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FILE - In this March 3, 2015 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid is backing Schumer to succeed him as Democratic leader. Reid issued his endorsement Friday morning, shortly after announcing he would be retiring next year instead of running for re-election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate Democrats call 2015 the ‘summer of gun violence’

Senate Democrats joined with gun-control activists Tuesday on Capitol Hill to demand tougher firearms laws in response to recent shootings in Charleston, Chattanooga and Lafayette, which they dubbed the "summer of gun violence."

July 28, 2015
Democratic presidential candidates, from left, Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Lincoln Chafee stand on stage during the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner, Friday, July 17, 2015, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Lincoln Chafee won’t vouch for Hillary Clinton’s integrity

Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee on Tuesday refused to vouch for the honesty and trustworthiness of Hillary Rodham Clinton, as he cited scandals that dog her campaign and raised questions about her judgment and integrity.

July 28, 2015
In this June 2, 2015, file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee hearing examining the IRS data breach. The IRS is joining with state and private industry to combat identity theft by sharing more data about how tax returns are filed and taking other steps, Koskinen announced Thursday, June 11. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) — FILE

John Koskinen, IRS chief, must resign, say House Republicans

Republicans on House Oversight Committee on Monday called on President Obama to oust Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen for obstructing the committees investigation into the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups.

July 27, 2015
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press) **FILE**

Hillary Clinton resurrects ‘90s tax policy

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday proposed resurrecting tax policies from the time of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, that she promised would promote long-term investments and build a stronger economy.

July 24, 2015
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (Associated Press) **FILE**

Hillary Clinton blasts China for U.S. trade woes

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday said the problem with trade deals is that the U.S. doesn't force other countries to live up to their end of the bargain.

July 23, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton, right gesture to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton depositions blocked by judge

A federal judge blocked a scheduled deposition of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in a civil lawsuit that claims the Clinton Foundation operated as a criminal organization.

July 21, 2015
In a speech last week outlining her economic agenda, Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed that, if elected president, she would crack down on Wall Street and more vigorously pursue criminal charges against corporate titans who break the law. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton took maximum campaign donation from CEO in $30 million fraud case

While promising to put more Wall Street wrongdoers in jail, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton pocketed the maximum campaign donation of $2,700 form former Waste Management CEO Phillip B. Rooney, who was part of a $30.8 million settlement to a financial fraud case by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

July 20, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses a gathering during a town hall meeting in Dover, NH., Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Hillary Clinton offers to trade tax credits for shared profits

Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday presented a plan that would give tax breaks to corporation that share profits with employees, part of how the Democratic presidential front-runner says she'll keep her promise, if elected, to boost pay for working-class Americans.

July 16, 2015
President Barack Obama, standing with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2015, after an Iran nuclear deal is reached. After 18 days of intense and often fractious negotiation, diplomats Tuesday declared that world powers and Iran had struck a landmark deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in relief from international sanctions. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Congress unlikely to stop Iran deal

Congress will get 60 days to review the Iran nuclear agreement, and it's no sure thing lawmakers will accept the deal the administration struck -- though President Obama will still likely get his way in the end.

July 14, 2015
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton's economic platform is expected to include familiar liberal tropes such as a call to raise the minimum wage, heavily taxing the superrich, investment in infrastructure and subsidizing college tuition. (Associated Press Photographs)

Hillary Clinton’s liberal economic plan leaked

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton will call for higher taxes on the wealthy and higher pay for everyone else when she presents her economic agenda Monday, but her remedy for income inequality has already come under fire from the right and the left.

July 12, 2015