Blagojevich lawyers file eleventh-hour appeal

Wait until half-hour before deadline to challenge former Illinois governor's corruption conviction and 14-year sentence imposed in 2011

• Jul 16, 2013

In fight for House control, Republicans have the edge

If Dems pick up 17 seats in 2014, they regain control of the House - but picking up 17 seats will be no easy task co

• Jul 16, 2013

Senators end meeting on "nuclear option" with no deal

After more than three hours of rare bipartisan talks, Senate still does not agree on the fate of stalled Obama nominations

• Jul 15, 2013

Reid: I'm saving, not destroying, the Senate

Senate to convene rare backroom meeting ahead of Majority Leader Harry Reid's decision on "nuclear" option

• Jul 15, 2013

Poll: Spitzer, Weiner lead in Democratic primary races

African-Americans propelling former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, D-N.Y., and former congressman Anthony Weiner in their races

• Jul 15, 2013

Bachmann: Obama needs a fiscal "spanking"

Republican says Congress needs to discipline the president for making executive decisions when it comes to government spending

• Jul 15, 2013

Obama: George H.W. Bush "illuminated the path" for volunteers in U.S.

President Obama and former President George H.W. Bush celebrated the 5,000th Point of Light award recipient

• Jul 15, 2013

Holder promises "compassion" and "truth" in Zimmerman case

Attorney General says death of Trayvon Martin is "tragic"; an opportunity for a national discussion

• Jul 15, 2013

Gallup settles government allegations for $10.5 million

The polling firm faced allegations of improperly inflating prices for proposed contracts with the State Department, U.S. Mint and FEMA

• Jul 15, 2013

Senate showdown on executive nominations goes "nuclear"

Storm clouds are looming over Capitol Hill this week as Republicans blast Democrats over what they call the "nuclear option"

• Jul 15, 2013

Obama calls for calm in wake of George Zimmerman verdict

Acquittal opens political divide: Democrats say the justice system failed, while Republicans say Obama, others politicized the case

• Jul 15, 2013

GOP, Dems still optimistic for immigration reform

With the Senate's comprehensive immigration bill effectively dead on arrival in the House, are both parties living a pipe dream?

• Jul 15, 2013

Party leaders at odds over changing Senate rules

Reid, McConnell spar over proposed rules changes that would either ease the assembly of President Obama's second-term team or permanently threaten the body's deliberative style

• Jul 14, 2013

Durbin: House GOP ignored "winning formula" with farm bill

Republican Rep. Mike Kelly argues current food stamp program is "un-American," three days after the House passed a bill ignoring it

• Jul 14, 2013

Iran "closer and closer to the bomb," Netanyahu says

Israeli prime minister says he "won't wait until it's too late" to deal with Iran's nuclear weapons threat, prods for more U.S. sanctions

• Jul 14, 2013

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