House Benghazi committee to meet with victims' families

Bipartisan committee investigating the 2012 attack are meeting with family members of the four American victims

• Jul 29, 2014

Super PAC "to end all super PACs" opposes Scott Brown in New Hampshire

Group with novel approach to campaign finance reform says the Republican Senate candidate embraces special interest funding

• Jul 29, 2014

Texas congressman saves boy choking on chicken nugget

Rep. Pete Gallego helped a three-year-old on a flight from Dallas to San Antonio

• Jul 29, 2014

John Boehner: Obama impeachment talk a Democratic scam

The House speaker offers a fiery response to a reporter's question about the uptick in impeachment chatter

• Jul 29, 2014

The idea men

John Dickerson: The Republican presidential hopefuls are full of ideas - but will any of these policy innovations survive, let alone save, the GOP?

• Jul 29, 2014

White House projects huge costs for delaying climate action

New report makes the economic case for pursuing policies to curb climate change now

• Jul 29, 2014

3 big issues Congress will likely punt for now

As lawmakers furiously wrap up work before their 5-week summer recess, there are a few major items they'll probably leave hanging

• Jul 29, 2014

U.S. says Russia violated nuclear missile treaty

With tensions already high over Ukraine and downed Malaysian plane, Obama administration accuses Russia of testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile

• Jul 28, 2014

Report: Afghan insurgents could get U.S. weapons

Special Inspector General reports serious problems in methods of keeping track of thousands of weapons U.S. buys for Afghan security forces

• Jul 28, 2014

Texas man arrested for mailing 500 envelopes with white powder

Since 2008, more than 500 white powder envelopes have been sent to schools, businesses and government offices across 48 states

• Jul 28, 2014

Analysis of Obama's phone calls reflect escalating world crises

USA Today reports the president this month has made more calls to world leaders than at any other time during his second term

• Jul 28, 2014

Obama considers large-scale move on immigration

White House officials are making plans to grant work permits to potentially millions of immigrants who came to this country illegally

• Jul 28, 2014

VA reform deal's architects aim for speedy passage

The chairmen of the congressional veterans affairs committees are working quickly to get the bill passed before Congress' summer recess

• Jul 28, 2014

Virginia same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional

A federal appeals court says denying same-sex couples the right to marry "prohibits them from participating fully in our society"

• Jul 28, 2014

Millions displaced by religious violence last year, Kerry says

Last year marked the largest displacement of religious groups in recent memory, according to a new government report

• Jul 28, 2014

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