political analysts said on Thursday.

• Senate Democrats may vote on Keystone in lame duck session

  The U.S. Senate may hold a vote on a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada when it returns from recess, largely to boost support for Democrat Mary Landrieu's run-off election to retain her Louisiana seat.

• Boehner touts bills to repeal Obamacare, build Keystone

  Republicans will use their new dominance of Congress to repeal or cut back President Barack Obama's health care reforms, approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline and trim the nation's debt, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday.

• Obama, Republicans sound conciliatory note but battles loom

  President Barack Obama and his powerful U.S. Senate adversary struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday, but Obama's plans to proceed with new immigration rules foreshadowed a bumpy start to his relationship with a Republican-controlled Congress.