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"Let's see if there's bipartisan support for the idea the president may have overreached," said Sen. Graham. (AP)

Senate GOP bogs down on DHS

David M. Drucker · January 28, 2015 3:10 am

US Africa Command Commander Gen. David Rodriguez speaks during a news briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, on the Defense Department's response to Ebola. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

U.S. Africa Command: ‘We can’t see’ enough to monitor violent extremist groups

Tara Copp · January 28, 2015 12:41 am

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Obama shelves tax on 529 college savings plans

Joseph Lawler · January 27, 2015 11:14 pm

Combined with his tax plan, Sen. Ted Cruz's budget would still increase the deficit by about $250 billion over 10 years. But that's peanuts compared to the $10 trillion increase proposed by Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Sen. Ted Cruz pulls back on oil exports

Zack Colman · January 27, 2015 11:02 pm

In this image made from video posted by a Libyan blogger, the Cortinthia Hotel is seen under attack in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Gunmen stormed the luxury hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing several foreigners and guards, officials said. The attack, which included a car bombing, struck the hotel, which sits along the Mediterranean Sea. The blogger, @AliTweel, captured the moments shortly after the blast, when flames rose up from outside the hotel, appearing to be from the aftermath of the car bomb. (AP Photo/ @AliTweel via AP video)

National Security

U.S. citizen killed in terrorist attack in Libya

Tara Copp · January 27, 2015 10:50 pm

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the U.S. trade policy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Republicans affirm support for Obama’s trade agenda

Sean Higgins · January 27, 2015 9:10 pm

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md.,Â accusedÂ GOP leaders of stubbornly pushing partisan bills that many of their own members don't accept and that are failed to doom. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steny Hoyer: House GOP’s ‘deep internal divisions’ cause gridlock

Sean Lengell · January 27, 2015 9:05 pm

Children carry framed images of Fidel Castro in a caravan tribute in Regla, Cuba. (AP/Ramon Espinosa)

National Security

U.S. says it’s trying to ‘rebuild trust’ with Castro’s Cuba

Susan Crabtree · January 27, 2015 8:58 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, joined by Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans struggle with DHS bill

David M. Drucker · January 27, 2015 8:49 pm

Part of the HealthCare.gov website (AP/Jon Elswick)

With 3 weeks remaining, Obamacare enrollments at 9.5 million

Paige Winfield Cunningham · January 27, 2015 8:22 pm

Senators are hoping to vote on legislation approving the Keystone XL pipeline this week after Democrats blocked a procedural move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

McConnell wants Keystone XL vote this week

Zack Colman · January 27, 2015 8:04 pm

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Massachusetts Conference for Women in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Is Hillary inevitable? Republicans say ‘Yes’

Rebecca Berg · January 27, 2015 7:49 pm