Some lawmakers make personal pitch to oppose new breast-cancer screening guidance

Lawmakers who survived breast cancer are asking the Obama administration to ignore a new mammogram guidance

• May 7, 2015

Bill Clinton: '90s anti-crime crackdown went too far

The former president supports his wife's call for criminal justice reform

• May 7, 2015

Loretta Lynch considering review of Baltimore police force

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake asked Lynch to open an investigation earlier this week

• May 7, 2015

Appeals Court: NSA phone surveillance excessive

Court rules the government's expansive collection of telephone data is not authorized by the Patriot Act, urges debate in Congress

• May 7, 2015

Could the courts dismantle Chris Christie's pension reforms?

Pension funding is perhaps the thorniest home-front issue for the New Jersey governor, who's weighing a 2016 presidential bid

• May 7, 2015

Rick Santorum to announce 2016 campaign decision

The former Pennsylvania senator will hold an event at the end of May

• May 7, 2015

Hillary Clinton starts raising money for super PAC

But she isn't the first Democratic presidential candidate to meet with super PAC donors

• May 7, 2015

Candidate stole campaign sign, caused police chase

Cops in Pennsylvania town say drunk man running for supervisor made off with incumbent's sign, which prompted a police pursuit

• May 7, 2015

Why Obama picked Nike to pitch trade deal

The president will have an unconventional background when he advocates for a controversial trade agreement on Friday

• May 7, 2015

Mike Huckabee begins 2016 campaign with fundraising blitz

The former Arkansas governor's 2008 bid was felled, in part, by financial woes -- he's trying to ensure that doesn't happen again

• May 6, 2015

Elton John to Congress: You have "the power to end AIDS"

In passionate testimony, musician and HIV/AIDS activist thanks lawmakers for past efforts to combat the virus, urges further action

• May 6, 2015

Kerry to meet with embattled Yemeni president

War and humanitarian tragedy have ransacked Yemen since a coup forced the president to flee to Saudi Arabia

• May 6, 2015

17 million gain coverage under Obamacare

New, non-partisan report finds big gains but also some shortcomings

• May 6, 2015

White House autopen also used for presidential proclamations

The White House used the autopen to sign a proclamation for National Park Week

• May 6, 2015

Former House Speaker Jim Wright passes away at 92

The longtime Texas Democrat became the first House speaker in history to be driven out of office in midterm

• May 6, 2015

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