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Republican Main Street Partnership,Â led by former Rep. Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, now boasts a roster of 62 Republicans in the House and four in the Senate. (AP Photo)

Self-proclaimed ‘governing wing’ of GOP prepares to counter Tea Party

David M. Drucker · January 8, 2015 1:31 pm

Washington Examiner White House Correspondent Susan Crabtree questions Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Top Dems warn Obama not to stick to Afghan timeline

Susan Crabtree · January 8, 2015 10:00 am

Jeb Bush brings a government-in-waiting of executive branch veterans experienced in domestic and national security policy. (Getty File Photo/William Thomas Cain)

Jeb’s government in waiting

David M. Drucker · January 8, 2015 10:00 am

With 24 Republicans opposing Boehner for re-election for speaker, it's a faction leadership can't ignore. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

House Dems wield more power than you might think

Sean Lengell · January 8, 2015 10:00 am

Sen. Jim Inhofe said he intends to use the Congressional Review Act to strike down a proposed rule limiting carbon emissions from power plants. (Getty/Larry French)

Energy and Environment

Senate environment panel to hit EPA regulations early and often

Zack Colman · January 8, 2015 3:11 am

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons arrives to perform during a ceremony in National Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, to unveil a bust of Vaclav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic, that was dedicated. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Capitol Hill’s rock star whisperer takes his final bow

Rebecca Berg · January 8, 2015 12:18 am

The White House estimates that the reduction will save $900 annually for the typical first-time homebuyer. (iStock)

Obama to lower mortgage insurance fees

Joseph Lawler · January 7, 2015 11:02 pm

The senators argued that the current definition of the work week under Obamacare is causing businesses to cut back the hours they give employees to avoid the law's mandates. (iStock)

Senators introduce bill to counter Obamacare’s 40-hour week

Sean Higgins · January 7, 2015 10:48 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. acknowledges applause by Democratic members of the House of Representatives during nominations for speaker as lawmakers gather for opening session of the 114th Congress, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democrats defeat Dodd-Frank relief bill

Joseph Lawler · January 7, 2015 10:47 pm

From left, Ford plans manager, Phillip Calhoun, President Obama, Ford President and CEO Mark Fields and Bill Ford eye a new Mustang at Ford Michigan Assembly Plant on Wednesday in Wayne, Mich. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama takes victory lap on auto bailout

Brian Hughes · January 7, 2015 10:14 pm

Sen. Jim Inhofe thinks China's pledges to address climate change are a hoax, the Oklahoma Republican told reporters Wednesday. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

Energy and Environment

Why Sen. Jim Inhofe doesn’t trust China on climate change

Zack Colman · January 7, 2015 10:10 pm

People attend a demonstration in solidarity with those killed in an attack at the Paris offices of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo, at the French Consulate in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

National Security

‘Je Suis Charlie’: Huge crowds form to support Charlie Hebdo after terrorist attack

Kelly Cohen, Justin Green · January 7, 2015 10:10 pm