Justice Department interviews prosecutor in possible probe against Christie

DOJ may be in the initial stages of a probe against the New Jersey governor

• Feb 5, 2015

​White House asked to help free American journalist Austin Tice

Austin Tice was last seen in August 2012 while covering the war in Syria

• Feb 5, 2015

Obama poised to request authority to use military force against ISIS

Details are still being worked out, but the president's request for new authority could hit Congress as early as Friday, W.H. says

• Feb 5, 2015

How candidates would campaign about poverty if they really cared about it

Is the Republican party about to have a battle of ideas over poverty?

• Feb 5, 2015

Rep. Aaron Schock's aide resigns after report on racist Facebook posts

Benjamin Cole, the Republican congressman's former communications director, compared two black people to zoo animals in 2013

• Feb 5, 2015

Senators call for lethal aid to Ukraine

The aid wouldn't enable Ukraine to defeat Russia, but it would at least make Russia's offensive more expensive

• Feb 5, 2015

Nancy Pelosi: I hope Benjamin Netanyahu's speech is canceled

House Democratic leader says she'll probably attend the Israeli prime minister's address, but she's not happy about it

• Feb 5, 2015

Pope Francis will address Congress during U.S. visit

The pope is scheduled to visit in September 2015 and will speak to Congress on Sept. 24

• Feb 5, 2015

At prayer breakfast, Obama condemns use of religion as "a weapon"

The president urged the faithful to embrace humility as a guiding principle for believers

• Feb 5, 2015

Two senior Obama aides to depart the White House

Dan Pfeiffer, a long-serving adviser, and Jennifer Palmieri, the W.H. communications director, are headed for the exit

• Feb 5, 2015

Obamacare for the Internet? GOP evolves on net neutrality

As the FCC prepares to consider new rules for Internet service providers, Republicans are trying to preempt the agency

• Feb 5, 2015

Another Republican opposes Loretta Lynch for attorney general

Several members of the Senate Judiciary Committee won't vote to confirm Lynch

• Feb 4, 2015

Congressman's "Downton Abbey"-inspired office draws ethics questions

What rules might the Illinois Representative have broken with the decor of his House office?

• Feb 4, 2015

Scott Walker unveils Wisconsin budget

Scott Walker introduces his last Wisconsin budget before the 2016 presidential campaign

• Feb 4, 2015

Jeb Bush: Growth above all

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addressed the Detroit Economic Club on restoring upward mobility in America

• Feb 4, 2015

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