GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes

A marathon legislative debate continued to grip the Minnesota Legislature on Sunday as Democrats edged closer to passing what stands to be a dramatic expansion of union power in the state. Amid thundering chants of "We're still here," House members ...

LAS VEGAS The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football stars defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison. The last ...

12:18 am CEBU CITY, My 19 ? The Garcia family, which held power at the Cebu Capitol over the last 18 years, has lost control of the province after lawyer Hilario Davide III won over Rep. Pablo John Garcia (Cebu, third district) in the May 13 ...

WASHINGTON -- The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand. That's not going over well with everyone in Congress. Tensions between conventional ...

Tea Party leaders and lawmakers in the House Republicans' Tea Party Caucus rallied Thursday on Capitol Hill, expressing alarm over the IRS's targeting of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status as 501(c)(4) social welfare ...

Stephen Miller, the ousted acting commissioner of the IRS, appeared before the House Ways and Means committee Friday and apologized for the agency's inappropriate investigation of tea party and other conservative organizations. The ousted head of ...

8:44am By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES HAPPENING TODAY OBAMA CHANGES THE SUBJECT. Trying to steer attention back to his second term agenda, President Obama is taking his economic plan on the road to Baltimore today, the second stop on ...

As Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. faced tough questions Wednesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, the White House began pushing for a federal media shield law in the wake of the revelation that Holders Justice Department secretly obtained ...

News Corp. has hired a D.C. heavyweight to handle its lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill after it becomes primarily a newspaper publishing company. Antoniette "Toni" Cook Bush will join News Corp. next month as its executive vice president and global ...