Senate Republicans block contraception coverage bill

Democrats tried to reverse last month's Supreme Court ruling

• Jul 16, 2014

Liberals assessing 2016 race as Clinton weighs bid

As Hillary Clinton promotes her book, liberals are elbowing into the 2016 presidential conversation, pitching a populist message

• Jul 16, 2014

Lawmakers blast CDC for unsafe handling of anthrax

At Congressional hearing, CDC Director Tom Frieden vows to improve the "culture of safety" at the federal agency's labs

• Jul 16, 2014

Hobby Lobby owners planning to build Bible museum

The evangelical Christian family behind the craft stores is ready to spend $800 million on the D.C. museum

• Jul 16, 2014

Gibson: VA has lost trust of vets, American people

The top official at the Department of Veterans Affairs says the agency has lost veterans' trust due to treatment delays and falsified records

• Jul 16, 2014

Americans name immigration over economy as biggest concern

The flood of undocumented minors at the U.S.-Mexico border has propelled immigration back into the public spotlight, a new poll suggests

• Jul 16, 2014

Search for Lois Lerner's lost emails leads to NSA

House Republicans are hoping the agency's monitoring can help in their investigation of the IRS

• Jul 16, 2014

Obama to meet with local, tribal leaders preparing for climate change

Meeting with 26 officials across the country is part of the response to the National Climate Assessment

• Jul 16, 2014

House Democrats roll out policy "action plan" ahead of midterms

In effort to win 17 seats to take back the House majority, Democrats unveil legislative plan focused on pocketbook issues

• Jul 16, 2014

Top Obama aide defies House Oversight subpoena

The White House told the committee's GOP chairman, Darrell Issa, that David Simas won't testify about the White House political office

• Jul 16, 2014

Boehner's Obamacare lawsuit isn't really about Obamacare

While the House speaker's suit is focused on one of the health care law's rules, constitutionally, it represents much more than that

• Jul 16, 2014

Hillary Clinton appears on "Daily Show," but no hints about 2016

Former secretary of state jokes that speculation about whether she'll run again for president has become "cottage industry"

• Jul 15, 2014

Nixon's former security adviser Kissinger has heart surgery

Dr. Henry Kissinger has aortic valve replacement in NYC hospital; was secretary of state from 1973-77

• Jul 15, 2014

Republicans pounce on Democrats' bill to reverse Hobby Lobby ruling

GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte plans to introduce bill affirming women's access to contraception after the Supreme Court decision

• Jul 15, 2014

House approves Highway Trust Fund patch

The White House backs the bill, which will put pressure on the Democratic-led Senate to pass it quickly

• Jul 15, 2014

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