Abortion rule foils Senate's progress on anti-trafficking bill

Meanwhile, Democrats say the Senate should vote on Obama's attorney general nominee, even as work on trafficking bill continues

• Mar 17, 2015

​Should Al Gore consider running against Hillary Clinton?

The arguments for and against a Gore candidacy

• Mar 17, 2015

Clancy "frustrated" by Secret Service's latest mishap

Two agents were allegedly involved in a drunken driving incident on March 4, but the agency's director wasn't told for several days

• Mar 17, 2015

Christie's Camden tax breaks reward New Jersey insiders

A grant program has invested heavily in impoverished Camden, but nearly all the recipients boast political connections to the governor

• Mar 17, 2015

Oregon adopts nation's first automatic voter registration law

State senator denies the move is a "secret plot" to enroll more Democrats

• Mar 17, 2015

Sequestration still haunting Washington

Many Republicans and Democrats agree the sequester cuts amount to lousy policy, but they're expected to remain in the congressional blueprint anyway

• Mar 17, 2015

Former boxing champ Holyfield to take on...Mitt Romney?

The former presidential candidate and the boxer will spar in a bout to benefit charity in May

• Mar 16, 2015

Senate panel hears from woman declared dead by Social Security Administration

Senate panel is investigating errors in Social Security Administration's Death Master File

• Mar 16, 2015

Iranians confront U.S. diplomats over GOP letter

Tehran's negotiators demand that Washington's position be "defined" on a potential nuclear deal

• Mar 17, 2015

Biden backs $41 million fund to reduce rape kit testing backlog

The vice president spoke at a Maryland police lab about the need for kits for sexual assault crimes

• Mar 16, 2015

White House criticizes GOP's "unconscionable" delay of AG vote

Hillary Clinton joins the White House in criticizing Sen. McConnell's threat to delay Loretta Lynch's confirmation as attorney general

• Mar 16, 2015

Views of Democratic, Republican parties hits a new low mark

Neither of the two major political parties has a favorability rating over 40 percent, Gallup finds

• Mar 16, 2015

Rand Paul breaks ground at new office in Austin

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul gears up for a possible presidential run in the heart of the liberal Texas city

• Mar 16, 2015

Clearest sign Obamacare is working?

Although the Affordable Care Act remains controversial, by one key measure the health law is doing its job

• Mar 16, 2015

Rand Paul: GOP letter to Iran should help Obama's negotiations

Republican senator and potential presidential contender insists controversial letter will not disrupt nuclear talks

• Mar 16, 2015

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