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GOP ponders long list of names, policies, for 2016
Republicans' search for a way back to presidential success is drawing a striking array of personalities and policy options, creating a wide-open ...
Business as usual for Menendez amid investigations
Beyond the investigations, it's business as usual for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman presides over ...
Fla. Marine vet fights cancer, government
Marine veteran Tom Gervasi has spent the last 10 years fighting cancer and the U.S. government. The 76-year-old Sarasota man has a rare form of breast ...
Senate Gang of 8 close on immigration deal
A bipartisan group of senators is nearing agreement on a comprehensive immigration bill that would put illegal immigrants on a 13-year path to ...
US: Vietnam backsliding on human rights
The Obama administration expressed concern Thursday about Vietnam's "backsliding" on human rights and asserted that advancing individual freedoms is ...
Commander: Contingency plans under way for Syria
The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to ...
'Would've been more pleased if he ate my homework'
Welcome to Bracket Racket, the one-stop shopping place for all your NCAA tournament needs If you have any unfinished business related to the ...
Game on: Early GOP auditions for 2016 election
The auditions have begun. Just two months into President Barack Obama's second term, Republican leaders are lining up to diagnose the GOP's ills while ...
House Democrat wants lethal aid for Syrian rebels
The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is calling on the Obama administration to train and arm select elements of the Syrian ...
Republicans: Searching for their Mr. or Mrs. Right
Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right. They say they want a leader brash enough to protect ...
Conservative leader says GOP must broaden appeal
As the GOP struggles to broaden its appeal, the head of the American Conservative Union declared Thursday that the Republican Party is not a home for ...
Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course
Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the ...
Jeb Bush: Political reporters are 'crack addicts'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Sunday likened political reporters to "crack addicts" and "heroin addicts" during a tour of morning talk shows that ...
Obama cracks wise at annual Gridiron dinner
President Barack Obama blamed the budget battle if his jokes fell flat at Saturday night's Gridiron dinner: "My joke writers have been placed on ...
Senators hush-hush as they craft immigration bill
The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm ...
GOP splits over immigration and terrorism play out
Republican Party divisions over immigration, anti-terrorism and other issues are bubbling to the surface just as President Barack Obama shows a new ...
White House: US can defend against NKorea attack
The U.S. is fully capable of defending itself against a North Korean ballistic missile attack, the White House said Thursday, after Pyongyang ...
Senator ends long floor speech blocking CIA pick
A tea party senator from Kentucky used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to ...
Senators look to early April for immigration bill
Senators in a bipartisan group crafting a comprehensive immigration bill said Tuesday they're not sure whether they can meet a self-imposed March ...
Bush: No citizenship path for illegal immigrants
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes in a new book that the nation needs to completely overhaul its immigration policies but cautions against providing ...
Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...
Big spending cuts mark tea party success, and risk
The pending $85 billion in federal spending cuts would seem like a tea partyer's dream. Why, then, are tea party activists and other conservatives so ...
US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict
The United States and some European allies are edging closer to direct involvement in Syria's civil war with plans to deliver meals, medical kits and ...
Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, ...