Sean Lengell

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Nancy Pelosi optimistic for immigration reform

Sean Lengell · July 25, 2013 12:00 am

Senate passes bill to lower student loan rates

Senate passes bill to lower student loan rates

Sean Lengell · July 24, 2013 4:00 am

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP/Brennan Linsley)

National Security

Senate Democrats press to close Gitmo

Sean Lengell · July 24, 2013 4:00 am

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, of Ohio. (AP/Chris Usher)

John Boehner: Immigration reform is a ‘big goal’

Sean Lengell · July 23, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., criticized Republicans in the House for passing a farm bill while collecting millions in agriculture subsidies. (AP File)

George Miller rips House Republicans for taking farm aid

Sean Lengell · July 22, 2013 4:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., had some sharp words for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the New York Times. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Nancy Pelosi happy with potential 2016 Democratic presidential hopefuls

Sean Lengell · July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, smiles as he walks to the floor of the House of Representatives as the GOP majority passed legislation to replace the No Child Left Behind law, in Washington, Friday, July 19. The Student Success Act reflects the long-held Republican premise that Washington has no business determining how local school systems are run. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes revamp of No Child Left Behind law

Sean Lengell · July 19, 2013 4:00 am

Prospective students tour Georgetown University's campus in Washington.

Harry Reid OKs plan to lower student loan rates

Sean Lengell · July 18, 2013 4:00 am

âWhat we really ought to do is to make it clear that individuals should be treated just like businesses,â said House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passes bills to delay Obamacare provisions

Sean Lengell · July 17, 2013 4:00 am

GOP-led House to vote on Obamacare delays

GOP-led House to vote on Obamacare delays

Sean Lengell · July 17, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Voting Rights Act on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Congress readies to consider Voting Rights Act revamp

Sean Lengell · July 17, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - This June 11, 2013 file photo shows Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., arriving with staff member Javier Sanchez on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sanchez has been arrested and charged with thefts that took place in a House office building. A spokesman for the U.S. Capitol Police says 37-year-old Javier Sanchez of Virginia was arrested last Thursday, July 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

Michele Bachmann staffer arrested, charged with theft

Sean Lengell · July 16, 2013 4:00 am