Boehner praises doctor who saved lawmaker's baby

The House speaker interrupted votes to laud the doctor who helped Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's daughter survive a rare fetal condition

• Jul 23, 2014

Ted Cruz: Flight ban a boycott of Israel?

The State Department called the Texas Republican senator's suggestion "ridiculous and offensive"

• Jul 23, 2014

Montana Sen. John Walsh accused of plagiarism

Walsh, a Democrat, allegedly lifted passages for a graduate school paper; revelation could endanger his reelection bid and Democrats' Senate majority

• Jul 23, 2014

Bob Dole won't give up on disability treaty

Veterans groups and organizations for the disabled joined Dole in stepping up the pressure for a Senate vote

• Jul 23, 2014

U.S. officials, lawmakers clash over Iraq policy

Officials and lawmakers are butting heads over the American response to Iraq's Sunni insurgency, and even Democrats are questioning Obama

• Jul 23, 2014

VA nominee clears first Senate hurdle

The full Senate will vote soon to confirm former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald to be the new secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Jul 23, 2014

After runoff, Georgia Senate battle finally set

After a hard-fought GOP primary runoff, David Perdue will take the fight to Michelle Nunn, a Democrat, in an election that could determine control of the Senate

• Jul 23, 2014

Black colleges face hard choices on $25 million Koch gift

Gift is pitting the needs of black students against liberals' insistence that the Kochs are pursuing a racist political agenda

• Jul 23, 2014

New Obamacare contraception rule for religious groups in the works

The workaround comes after some religious institutions said submitting a form to opt out of providing birth control coverage would violate their beliefs

• Jul 23, 2014

House Republicans unveil plan to tackle border crisis

A GOP working group is calling for the deployment of National Guard troops and quicker deportation of children from Central America

• Jul 23, 2014

Agents able to get Obamacare subsidies using fake IDs

Undercover investigators using fake identities were able to secure taxpayer-subsidized health insurance

• Jul 23, 2014

Bachmann on running for president: "There's a chance"

The retiring Minnesota congresswoman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate says she could mount another bid

• Jul 23, 2014

With focus on Ukraine and Gaza, Washington watches other crises simmer

Though not making as many headlines recently, there are multiple other global flash points lawmakers are dealing with

• Jul 23, 2014

Dueling rulings on critical part of Obamacare

Two federal appeals courts issue contradictory decisions on subsidies used by millions to help pay their premiums

• Jul 23, 2014

Perdue defeats Kingston in Georgia Senate runoff

Businessman's win in GOP primary runoff sets up nationally significant general election matchup against Democrat Michelle Nunn

• Jul 22, 2014

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