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Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry

Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry

Elizabeth Warren, who ranks 97th out of 100 members, refuses to be just seen and not heard. She is already bashing regulators as well as big-bank executives.

IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

IRS targeted conservative groups, official says

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service improperly singled out conservative groups...

Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack

Administration emails raise new questions on Libya attack

WASHINGTON — Email traffic exchanged during the drafting of talking points about the...

Judge again rejects limits on emergency contraception

In yet another scathing critique of government health officials, a federal judge refused...

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Cleveland kidnappings: DNA confirms Ariel Castro is father of Amanda Berry's child

Reporter Sarah Hashim-Waris with the latest details on the ongoing investigation...

Reporter Sarah Hashim-Waris with the latest details on the ongoing investigation of the disappearances of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.

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Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law

Obama uses 2012 campaign tactics to sell healthcare law

WASHINGTON — Seeking to ensure his landmark healthcare law is successfully implemented, President Obama is reprising his 2012 election...

GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes

GOP may seek to tie debt ceiling deal to tax code changes

WASHINGTON — In a little more than a week, the U.S. will hit its debt limit — and the maneuvering has begun against a backdrop...

Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee

Immigration bill survives first day of debate in Senate committee

WASHINGTON — After eight hours of debate, the bipartisan Senate immigration bill emerged mostly intact Thursday, despite Republican-...

Republican senators boycott vote on EPA nominee

Republican senators boycott vote on EPA nominee

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans boycotted a committee vote Thursday on President Obama's...

Clinton plays down politics at event in Beverly Hills

Clinton plays down politics at event in Beverly Hills

Hours after Republican members of Congress sharply questioned Hillary Rodham Clinton and the State Department's handling of the terrorist...

Immigration reform divides Republicans

Immigration reform divides Republicans

WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as...

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on...

Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack

Envoy describes night of Benghazi attack

WASHINGTON — Minutes after Greg Hicks learned that the perimeter of the U.S. mission in Benghazi had been breached by men with guns,...

Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill

Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill

WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures...

South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House

South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House

WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an...

Marco Rubio's task: selling immigration reform to GOP faithful

Marco Rubio's task: selling immigration reform to GOP faithful

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Wearing a 2010 vintage Marco Rubio campaign T-shirt and matching button, Cheryl Griffin spewed frustration that...

In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues

In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues

CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV...

At NRA convention, both sides of gun debate

At NRA convention, both sides of gun debate

HOUSTON — On the morning of the first day of the National Rifle Assn. convention, before the doors opened, scores of visitors lined up...

Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda

Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda

WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an...

States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics

States try to tackle 'secret money' in politics

WASHINGTON — Early last month, state lawyers and election officials around the country dialed into a conference call to talk about how...

Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison

Obama renews call to close Guantanamo prison

WASHINGTON — Confronted with a mass hunger strike and the use of forced feedings to keep inmates from starving, President Obama...

Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and...