Grassley's time frame for Loretta Lynch's confirmation hearing

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley sets time frame for confirmation hearing for Loretta Lynch, who was nominated to replace Eric Holder as attorney general

• Jan 8, 2015

California Sen. Barbara Boxer to retire in 2016

The liberal Democrat announces she won't seek a fifth term in the Senate

• Jan 8, 2015

As gas prices swoon, lawmakers eye gas tax hike

A surprising number of Republicans haven't explicitly ruled out the idea as Congress seeks to pass a transportation funding bill

• Jan 8, 2015

Washington tinkers with Obamacare amid mixed results for health law

Insisting the health law is unworkable, the new GOP Congress on Thursday will vote on a bill to amend the law

• Jan 8, 2015

Study: Premium growth slowed after Obamacare

Even though growth in premiums slowed in recent years, wages grew even more slowly than health care costs, making coverage less affordable

• Jan 8, 2015

Obama: Auto industry "leading the way" in America's comeback

In Detroit, the president stopped to admire a car before offering an optimistic take on American manufacturing ahead of his State of the Union address later this month

• Jan 7, 2015

Marco Rubio believes he can win the presidency

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio again brushed off the threat posed by fellow Floridian Jeb Bush

• Jan 7, 2015

UVA announces new rules for fraternity parties

The university reinstated fraternities, and said it will provide a safer environment for students

• Jan 7, 2015

House Democratic women pose for "class photo"

The 114th Congress includes slightly more women than last year's Congress

• Jan 7, 2015

Report: Hillary Clinton taps former Obama pollster for campaign

Clinton will also bring on Robby Mook, who worked on her 2008 campaign, as campaign manager

• Jan 7, 2015

Boehner defends Steve Scalise: "Decent" man who "made a mistake"

The Republican leadership is standing by Scalise after it emerged that he spoke to a white supremacist conference in 2002

• Jan 7, 2015

FAA issues permits for agriculture, real estate drones

The exemptions to the ban on commercial drone flights will allow some companies to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale

• Jan 7, 2015

House institutes "dynamic scoring" rule for budget analysis

Democrats accuse Republicans of politicizing the rules to cast their preferred policies in a more favorable light

• Jan 7, 2015

Obama says he would be "aggravated" as a Detroit Lions fan

The president was referencing a disputed penalty call during the playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys

• Jan 7, 2015

John Dickerson on the leader of the PAC: Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush moves a step closer to announcing his 2016 presidential bid--and keeping his promise of running a very different campaign.

• Jan 7, 2015

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