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Gay couples may get reprieve in deportation cases
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to issue a policy memo stating that illegal immigrants with American same-sex partners are eligible ...
House likely to stay in GOP hands on Election Day
In one Democratic ad, a grunting, helmet-wearing actor portraying GOP Rep. Jon Runyan of New Jersey, a former football lineman, physically blocks ...
Tight Nevada Senate race despite ethics issues
Rep. Shelley Berkley ended her speech at a recent gathering of union members and retirees here by bringing up a potentially risky subject — her ...
Lewis Black returns to Broadway with knives sharp
This may be a presidential election year, but don't expect Lewis Black to be enjoying himself. "Everybody goes, 'Oh, this must be an exciting time for ...
Reforms create competitive House races in Calif.
Democratic Rep. Pete Stark, the longest-serving member of California's largest-in-the-nation congressional delegation, offered a taste of his ...
Pelosi: Don't extend payroll tax cut next year
The Social Security payroll tax cut should be allowed to expire at the end of this year and lawmakers should turn instead to overhauling the entire ...
Congressional Democrats seize on Romney video
Democrats running for the House and Senate are pouncing on Mitt Romney's remarks that nearly half of all Americans think they are "victims" entitled ...
Obama calls top lawmakers amid Mideast protests
President Barack Obama is thanking the four top leaders in Congress for supporting the nation's diplomatic corps amid violence aimed at U.S.
Members of Congress hold 9/11 ceremony
Members of the House and Senate have filled the steps on the east front of the Capitol to honor victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. On the 11th ...
In campaign, a battle over owning America's story
Over and over, they spun different versions of the same notion. We are telling America's story, they said. We are redefining, recapturing, reframing ...
CONVENTION WATCH: Obama basks in Clinton's embrace
Convention Watch shows you the 2012 political conventions through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
Gadhafi's spy chief in Libyan hands
Deposed Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's notorious spy chief is in custody in Tripoli after extradition from Mauritania, Libya's premier said ...
CONVENTION WATCH: Michelle's words, Julian Castro
Convention Watch shows you the 2012 political conventions through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
House members' VIP loans excluded from subpoena
A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial ...
Calif. Congressman Cardoza announces resignation
Democratic Congressman Dennis Cardoza, whose growing dislike for Washington politics was a factor in his decision not to seek re-election, announced ...
CNN's Crowley to moderate Oct. presidential debate
For the first time in two decades, a woman has been tapped to moderate a presidential debate. CNN's Candy Crowley will moderate one of three October ...