Colby Itkowitz

Eager to close the gender gap, the GOP looked past the gay marriage and chose Ellen DeGeneres’s show.

Transparency advocates argue that outgoing Sen. Mark Udall has nothing to lose, so he should make public details of CIA’s interrogation techniques.

Just because you don’t support in gay marriage, doesn’t mean you can’t advertise during shows that do.

The State Department released its annual list of gifts given to federal officials by foreign governments. Some are really random.

After seeing a list of curious gifts, we asked the former secretary of state to play Emily Post.

On book tour, former president George W. Bush seeks to defend his Iraq War.

Congress returns to Washington for its lame-duck session, but there is a constitutional amendment that intended to stop them.

The senator-elect is surrounded by Republicans as he learns about his new job.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived at Veterans Day events with a large bandage on his cheek.

This year, there’s only one new Democrat in the incoming class. The first week could be really lonely?