Ohio governor candidate disappointed by "cheap" attack

Democrat Ed FitzGerald and his wife are upset by a report about the candidate and another woman in a car

• Aug 1, 2014

Obama signs bill "unlocking" cell phones

But how much of an impact will the highly popular law actually have?

• Aug 1, 2014

Obama: "We tortured some folks" after 9/11

But president says Americans should not be too "sanctimonious" about passing judgment

• Aug 1, 2014

Obama defends U.S. foreign policy: "It's not neat and it's not smooth"

As global crises escalate in the Middle East, Ukraine and elsewhere, the president argues the United States hasn't lost its diplomatic influence

• Aug 1, 2014

U.S. calls Israeli soldier's alleged abduction "barbaric"

Kerry denounces as "outrageous" deadly militant attack as U.N. chief urges both sides "to show maximum restraint"

• Aug 1, 2014

Congress backs $225M bill to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense

Missile system credited with shooting down dozens of incoming rockets fired by Palestinian militants

• Aug 1, 2014

Obamacare challenge could go to the Supreme Court

A year after the Supreme Court's favorable Obamacare ruling, a group is asking the court to hear a case challenging federal subsidies

• Aug 1, 2014

Ready for Hillary woos big donors, including Obama bundlers, for 2016

An impressive legion of deep-pocketed Democrats are joining up with a super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president

• Aug 1, 2014

How is Congress paying for the short-term Highway Trust Fund fix?

Lawmakers looked in some odd places to find funding for the $11 billion measure and prevent a reduction in infrastructure spending

• Aug 1, 2014

Facing possible investigation, Cuomo's office laywers up

A U.S. attorney is is threatening to investigate Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., for his handling of an anti-corruption commission

• Aug 1, 2014

House Republicans huddle in last-ditch border security push

The House delayed its vacation on Thursday after a GOP revolt forced leaders to cancel a bill addressing the flood of children at U.S.-Mexico border

• Aug 1, 2014

Ebola outbreak casting shadow over Obama summit

The White House insists the health crisis won't affect next week's gathering of African leaders in D.C.

• Aug 1, 2014

Cantor says he'll resign months earlier than expected

Former House majority leader ousted in Republican primary says he will step down before term ends

• Aug 1, 2014

Shelters for child border-crossers aren't all government-run

Private - but taxpayer-funded - organizations are sheltering many of the unaccompanied minors who cross the U.S.-Mexico border

• Aug 1, 2014

VA reform bill clears Senate, awaits Obama's signature

Scrambling to wrap up work before a 5-week summer recess, lawmakers finished the bill to reform the embattled Veterans Affairs health care system

• Jul 31, 2014

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