Politics
By
Joshua Miller
Rep. Mike McIntyre is turning out to be harder to dislodge than Republicans predicted when they redistricted the North Carolina Democrat into a GOP-leaning seat.
By
Meredith Shiner
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan leveled one of the sharpest critiques yet of the Obama administration's position on abortion in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the conservative Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.
By
Steven T. Dennis
Republicans pushed back Friday after the White House blamed the GOP for blocking "balanced" alternatives that would raise taxes on the wealthy as a way to avoid automatic budget cuts set to take effect Jan. 2
By
Niels Lesniewski
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said the Obama administration's policy toward the civil war in Syria was "a shameful chapter in American history."
By
Daniel Newhauser
House Republican leaders are whipping a three-month extension of the stalled House farm bill, a measure that would drop the bill into the middle of what will already be a contentious lame-duck session.
By
Emma Dumain
As allies of the District of Columbia continue to fight for expanded autonomy from Congress, the head of the influential group that represents them is stepping down.
Politics
By
Stuart Rothenberg
While there is no evidence that a national partisan wave will develop between now and Nov. 6, there is every reason to expect a number of "state waves" that will prove to be challenging for some candidates - and for political handicappers.
Politics
By Shira Toeplitz
Former Gov. Mike Rounds (R) is making moves to challenge Sen. Tim Johnson (D) in 2014.
By
Emma Dumain
After a five-year battle, Congress cleared legislation Wednesday evening that would allow the District of Columbia to display a statue of abolitionist and one-time D.C. resident Frederick Douglass under the Capitol Dome.
By
Daniel Newhauser
Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan stopped by the Capitol to hold court with his House colleagues before voting in favor of a continuing resolution that would fund the government through March.
Politics
By
Amanda Becker
Democratic Rep. Mark Critz's chances of hanging onto his seat representing Southwestern Pennsylvania could hinge on a lawsuit filed by a 93-year-old great grandmother over the state's new voter identification law.
