Donald ​Trump takes on gun control, mass shootings

GOP front-runner says if students and faculty at Oregon community college had been armed, “you would have been a hell of a lot better off.”

• Oct 3, 2015

Joe Biden could decide presidential run in the next week

The vice president's decision could come within the next seven to 10 days

• Oct 3, 2015

Clinton targets GOP rivals' "ridiculousness" on gay rights

The Democratic presidential candidate slammed Ben Carson, Ted Cruz by name during an event with the Human Rights Campaign

• Oct 3, 2015

GOP pounces on Obama's water, air regulations

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso blasts stricter environmental rules as "based on ideology, rather than practicality"

• Oct 3, 2015

The Supreme Court's notable cases in new term

These are some of the noteworthy cases the Supreme Court will hear in its new term, beginning Monday

• Oct 3, 2015

Supreme Court agenda to focus on abortion, birth control, race

The justices are returning to the bench on Monday for the start of their new term

• Oct 3, 2015

Jason Chaffetz to launch House Speaker bid

The House Oversight Committee chair is vying for the leadership position held by outgoing Speaker John Boehner

• Oct 2, 2015

Obama: Assad still in power because of support from Russia, Iran

The president predicted that the course of action Russia and Iran are taking in Syria will get them stuck in a quagmire

• Oct 3, 2015

Kasich lobs attacks at Jeb Bush

The Ohio governor went after rival Jeb Bush at a campaign event Friday

• Oct 2, 2015

Bush pushes back on calls for gun control: "Look, stuff happens"

He weighed in on the idea of gun legislation after Thursday's mass shooting in Oregon, and President Obama responded to Bush's remarks on guns

• Oct 2, 2015

Obama says he won't sign another "short-sighted" spending bill

This week, the president signed short-term legislation to fund the government through early December

• Oct 2, 2015

Obama announces new Education Department head

Outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Friday he was stepping down

• Oct 2, 2015

Secret Service head revises his account of "rumor" about Chaffetz smear

Director Joseph Clancy amended his account about when he heard Rep. Jason Chaffetz's rejection by the Secret Service years earlier

• Oct 2, 2015

Reaction of 2016 candidates to Oregon shooting

Ten people were killed Thursday after a gunman opened fire at an Oregon community college in Roseburg, Oregon

• Oct 2, 2015

Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down

Duncan is one of the last remaining original members of President Obama's cabinet

• Oct 2, 2015

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