Pete Kasperowicz

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"You know, Canada's bringing in Syrian refugees that are not vetted as well," Rep. Louie Gohmert says. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

What did Louie Gohmert say to Paul Ryan on the House floor?

Pete Kasperowicz · October 29, 2015 7:05 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Under Secretary of State Sarah Sewall. NewÂ legislation that would require the State Department to do more to ensure minorities and women are employed there, and force it to report to Congress every four years on the steps it takes to "increase diversity."Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dems demand more diversity at State Department

Pete Kasperowicz · October 28, 2015 6:38 pm

Three big things Congress learned from Clinton on Benghazi

Pete Kasperowicz · October 28, 2015 1:09 pm

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen will testify at aÂ Senate Finance Committee hearing next Tuesday, June 2, to examine how criminals were able to steal the data of 100,000 taxpayers directly from the IRS' website. (AP Photo)

GOP moves to impeach IRS chief

Pete Kasperowicz · October 27, 2015 8:09 pm

The plan would have to boost Nigeria's military and provide humanitarian aid to those affected by the group. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

National Security

Dem demands Obama ‘strategy’ on Boko Haram

Pete Kasperowicz · October 27, 2015 4:29 pm

Congress’ delusions on debt: Ignore it

Pete Kasperowicz · October 27, 2015 1:33 pm

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, pictured above.Â The successful vote is a strong rebuke to House GOP leaders that had purposefully not called up a vote on the Ex-Im bill for months.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP, Dems revolt to force vote on Export-Import Bank

Pete Kasperowicz · October 26, 2015 11:50 pm

What worries me about it from a point of view of liberty is that when someone says they're all-knowing and that they are so smart ... and can figure things out, it sounds like they want you to give them more power," Rand Paul said of Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

Rand Paul on why not to vote for ‘narcissist’ Trump

Pete Kasperowicz · October 26, 2015 5:04 pm

House GOP leaders see the Ex-Im Bank as a form of corporate welfare, but Rep. Stephen Fincher, R-Tenn., and many other Republicans and Democrats are supporting a "discharge petition," which is aimed at overriding the will of the leadership.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Finance and Economy

House moves Monday to re-up Export-Import Bank

Pete Kasperowicz · October 26, 2015 12:03 pm

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush answers a question after he announced his plan to modify the management of western public lands, during a western policy roundtable, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at Rancho San Raffle Park in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen)

Frustrated Jeb: You can shove this job

Pete Kasperowicz · October 25, 2015 1:32 pm

The Obama administration on Friday proposed five different green energy costumes that people can use for Halloween, including a wind turbine, a solar panel and the terrifying "energy vampire." (AP Photo)

Gov’t haunts Halloween: Dress in ‘green’ please

Pete Kasperowicz · October 24, 2015 5:00 am

McCarthy said a "clean" debt ceiling increase makes no sense as it would just allow the debt to soar higher.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

McCarthy fired up, wants cuts in debt ceiling deal

Pete Kasperowicz · October 23, 2015 5:32 pm