Politics


White House

Earnest: Chuck Grassley has 'been in Washington too long'

By Brian Hughes | 04/16/15 02:37 PM

White House

Obama would veto Iran bill containing amendments

By Brian Hughes | 04/16/15 02:04 PM

White House

Obama: Republicans don't see 'problem' in wage gap between sexes

By Brian Hughes | 04/15/15 04:12 PM

The president insisted that Republicans have no valid reason for blocking equal-pay...

With Hillary, Obama forced to play co-leader

By Brian Hughes | 04/15/15 05:00 AM

As soon as Clinton announced her 2016 intentions, Obama was forced to reckon with his own...

WH: Gyrocopter landing is good lesson for Secret Service

By Susan Crabtree | 04/16/15 02:13 PM

White House

Iraq leader Abadi says he never had a wish list for Obama

By Susan Crabtree | 04/16/15 12:51 PM

"Even the [Obama] administration asked us for the request ... we didn't make that statement."

GOP plays defense on offshore drilling, waits for change at White House

By Zack Colman | 04/16/15 05:00 AM

Options to force the administration's hand on offshore drilling are weak, if they exist at all.

Justice Department officials may have shared taxpayer info with White House

By Sarah Westwood | 04/15/15 10:29 AM

Cause of Action, a nonprofit government watchdog, filed a series of Freedom of Information...

Congress

GOP-led House votes to repeal the estate tax

By Joseph Lawler | 04/16/15 05:24 PM

The House voted 240-179 to pass the legislation, introduced by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas.

Pelosi dismisses 'innocuous' Iran bill

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/16/15 02:32 PM

The legislation is a compromise measure authored by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee...

With massive lead, Clinton works to shore up support in Congress

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/16/15 05:00 AM

This year, Clinton is not taking any chances with her Capitol Hill support despite a big...

Former Nev. AG announces bid for Reid’s U.S. Senate seat

04/15/15 11:30 AM

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez...

House panel will investigate gyrocopter breach

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/16/15 03:07 PM

"This small aircraft should have never been able to access protected airspace."

Due process on campus needs a congressional champion

By Ashe Schow | 04/16/15 12:03 PM

Congress needs to take up the issue and offer a bill that amends the existing law.

GOP plays defense on offshore drilling, waits for change at White House

By Zack Colman | 04/16/15 05:00 AM

Options to force the administration's hand on offshore drilling are weak, if they exist at all.

Senate bipartisan lunch aimed at ending gridlock

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/15/15 03:47 PM

Lawmakers say the planned get-togethers are needed, because senators are spending less time...

Penn Ave

Liberal Democrats won't push Hillary on Fast Track

By Sean Higgins | 04/16/15 08:17 PM

"I am optimistic that [Hillary Clinton] will come down on the right side of the issue," Rep....

U.S. prepared to let one Iraqi city fall to defend oil-rich Beiji

By Tara Copp | 04/16/15 05:11 PM

Gen. Martin Dempsey said Ramadi would likely fall but would be recovered.

Federal judges appear conflicted in EPA power-plant case

By John Siciliano | 04/16/15 02:58 PM

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the first major case opposing EPA's...

Pelosi dismisses 'innocuous' Iran bill

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/16/15 02:32 PM

The legislation is a compromise measure authored by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee...

GOP-led House votes to repeal the estate tax

By Joseph Lawler | 04/16/15 05:24 PM

The House voted 240-179 to pass the legislation, introduced by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas.

Fast Track's return draws business praise, liberal attacks

By Sean Higgins | 04/16/15 04:19 PM

Leading business lobbies love it, but labor organizations see Fast Track as a threat to...

House panel will investigate gyrocopter breach

By Susan Ferrechio | 04/16/15 03:07 PM

"This small aircraft should have never been able to access protected airspace."

Earnest: Chuck Grassley has 'been in Washington too long'

By Brian Hughes | 04/16/15 02:37 PM

Penn Ave

Campaigns

Rubio gets the Cruz treatment with dubious 'fact check'

By Becket Adams | 04/16/15 07:16 PM

They both get poor marks in media "fact checks" that seem more about point of view than...

Another MSNBC host slams Hillary Clinton

By Becket Adams | 04/16/15 02:50 PM

Campaigns

Paul: More 'stuff' coming about Clinton foundation

By Paige Winfield Cunningham | 04/16/15 12:58 PM

The foundation said this week that it will continue accepting donations from foreign...

Fiorina set to run, says she'd take Clinton's all-women pitch away

By Paul Bedard | 04/16/15 10:55 AM

Campaigns

Why is the 2016 Democratic field so old?

By Byron York | 04/16/15 07:09 PM

The average age of the GOP candidates is far less than the Democrats'; and they're all...

Marco Rubio starts White House bid with $4 million cushion

By David M. Drucker | 04/16/15 01:27 PM

He begins the race with $4 million courtesy of money he can transfer from his Senate...

Is he or isn't he? Lincoln Chafee says he's running for president

By Kelly Cohen | 04/16/15 01:01 PM

Chafee told CNN he was running, but his team hasn't officially declared his candidacy yet.

NBA owner, Hillary bundler to get big bucks from Scott Walker

By Byron York | 04/16/15 12:30 PM

One of the Bucks' billionaire owners, investor Marc Lasry, has jumped on the Hillary Clinton...

Washington Secrets

Don't chill with Hill: GOP gives anti-Hillary koozies at Nats game

By Paul Bedard | 04/16/15 04:38 PM

Republicans are targeting baseball fans with a "Stop Hillary" drink koozie.

Fiorina set to run, says she'd take Clinton's all-women pitch away

By Paul Bedard | 04/16/15 10:55 AM

Washington Secrets

Hillary the Inevitable: 57% say she will be next president

By Paul Bedard | 04/15/15 10:41 AM

A new poll finds that 57 percent of likely voters believe Hillary Clinton will win the...

Next for Harry Reid: MSNBC contract

By Paul Bedard | 04/15/15 09:47 AM

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid suggests he'd like to be an NBC analyst in retirement.

Norquist's secret to book success: Write just 3 hours a day

By Paul Bedard | 04/16/15 12:07 PM

Tax foe Grover Norquist has a secret to staying sane while writing: Keep it to just three...

Netanyahu warns of second Holocaust from Iran

By Paul Bedard | 04/15/15 06:28 PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu compared the Iran deal to Europe's appeasement of...

Head of 'non-partisan' FEC backs Hillary Clinton's push for more women in politics

By Paul Bedard | 04/15/15 01:43 PM

The top FEC Democrat is joining Hillary Clinton's call for more women in politics.

Bernie Sanders challenges Hillary on Keystone, Wall Street, trade

By Paul Bedard | 04/15/15 10:18 AM

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, getting closer to a presidential bid, challenges Hillary...