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Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: No air strikes in Iraq

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Democrat, said Friday she doesn't even support the U.S. providing limited air strikes that the Iraqi government is asking for to help stabilize a civil war in the country.

June 13, 2014

Stingy Congress finds funds for veterans’ health care

Congress has grown increasingly stingy with its spending, but the Senate didn't hesitate this week to bust the budget by tacking on an extra $35 billion to pay for enhanced health treatment for veterans.

June 12, 2014
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, says he's hopeful the veterans health care bill the Senate passed Wednesday will be reconciled quickly with a similar measure passed unanimously by the House. (Associated press photographs)

Senate OKs bill allowing vets to bypass VA’s long waits

Moving with new alacrity, senators on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would let veterans seek health care outside the VA if faced with long wait times and would give the department secretary more flexibility to fire senior executives, as lawmakers try to enforce accountability.

June 11, 2014
Rep. Steve Israel, New York Democrat, is seen Sept. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democrats strategizing after Eric Cantor’s primary defeat

Rep. Steve Israel, New York Democrat, said Wednesday that Democrats are trying to decide whether or not to fund the party's challenger to David Brat, who ousted Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the Virginia's 7th District GOP primary.

June 11, 2014
In this combination of Associated Press photos, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., left, and Dave Brat, right, react after the polls close Tuesday, June 10, 2014, in Richmond, Va. Brat defeated Cantor in the Republican primary. (AP Photo)

Brat: Primary win over Cantor not just about immigration

David Brat, the GOP nominee in Virginia's Seventh District, said Wednesday that his stunning primary upset win over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Tuesday was built on more than just differences on immigration reform.

June 11, 2014
** FILE ** This May 14, 2014, file photo shows former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaking in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Hillary Clinton’s popularity drops, poll shows

While the majority of Americans still have a positive view of Hillary Clinton, her favorability rating has decreased since she served as secretary of state, said a poll released Wednesday.

June 11, 2014
President Barack Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, before signing H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, and H.R. 1726 to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, know as the Borinqueneers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama approval rating unaffected by VA scandal, Berghdal: poll

The president's job approval rating remained constant through May and the first week of June, despite the administration being under scrutiny for the wait list scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the release of Sgt. Bowe Berghdal in exchange for five Guantanamo detainees.

June 10, 2014