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Energy and Environment

House fires first shot at ban on oil exports

Zack Colman · December 11, 2014 10:00 am

"This is a roadmap for the stealth unwinding of financial reform," said Barney Frank, who co-wrote the law. (Getty File Photo/Win McNamee)

Liberals rally against Dodd-Frank change in spending bill

Joseph Lawler · December 11, 2014 1:12 am

Texas Gov. Rick Perry answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press at the historic Texas Governor's Mansion, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Rick Perry: ‘I am a compelling individual to support’ in 2016

Kelly Cohen · December 10, 2014 11:58 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration has refused to allow Amazon to test using unmanned aerial drones to deliver packages due a dispute with the online merchant over how it should conduct its research, an administration official told a congressional panel Wednesday. (AP Photo/Amazon)

Amazon goes to war with regulators over drone testing

Sean Higgins · December 10, 2014 10:13 pm

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Scott Walker once signed a note ‘Molotov’ instead of ‘mazel tov’

Kelly Cohen · December 10, 2014 7:55 pm

In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

National Security

Senator calls for CIA chief’s resignation after ‘disturbing’ discovery

Susan Crabtree · December 10, 2014 6:27 pm

Influential congressional Democrats including Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized the inclusion of roll-back of a Dodd-Frank provision added to the omnibus spending bill introduced Tuesday night. (Alex Wong/Getty images)

Warren tells Democrats to oppose spending bill over Dodd-Frank change

Joseph Lawler · December 10, 2014 6:19 pm

Trey Gowdy vows to ‘keep asking questions’ about Benghazi

Sean Lengell · December 10, 2014 5:58 pm

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Can Congress defund ‘executive amnesty?’ It’s not that simple

David M. Drucker · December 10, 2014 5:23 pm

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani expressed displeasure Wednesday with the CIA report on extreme interrogations. (AP Photo)

National Security

Afghanistan’s Ghani: CIA ‘violated all accepted norms of human rights’

Kelly Cohen · December 10, 2014 5:07 pm

House GOP will need Democratic help to pass spending measures

Susan Ferrechio · December 10, 2014 4:16 pm

Recent comments by Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas seemed to suggest that Amazon's warehouse workers should unionize. (AP Photo)

Did Clarence Thomas suggest Amazon workers unionize?

Kelly Cohen · December 10, 2014 4:02 pm