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Boehner: 'Nonsense' to say House isn't working
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that it was wrong to say the chamber's level of production has dropped under Republicans, responding to several studies that concluded Congress is on pace for one of its worst years on record in terms of getting legislation passed.
White House: Obamacare cutting premiums in 10 states, D.C.
The Obama administration on Thursday said insurance premiums on health exchanges tied to the new health care law in 10 states and the District of Columbia will be much lower, on average, than had been projected.
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell renews attack on Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a pre-emptive attack against President Obama's health care law on Thursday, hours before a speech in which the president will laud the early results of his signature reforms.
Rep. Peter King and a White House run: 'He sure acts interested'
Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican, may make a run for the White House in 2016 and reportedly is telling friends who are pushing him to take his terrorism expertise to the executive levels — maybe.
Sen. Rand Paul tweaks Liz Cheney over Wyoming Senate bid
Sen. Rand Paul says his first response to the news that Liz Cheney's Senate bid was to wonder if she was "going to run in her home state of Virginia."
70 'common sense' lawmakers assemble outside U.S. Capitol with nine bills and a vow of bipartisanship
Seventy lawmakers claim it's a first. On Thursday morning, a bustling gaggle of Republicans and Democrats will gather outside the U.S. Capitol to publicly present a legislative reform package of nine bills in "a first-of-its-kind format," meant to show off newfound bipartisanship.
White House passes for now on Graham's call to boycott Russian Olympics
A White House spokesman on Wednesday sidestepped questions about a possible U.S. boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia over national security leaker Edward Snowden, but he didn't rule out such a move.
Boehner: Don't boycott Russia Olympics over Ed Snowden controversy
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Wednesday that it would be an unfair punishment to American athletes to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics, to be held in Sochi, Russia, next year, over Moscow's handling of the central figure in the National Security Agency leaking controversy.
GOP ridicules White House for using blog posts to announce major Obamacare change
Republicans are scratching their heads over the White House's decision this month to announce a major change to President Obama's health care law through a pair of blog posts.
New York officials say premiums due to drop 50% next year, credit health care overhaul
New York insurance commissioners say premiums will drop by more than 50 percent next year among individuals who seek health insurance on the state-based exchange tied to President Obama's health care law.
Liberal firebrand Keith Olbermann back on ESPN (with a muzzle)
ESPN is expected to welcome home liberal firebrand Keith Olbermann, the former MSNBC and Current TV talk-show host known for his outspoken, left-wing commentary and never-ending skewering of conservatives, The New York Times reported.
5000 tanks? Russia military exercise deemed a 'response to a hypothetical attack by Japanese and U.S. forces.'
Russia President Vladimir Putin has journeyed out to witness his nation’s biggest military maneuvers since Soviet times, and some observers say, in modern history. On the march across Siberia: 160,000 troops accompanied by 5,000 tanks and 320 tons of equipment. And in the Pacific, there are 70 ships at sea, and 130 combat aircraft overhead
Liz Cheney run is the 'wrong race at the wrong time,' Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso says
Liz Cheney's decision to challenge incumbent Wyoming Sen. Michael Enzi in the Republican party primary is drawing scorn from other prominent GOP figures in the state.
Rubio calls for more conditions on U.S. funding to the U.N.
Reviving an old fight over U.S. funding for the United Nations, Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, is calling on the federal government to put more conditions on the funding the U.S. government gives to the world body.
Liz Cheney to challenge Enzi with Wyo. Senate run
Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, said Tuesday that she will challenge Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming in the Republican primary next year — setting the stage for another high-profile intra-party battle.
IRS beats sequester, cancels employee furlough
Even as it warns that sequesters are still biting, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it's been able to keep the IRS open and running without having to furlough employees next week.
Univision anchor tells House Republicans they're 'committing political suicide'
Jorge Ramos, the top political anchor at Spanish-language network Univision, warned Republicans this week that they will lose the next presidential campaign unless the GOP-controlled House passes a bill legalizing illegal immigrants.
U.S. Muslim group sues over NSA surveillance
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said Tuesday it is suing the National Security Agency to try to stop it from collecting and storing Americans' phone records.
Senate grants benefits to staffers in gay marriages
The Senate Tuesday said it has officially extended benefits to staffers in same-sex unions who have been wed in states where gay marriage is legal, saying staffers have until Aug. 26 to register their partners for health, life insurance and retirement benefits.
Jon Stewart to be honored by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans group
Comedian Jon Stewart will be awarded the the 2013 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Civilian Service Award in November at the IAVA Heroes Gala in New York.
