Sean Lengell

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Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance Gainer announced mid-afternoon Monday that no one would be allowed to enter or exiting the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol until further notice. (Thinkstock)

Capitol ramps up security in response to Navy Yard shootings

Sean Lengell · September 16, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., at the Capitol in July. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

On the Rise: Rep. Justin Amash emerges as leading anti-war voice

Sean Lengell · September 13, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, as walks to a closed-door Senate committee meeting on the authorization of the use of force in Syria. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Bob Corker: Obama ‘uncomfortable’ as commander in chief

Sean Lengell · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

Agriculture groups are pressing Congress for swift action on a multi-year farm bill, saying that a temporary extension would cause budgeting and planning problems for farmers. (Thinkstock)

Farm bill negotiations stalled as end-of-month deadline looms

Sean Lengell · September 11, 2013 4:00 am

Nancy Pelosi: Russia’s Syria proposal a ‘victory’ for Obama

Nancy Pelosi: Russia’s Syria proposal a ‘victory’ for Obama

Sean Lengell · September 10, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Democrats vow to vote their conscience on resolution to bomb Syria

Sean Lengell · September 7, 2013 4:00 am

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.: "While the president has offered a one-year delay of Obamacare for big businesses, we will continue to fight to ensure that working middle-class families also get that same relief." (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Amid Syria debate, Republicans continue drumbeat against Obamacare

Sean Lengell · September 6, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "Certainly we need to be careful about doing it. I don't think anybody supports putting any American military personnel there at all. So then that leaves you the question of what kind of impact can you have short of boots on the ground?" (AP image)

Mitch McConnell: Capitol Hill’s last undecided party leader on Syria

Sean Lengell · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Wednesday he will vote against authorizing airstrikes on Syria.

Joe Manchin opposes U.S. military action in Syria

Sean Lengell · September 5, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, arrives for a closed-door briefing for senators with Secretary of State John Kerry and intelligence officials, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 4, as President Barack Obama seeks congressional authorization for military intervention in Syria. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate committee approves resolution for military action in Syria

Sean Lengell · September 4, 2013 4:00 am

Syrian firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a missile hit a residential building in Damascus on Monday. (AP Photo/SANA)

Sen. Lindsey Graham: Obama has ‘mismanaged’ Syrian crisis

Sean Lengell · September 3, 2013 4:00 am

The Obama administration is struggling to convince a skeptical public that U.S. airstrikes against Syria are needed, two new polls say. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

White House struggles to win public support for US military action in Syria

Sean Lengell · September 3, 2013 4:00 am