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Ex-presidents factor into Romney's campaign
Mitt Romney, campaigning in battleground state Iowa on Tuesday, scored a long-awaited — if not exactly surprising — endorsement in Washington from the last Republican occupant of the White House. "I'm...
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Obama will urge lawmakers to act on his economic to-do list
Wielding a lengthy "to-do list" of economic proposals, President Obama is bringing the bipartisan congressional leadership to the White House on Wednesday to urge them to act on his proposals or risk...
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Boehner sets up new debt-ceiling showdown
House Speaker John A. Boehner vowed Tuesday to draw "a line in the sand" by insisting the next federal debt-limit increase, due later this year, will have to be met with real spending cuts — setting up...
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Congressmen seek update on propaganda law
Two lawmakers — a Democrat and a Republican — are pushing a bill to update a Cold War-era law on propaganda efforts by federal agencies that critics say hinders the U.S. war of ideas against Muslim...
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Bipartisan Senate vote ends Ex-Im Bank impasse
Fiscal conservatives came up short in what they called a battle against corporate welfare as the Senate on Tuesday joined the House in reauthorizing the charter of the Export-Import Bank, which aids...
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HURT: In a whirl over Obama's gay marriage pirouette
ANALYSIS/OPINION: One "mainstream" American journalist broke into sobs of joy last week when President Obama publicly announced his twirling pirouette (aka "flip-flop") in support of gay marriage. In...
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Inside the Beltway: Scents and sensibility
The public debate over gender issues may never be the same: It's the first-ever Man Candles Collection in such he-man scents as Riding Mower and 2x4 from the Yankee Candle Co., which normally caters to...
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Boehner digs in for next battle on debt
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday set the stage for an end-of-year debt showdown, saying he will once again insist any increase in the federal borrowing limit be matched dollar-for-dollar with...
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Dream Act supporters target filibuster
Illegal-immigrant students and some House Democrats sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber's filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote threshold applied to most major...
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Edwards defense team considers witnesses
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Attorneys for John Edwards on Tuesday indicated that their defense in his criminal trial for alleged campaign finance violations is winding down, but they did not say whether the...
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Catholic university in Ohio drops student health plans
A Catholic university in Ohio has become the first college to drop its student health plans in the wake of the Obama administration's requirement that employee and student plans include all...
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Third-party effort fails to field candidate
A private organization established to run a third-party candidate in this year's presidential election has thrown in the towel, saying no one mustered sufficient support for such an effort. Kahlil...
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White House threatens veto of GOP Violence Against Women Act
The White House threatened to veto the House version of the Violence Against Women Act on Tuesday, arguing that it weakens protections for Native American women and members of the gay and lesbian...
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Nebraska sets stage for Kerrey, Fischer race
WASHINGTON — An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state's U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and...
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Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bid
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After months of silence, George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race — with four short words. "I'm for Mitt Romney," the former president said Tuesday in Washington as the...
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Defense rests without calling Edwards, mistress to testify
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards' defense team rested Wednesday without calling the two-time Democratic presidential candidate or his one-time mistress to the witness stand, a sign of confidence after...
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FBI director: Probe of leak in al Qaeda plot is under way
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III told a Senate committee Wednesday the bureau is investigating the source of leaks about a plot by al Qaeda terrorists to place a sophisticated explosive device aboard...
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No budget, no pay, some House lawmakers say
A group of Democratic and Republican House members say it's time to punish themselves if Congress keeps failing at its basic duty of passing an annual budget — and they want to hit where it hurts:...
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As G-8 leaders arrive, new doubts about Obama's international clout
As President Obama prepares to host the NATO and Group of Eight international summits this weekend, there are increasing signs that the world is brushing him aside. Russian President Vladimir Putin is...
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Obama, Boehner agree on hoagies, not much else
While Congress may still squeak out a few bipartisan bargains in the last half of an increasingly divisive election year, big differences over increasing taxes on millionaires and whether the military...
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