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Party intransigence dims hopes for 'grand bargain'
The bipartisan cease-fire that kept the government running this spring gave birth to hopeful talk — among pundits and some senators, at least — of a ...
Lawmakers tighten belts amid automatic budget cuts
Members of Congress are traveling less and worrying more about meeting office salaries. Their aides are contending with long lines to get inside their ...
Alaska lawmaker apologizes for racial slur
Rep. Don Young, the gruff Republican veteran who represents the entire state of Alaska, apologized Friday for referring to Hispanic migrant workers ...
Hasty embrace for some lawmakers on gay marriage
As the Supreme Court considered two landmark cases on gay marriage this week, the flood of activity across the street in the Capitol was not lost on ...
Lawmakers rush to catch up on gay marriage
For years, American opinion on gay marriage has been shifting. Now lawmakers are in a mad dash to catch up. In less than two weeks, seven senators — ...
Correction: Budget Battle story
In a story March 19 about budget legislation, The Associated Press misidentified Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as a Democrat. He is a Republican.
Obama, lawmakers bring Irish culture to US
President Barack Obama and top lawmakers brought a wee bit of Ireland to Washington, donning green ties and a festive mood in a belated celebration ...
APNewsBreak: US to revise cigarette warning labels
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the ...
Boehner says he 'absolutely' trusts Obama
House Speaker John Boehner says he "absolutely" trusts President Barack Obama — not that they don't have their differences. Boehner tells ABC's "This ...
Charm offensive produces no breakthroughs
Over dinner at a swank hotel a few blocks from the White House, Republican senators wanted to know if President Barack Obama would support a gradual ...
Obama says US must shift cars, trucks off of oil
Envisioning cars that can go "coast to coast without using a drop of oil," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 ...
Gay marriage: Senator's shift, GOP soul-searching
A Republican senator's embrace of gay marriage is the latest sign of soul-searching in a party struggling to adapt in a society whose demographics — ...
Business, labor still at odds on temporary workers
The Chamber of Commerce's lead immigration negotiator said Friday he's hoping for a deal soon with the AFL-CIO on a new temporary worker program, but ...
House group nearing deal on immigration bill
A bipartisan group of House members working in secret on a comprehensive immigration bill is nearing completion and has met with party leaders to ...
Boehner turns down invitation for Vatican visit
House Speaker John Boehner says he's turning town President Barack Obama's invitation to be in the U.S. delegation to the installation of Pope Francis
Senate Democrats unveil budget blueprint
Senate Democrats unveiled a largely stand-pat budget Wednesday that calls for $1 trillion in new tax revenues over the coming decade but actually ...
Ryan's budget: GOP takes aim at Dem spending plans
House Republicans redoubled their efforts to roll back signature accomplishments of President Barack Obama on Tuesday, offering a slashing budget plan ...
Republicans say Capitol tours unaffected by cuts
House Republicans put out a video Tuesday to remind visitors that, while they may be locked out of the Obama White House because of budget cuts, the ...
Senate Democrats unveil government funding bill
Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama new money for ...
Gay couples could see windfalls from court action
For Mina Meyer and Sharon Raphael, two women in their 70s who fell in love more than four decades ago and have been married for more than four years, ...
White House tours off, Easter egg roll on for now
The White House says it is going forward with plans for its 135-year tradition of the Easter egg roll, while dashing the hopes of some Iowa children ...
Obama presses on with GOP charm offensive
Punctuated with the sounds of ringing phones and clinking china, President Barack Obama's new legislative diplomacy has Republicans wondering what ...
Senate Democrat unveils bill preventing shutdown
A top Senate ally of President Barack Obama said Thursday that Democrats won't push controversial ideas like additional money to implement signature ...
Obama signs expanded Violence Against Women Act
President Barack Obama signed expanded protections for domestic violence victims into law Thursday, renewing a measure credited with curbing attacks ...
Boehner says book accusations are baseless
House Speaker John Boehner says former Republican colleague Bob Ney is a disgraced congressman who went to jail and that Ney's criticisms of Boehner ...