McCain to block nomination of Gen. Dempsey

GOP senator is upset with Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman's answers to questions about potential use of U.S. military power in Syria

• Jul 18, 2013

Biden: "We'll see where the hell I am" in 2016

Vice President Joe Biden leaves open the possibility of a presidential run in an interview with GQ

• Jul 18, 2013

Texas governor signs controversial abortion law

The measure, originally defeated in June by a filibuster, bans abortion in Texas after 20 weeks of pregnancy

• Jul 18, 2013

Obamacare "doing what it's designed to do," president says

Acknowledging there will be "glitches" in implementation, Obama says the Affordable Care Act is working already

• Jul 18, 2013

Senate confirms Perez as labor secretary

With a 54-46 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Thomas Perez to head the Labor Department

• Jul 18, 2013

U.S. considering use of military force in Syria

Gen. Martin Dempsey tells a Senate panel that gov't agencies are mulling it over but ultimately it's up to Obama and Congress to decide

• Jul 18, 2013

Obama in staunch defense of health care law

Seeking to offset ardent GOP criticism, is pointing to rebates going to 8.5M consumers, and to expected premium cuts in several states

• Jul 18, 2013

Obama looks to boost support for health care law

President aims to gain support for signature health-care law leading up to its full implementation

• Jul 18, 2013

Is Obama doing enough after the Zimmerman trial?

While Obama's not the first to address a racially-polarizing trial, the expectations are different for the 1st African-American president

• Jul 18, 2013

Wyoming: The GOP's wild west

Liz Cheney's challenge to the solid conservative credentials of Sen. Mike Enzi is a headache the Republican Party didn't need

• Jul 18, 2013

Obama honors Mandela on 95th birthday

President says world can honor critically ill anti-apartheid icon by heeding his example and serving others; South Africa's president says Mandela's health improving

• Jul 18, 2013

Sources: Senators reach tentative deal on student loans

It would offer students better rates this fall but could mean higher rates in coming years

• Jul 18, 2013

House votes to delay parts of health care law

Republican-led House voted on Wednesday to delay core provisions of President Obama's health care law

• Jul 17, 2013

Congress mulls path forward on voting rights

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wisc., says "it's an obligation" of Congress to pass new protections for voters after Supreme Court struck down part of 1965 law

• Jul 17, 2013

NSA, Justice under fire again over surveillance programs

House Judiciary Committee grilled the deputy NSA director and the deputy attorney general over recently revealed NSA snooping

• Jul 17, 2013

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