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Texas open-carry gun groups threaten to leave NRA
Following rebuke from the NRA, one activist says he's willing to "rip up my cards and burn my certificates on camera"
VA scandal prompts Senate action
One common solution is emerging: allowing veterans to seek care outside the VA system
Cesar Chavez for Congress?
A former failed Republican candidate switched parties - and his name - to run for the U.S. House
Obama announces expansion of U.S. military presence in Europe
The president called on NATO allies to step up their own defense commitments just ahead of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion
Obama: Time was short to bring Bergdahl home
Defending decision to swap prisoners with Taliban, President says he did what "every mom and dad" of a U.S. soldier should expect
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2014 hasn't seen many tea party wins so far, but where are they doing well?
Democrats' answer to the Koch brothers
Saying campaign spending is out of control, Senate Democrats say they have to change the Constitution to thwart the "threat" of special interest money
Surge in unaccompanied child arrivals spurs White House reaction
Studies show the spike in minors trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border alone is spurred by a lack of opportunity and violence in their home countires
Ukraine crisis tops Obama's agenda for Europe visit
He'll spend four days in Europe, culminating with a D-Day commemoration that features a lunch with world leaders - including Russian President Vladimir Putin
Michelle Obama helps lay keel for new submarine
Ceremony marked the milestone start of construction on the future USS Illinois
EPA carbon limit proposal is campaign conundrum for some Democrats
New proposal gives Republicans one more opportunity to tie vulnerable Democrats in coal-dependent states to Obama
Republicans call for hearings on Bergdahl prisoner swap
They say Obama might have broken the law or endangered national security by failing to consult Congress on the release of five Taliban detainees
NRA: Open-carry gun activists' behavior "downright weird"
Demonstrators are wielding assault rifles in Texas businesses in a brazen show of support for the state's open-carry laws
Republican establishment hopes to keep winning streak alive
Tuesday brings more Senate primary action in Mississippi, Iowa - could it bring any upsets?
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