Donna Cassata

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Tea party tees off on McConnell after debt vote

Donna Cassata · February 13, 2014 8:19 am

Matt Bevin, republican candidate for United States Senate speaks to a gathering at the Spencer County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Friday Feb. 7, 2014 in Fisherville, Ky. Bevin is running against Mitch McConnell R-Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Tea Party tees off on Mitch McConnell after debt vote

Donna Cassata · February 13, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. John Walsh, D-Mont., center, accompanied by his wife Janet, second from right, participates in a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony as Vice President Joe Biden reads the oath of office, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Walsh daughter-in-law April Walsh holds his granddughter Kennedy at left. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Walsh sworn in as Montana senator, replaces Baucus

Donna Cassata · February 11, 2014 8:36 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Speaker: Immigration overhaul tough to pass

Donna Cassata · February 6, 2014 9:20 pm

National Security

Senators seek vote on US troops in Afghanistan

Donna Cassata · February 6, 2014 9:03 pm

House conservatives rule out immigration this year

Donna Cassata · February 5, 2014 7:14 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speak to reporters about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other issues, following a Republican Conference meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP distrust of Obama unchanged by deportations

Donna Cassata · February 4, 2014 9:41 pm

House Dems say give diplomacy a chance with Iran

Donna Cassata · February 3, 2014 11:41 pm

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is warning Congress that new unilateral sanctions against Iran could upend sensitive international negotiations over its nuclear development, imploring lawmakers to work with the Obama administration in presenting a unified front to Tehran. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Hillary Clinton warns new Iran sanctions could upend talks

Donna Cassata · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Clinton warns new Iran sanctions could upend talks

Donna Cassata · February 2, 2014 10:45 pm

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington, about helping the long-term unemployed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In an election year, GOP wary of immigration issue

Donna Cassata · February 1, 2014 4:23 pm

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Washington, about helping the long-term unemployed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Citizenship for immigrants? Obama eases insistence

Donna Cassata · February 1, 2014 2:01 am