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Pawlenty slams Bachmann on experience: 'She doesn't have it'
Adding some fire to his rivalry with his home-state colleague, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that Michele Bachmann did not...
Get the full story >>Martin Sheen, former TV president, lobbies Congress on drug courts
Actor Martin Sheen, who portrayed a president on television and is the father of admitted drug user Charlie Sheen, testified before a Senate...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann says 'easily controlled' migraines don't slow her
Michele Bachmann says her migraine headaches are “easily controlled” with medication, that the episodes have not slowed her on...
Get the full story >>Obama endorses Feinstein bill to repeal Defense of Marriage Act
President Obama endorsed a bill Tuesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, a 15-year-old law denying federal benefits for same-...
Get the full story >>Janice Hahn takes seat in Congress
Janice Hahn was officially sworn in as California's newest member of Congress on Tuesday, one week after her special election victory in the...
Get the full story >>Bill Clinton would raise debt ceiling, bypass Congress
Bill Clinton says if he were president, he would not hesitate to raise the debt-ceiling himself under authority he argues is granted by...
Get the full story >>House set for symbolic debt ceiling vote, eyeing 'Plan B'
Even as the House of Representatives was set to vote on the Republican "Cut, Cap and Balance" plan to raise the debt ceiling, House...
Get the full story >>Harry Potter and the Order of the Palin
Sarah Palin’s documentary was defeated this weekend — by a kid wizard in glasses.
Get the full story >>Justice Department trying to shield officials in guns scandal, ATF chief says
The Justice Department is trying to protect its political appointees from the Fast and Furious scandal by concealing an internal "smoking...
Get the full story >>GOP accuses Obama of illegal fundraising video
The Republican National Committee is charging President Obama with "an apparent crime" in connection with a contest conducted by his...
Get the full story >>Rick Perry says he's nearing decision on presidential race
Rick Perry's flirtation with a presidential run may be nearing an end.
Get the full story >>Independent groups getting a head start on 2012 campaign
An early television war fueled by independent groups is poised to shape the focus and landscape of the 2012 presidential race much as "tea-...
Get the full story >>Republican candidates spent money to make money
The huge infrastructure that President Obama is putting together for his reelection effort was already visible in the first few months of...
Get the full story >>Campaign finance reports underscore GOP disparities
The first look at the campaign finance activities of the 2012 White House contenders underscored not only President Obama's huge cash...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann leans on small donors
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s $4.2 million take for the year’s second fundraising quarter was buttressed by her strength with small-...
Get the full story >>Amid Fast and Furious probe, Democrats push new gun control bill
The debate surrounding gun control laws has reignited following the Fast and Furious investigation, and the latest volley was launched...
Get the full story >>Inside the Pawlenty haul: 3 states boost GOP hopeful's coffers
Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign raised $4.3 million and spent nearly $2.5 million in the second quarter of the year, according to...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann leaves church accused of anti-Catholic bias
Taking a page from President Obama’s political playbook, Michele Bachmann has formally left a church in Minnesota accused of holding...
Get the full story >>Obama's base sends a warning about Medicare, Social Security cuts
A group of liberal voters who said they volunteered and donated to President Obama's 2008 campaign are threatening to pull their support...
Get the full story >>Outmanned Democrats score upset on the baseball diamond
House Democrats, a somewhat luckless bunch that rarely gets to relish the taste of victory these days, finally got to do some relishing...
Get the full story >>U.S. formally recognizes Libyan rebels in bid to press Kadafi
The Obama administration on Friday formally recognized Libya’s leading rebel group as the country’s legitimate government, a...
Get the full story >>House Republicans plan vote linking debt limit increase with balanced budget amendment
House Republicans emerged from a lengthy closed-door meeting Friday with plans to vote on legislation next week that would link a $2.4-...
Get the full story >>Ron Bloom backtracks in dispute over congressional testimony on auto bailout
Ron Bloom, the Obama administration's former auto czar who orchestrated the bailout of General Motors Corp. in 2008, responded on Thursday...
Get the full story >>Giuliani's still not a candidate, but he sounds like one
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has been coy about whether he'll jump into the 2012 presidential contest. With one failed race...
Get the full story >>Senate leaders' plan for Obama to raise debt ceiling gains traction
A plan by the Senate's two top leaders to allow President Obama to raise the debt limit without congressional approval is emerging as the...
Get the full story >>Cooler heads prevail in latest debt meeting
President Obama directed congressional leaders to meet with their respective caucuses Friday to gauge what kind of budget deal is...
Get the full story >>Common Cause accuses conservative group of lobbying, seeks IRS probe
The government watchdog group Common Cause has asked the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the tax status of the nonprofit American...
Get the full story >>FBI opens probe into activities of Murdoch's News Corp.
Responding to allegations from several Washington lawmakers, the FBI has opened an investigation into whether Rupert Murdoch's News Corp....
Get the full story >>For now, polling favors Obama in debt debate
As Americans more closely monitor the negotiations in Washington over the debt ceiling, new polling suggests that President Obama may have a...
Get the full story >>Rudy Giuliani: If I run again, 'I'd try to win'
Arriving for his fourth visit to New Hampshire this year, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani said he would decide by the end of the...
Get the full story >>Default risk widens rift within GOP
The once-vaunted unity of congressional Republicans has become a distant memory, crumbling under the pressure of the deadline to raise the...
Get the full story >>As debt-ceiling crisis grows, McConnell warns default could 'destroy' GOP
As negotiators reconvened at the White House on Wednesday for another round of debt talks, House Republicans appeared to dig in even...
Get the full story >>Clemens lied about steroid use, prosecutors tell jury
In a Washington courtroom not far from where 11-time All-Star pitcher Roger Clemens testified before Congress, one of baseball’s...
Get the full story >>Pawlenty punts, Romney rips Iowa marriage pledge
Presidential contender Tim Pawlenty declined Wednesday to sign a highly criticized marriage-themed pledge sponsored by an Iowa Christian...
Get the full story >>In California race, a test run for the Obama campaign
While the political community focuses on President Obama's record fund-raising haul -- all $86 million of it -- his reelection campaign is...
Get the full story >>RNC chairman says Obama is a great fundraiser, bad president
The chairman of the Republican National Committee brushed off President Obama's record-fundraising announcement Wednesday, saying no...
Get the full story >>Is Obama winning the debt-limit fight?
Has President Obama seized the upper hand in the debt-limit debate? Mark Salter, for years a top advisor to Republican Sen. John McCain of...
Get the full story >>Janice Hahn wins House seat
In a hard-fought special congressional election marked by sharp divisions in ideology and even sharper personal attacks, Democrat Janice...
Get the full story >>House GOP fails to repeal light bulb efficiency requirement
Opponents of the federal phaseout of old-style incandescent light bulbs failed in the House on Tuesday to repeal the requirement for more...
Get the full story >>Just what is the federal debt ceiling?
Some questions and answers on the federal debt ceiling:
Get the full story >>Conservative reviews mixed on McConnell debt-limit plan
It didn't take long for conservatives invested in the debt-limit debate to take sides over Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's...
Get the full story >>Rep. Giffords' intern will throw out first pitch at All-Star Game
Daniel Hernandez, the intern whose quick action was credited with helping save Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life, will have a featured role at...
Get the full story >>Leroy Petry receives Medal of Honor
President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, lauding his "extraordinary heroism" during a solemn White House...
Get the full story >>Food fight! Huntsman and Romney jab over jobs
Another sign that we're entering a more rough-and-tumble period in the 2012 presidential race: Jon Huntsman, seeking a way to energize his...
Get the full story >>Carly Fiorina named vice chair of GOP's Senate campaign committee
Failed California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was named on Tuesday as the vice chair of the Republicans' effort to retake the...
Get the full story >>Ron Paul won't run for reelection, will focus on presidential race
In terms of his presidential bid, Rep. Ron Paul is all in. He won’t run for Congress in 2012, he said Tuesday.
Get the full story >>Blaming Obama, Mitch McConnell says debt deal 'unattainable'
Ahead of a third consecutive day of meetings on raising the nation's debt ceiling, Republican leaders signaled increasing pessimism about...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann under fire for 'gay therapy,' police reports, IRS work
As a consequence of her surge in the polls, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is now facing the kind of scrutiny that comes with being a major...
Get the full story >>Boehner-Cantor rivalry affecting debt talks
A long-simmering rivalry between the top two Republicans in the House has tumbled into the open, with far-reaching implications for deficit-...
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