Seth McLaughlin

Christie putting the bridge behind him

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says the George Washington Bridge scandal won't derail his presidential aspirations, as he looks to rebuild his public persona two months after the scandal put a dent in his national image.

March 30, 2014

Sen. Rand Paul, ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee lead 2016 GOP presidential field: poll

A new nationwide poll found that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are leading the field of potential 2016 presidential candidates.

March 29, 2014

Freedomworks rescinds Neb. endorsement for GOP Senate primary hopeful Osborn

FreedomWorks on Friday withdrew its endorsement of Shane Osborn in Nebraska's Republican Senate primary, saying he has turned his back on grassroots Republicans and is now tied to the GOP establishment, and announced they were instead backing Ben Sasse.

March 28, 2014

Former Alabama Sen. Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam war hero, dies at age 89

Former Alabama Sen. Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., a prisoner of war for more than seven years in North Vietnam, died on Friday in Virginia Beach. Mr. Denton was 89 years old.

March 28, 2014

Rep. Mike Rogers plans to leave Congress after current term

Rep. Mike Rogers, the head of the House Intelligence Committee, is leaving Congress at the end of his current term.

March 28, 2014

PLUNGE: New poll shows Obamacare support at 26%

A new poll shows that just 26 percent of Americans support Obamacare, but at the same time only 13 percent think the law will be completely repealed.

March 28, 2014

Ted Cruz reveals his comic side in speeches; impressions get rotten tomatoes

When Sen. Ted Cruz was in the middle of his 21-hour filibuster, he had already read "Green Eggs and Ham" to his children via C-SPAN, found himself killing time and needed a way to praise his fellow filibusterist, Sen. Mike Lee. So he tapped into his actor's training and summoned up his best Darth Vader impression.

March 27, 2014

Internal investigation clears Chris Christie of wrongdoing in Bridgegate scandal

The lawyers tapped by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to investigate the George Washington Bridge scandal released their findings Thursday, saying there is no evidence that the Republican governor knew about or had a hand in the lane closures that snarled local traffic for days.

March 27, 2014

Harry Reid spent more campaign funds on granddaughter’s gifts: report

New questions are being raised about just how much money Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's campaign gave to his granddaughter for "holiday gifts."

March 27, 2014

Rep. Lee Terry: Billionaire Tom Steyer poised to profit from blocking Keystone XL pipeline

Rep. Lee Terry suggested Thursday that billionaire activist Tom Steyer's opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline is fueled by concern for his bottom line, not for the environment.

March 27, 2014

Rep. Adam Smith shoots down Sept. 11th conspiracy theory about WTC 7

The ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee brushed aside the notion Thursday that the World Trade Center 7 building was brought down by "controlled demolition" in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

March 27, 2014

‘Dwarf planet’ named after Joe Biden

A small planet has been named after Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

March 27, 2014

Sen. Charles Schumer: David Koch’s ad campaigns are ‘un-American’

Sen. Charles Schumer said Thursday that some of the ads bankrolled by conservative mega-donor David Koch are "un-American."

March 27, 2014

Democrats should vow to fix Obamacare in 2014 campaigns, pollster says

A Democratic pollster says members of her party running in the midterm election should campaign on the promise to fix Obamacare, not scrapping the law altogether.

March 27, 2014

Palin backs ‘Midwest Mama Grizzly’ Joni Ernst in Iowa GOP Senate primary

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed state Sen. Joni Ernst campaign for the U.S. Senate in the Iowa GOP primary, saying she will champion a small government agenda in Washington, D.C.

March 26, 2014

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour: Sen. Thad Cochran’s rivals are ‘phonies’

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour defended Sen. Thad Cochran Wednesday, warning in an op-ed for a local newspaper that the veteran GOP lawmaker is under attack from hypocrites and "out-of-state phonies" who are distorting his record ahead of the Republican primary this summer.

March 26, 2014

Rep. Bruce Braley on damage control after anti-Grassley comments

Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democratic candidate of the U.S. Senate, woke up Wednesday to some tough headlines in local newspapers after a video was unearthed in which he warned that if the GOP takes control of the Senate, then Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, "a farmer" who "never who "never went to law school," would takeover the Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 26, 2014

Treasury Department official warns of harder Russian sanctions

A top Treasury Department official said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to harden economic sanctions against Russia if the government of President Vladimir Putin continues its aggression in Eastern Europe.

March 26, 2014

Conservative group hits Sen. Franken on proposed IRS rule changes

A conservative group is bankrolling a new television ad in Minnesota that accuses Sen. Al Franken of supporting IRS rule changes that would curtail free speech.

March 26, 2014

Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley: Charles Grassley ‘a farmer’ who ‘never went to law school’

A Democratic candidate for Senate in Iowa was caught on video warning that if Republicans take over the upper chamber, Sen. Charles Grassley — "a farmer from Iowa" — will become chairman of a powerful Senate committee.

March 25, 2014