Keystone pipeline

TransCanada has secured almost all the land it needs to begin construction of the XL Pipeline. But a few landowners are holding out.

The Canadian oil firm had wanted to run oil all the way from Canada to the Gulf, but President Obama rejected that earlier this year. Now, the company is settling for a pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas.

Republicans are claiming that the plan was rejected for political reasons, and TransCanada isn't quite ready to give up yet.

If you think the decision puts an end to the debate over the controversial project, guess again.

As a White House decision looms in February, analysts fact-check the Keystone XL pipeline debate.

The House and the Senate face a number of decisions before they can head off for the holidays. Is another government shutdown possible?