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California Assemblyman Rocky Chávez , a moderate Republican and retired Marine Corps colonel, announced Thursday he is a candidate for U.S. Senate , making the Latino legislator the only formally declared opponent to Democratic Attorney General ...

By Arelis R. Hernández, Two national progressive groups will begin raising money and launch an effort to draft U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards to join the 2016 Senate race to succeed outgoing Sen. Barbara Mikulski . Democracy for America and the ...

Senate Democrats are jamming up Republican efforts to fast-track a bill giving Congress a vote on any nuclear agreement with Iran. With diplomatic talks still underway, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had wanted to tee up a ...

A behind the scenes look of Greta's interview with Senator Mike Lee and Senator Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill. Photos by OTR's Jennifer Holton. The post appeared first on

The GOP-controlled Senate failed to kill President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline Wednesday. It's the first time lawmakers have voted on overriding a veto from Obama and it's the president's first veto ...

A California legislator who has sought to broaden the appeal of the Republican Party with Hispanics has launched an uphill campaign for U.S. Senate. Assemblyman Rocky Chavez entered the 2016 race Thursday as a longshot in a state where Democrats ...

Four Senate Democrats want new rules for advertising companies that track where people go online. The lawmakers on Thursday introducedlegislationthat would allow people to get access to and control the files that the companies —known as "data ...

Pointing to critical reports from independent agencies , Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) plans to introduce legislation to reform the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and ensure that the [regulatory] process is more inclusive of Congress and ...