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I-5 bridge collapses in NW Wash.; people in water
An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State ...
Rep. Jo Bonner resigning to take Ala. college post
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system.
Maine governor moves out of office over TV dispute
Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the ...
NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue
Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S.
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror ...
IRS replaces official in tea party controversy
Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the ...
Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger ...
Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy
The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was ...
House backs variable rate student loans
Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of ...
Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for sex with patients
Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before ...
Wyden: FracFocus a 'constructive' tool on drilling
A website partially funded by the oil and gas industry could be a "constructive" tool for federal regulators as they consider requiring public ...
House immigration group resolves dispute
House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the ...
Senate confirms Obama nominee to key appeals court
After five years of trying, President Barack Obama has placed his first nominee on a key appeals court in Washington. The Senate voted unanimously on ...
Smooth confirmation hearing for Pritzker
President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that failed in 2001 and ...
Colorado killer's reprieve sharply criticized
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated ...
4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen ...
Who else took the 5th? Baseball star, banker, more
The baseball star, the Hollywood 10, Oliver North. And Lois Lerner of the IRS. The official enmeshed in a probe of the tax agency is the latest on a ...
House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval
House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue
Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.
Broke no laws, IRS official says - then takes 5th
At the center of a political storm, an Internal Revenue Service supervisor whose agents targeted conservative groups swore Wednesday she did nothing ...
Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels
The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the ...
Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamps
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a Republican bid to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. Known as the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Pentagon: New record plan won't help vet backlog
The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system to be able to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans ...
Senators warm to transportation nominee
President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both ...
Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill
A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the ...