Report: Obamacare contractors paid to do nothing
Private contractor has hired employees to process Obamacare applications, but there's little work to be done, employee tells CBS affiliate
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Capito, Tennant to face off in W.Va. Senate race
President Obama's unpopularity in West Virginia may propel Republican Shelley Moore Capito into the Senate
GOP criticizes government's response to kidnapped girls
How much the U.S. can do and should do in Nigeria sparks big debate on Capitol Hill
Dr. Karl Rove makes his diagnosis
John Dickerson: Karl Rove's outlandish claim about Hillary Clinton's brain is only the first of many bizarre charges she will face
Tea party pulls out a modest victory in Nebraska
After a string of rough primary losses for the tea party, Ben Sasse grabs a win
The nation's infrastructure: Another victim of congressional gridlock?
Congress is being warned by Obama and his administration about an impending transportation funding crisis
Biden's son joins board of gas company in Ukraine
The move comes as the West urges energy independence from Russia
Same-sex marriage heats up from Alaska to Arkansas
Arguments on the issue were brought to court this week in Virginia, Arkansas and Alaska while a judge ruled Idaho's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Rep. John Conyers lacks signatures for ballot
The longtime Michigan congressman has three days to appeal to appear on the Aug. 5 primary ballot
State Dept: John Kerry isn't best person to testify about Benghazi
The State Department says GOP leaders could find someone "more appropriate" to appear before the House Oversight Committee
Marco Rubio adds retirement security to latest policy proposals
With an eye on a potential 2016 presidential run, the Florida Republican senator continues rolling out his ideas for the future
Obama: "Narrow window" for Congress to pass immigration reform
The president favors the Senate immigration bill but says he's not "hell bent" on that exact approach
Obama awards Medal of Honor to Kyle J. White
White put himself in the line of fire to assist his fellow soldiers when their platoon was ambushed in Afghanistan in 2007
Clay Aiken wins N.C. Democratic congressional primary
A week after the election and a day after his top opponent died, the former "American Idol" runner-up will run against GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers
IRS paid more than $13 billion in improper tax credits
The IRS inspector general says that about a quarter of all Earned Income Tax Credits paid out last year were improper
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