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(Some) CPAC audience members 'Stand with Rand'
Rand Paul's last name certainly has ties with a Libertarian hero — but his first name has come in handy in recent weeks for fans of the freshman senator from Kentucky.
Obama joins GOP senators in praising McCain on Vietnam anniversary
The president and Senate Republicans resoundingly agreed on one thing during their meeting Thursday afternoon: Sen. John McCain deserves applause and respect on his 40th anniversary of returning home from Vietnam.
S&P latest index to flirt with all-time high
Wall Street is closing in on its second record-breaking close in as many weeks.
CPAC 2013: War panel stacked with hawks
Many in the CPAC audience Thursday were surprised to see a panel entitled "Too Many American Wars? Should We Fight Anywhere and Can We Afford It?" stacked 4-1 with war hawks.
Carney: Ending White House tours is not a stunt
The president's spokesman continued to push back today against an outcry in the press that the decision to halt White House tours because of sequester is a stunt aimed at maximizing public reaction.
CPAC 2013: Norquist: Tax-hiking Republicans are 'rat heads in a Coke bottle'
Anti-tax advocate and president of Americans for Tax Reform Grover Norquist likened Republican elected officials who vote for tax increases to ill-placed vermin body parts Thursday.
Nope, pope: Boehner won't join Biden on Vatican trip
House Speaker John Boehner politely declined Vice President Joseph R. Biden's invitation to join him on a trip next week to the Vatican for the investiture of Pope Francis.
Nancy Pelosi loves Pope Francis, hates GOP budget
Pope Francis has been on the job less than a day, but House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi already is a big fan.
Holmes Norton moves to protect D.C. from shutdown
The District of Columbia's non-voting member of Congress introduced a bill on Thursday that would protect the city's operations in case the government shuts down amid partisan budget wrangling on Capitol Hill.
MILLER: The illogic of Dianne Feinstein’s ‘assault weapons’ ban
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Thursday Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “assault weapons” ban by a straight party-line vote, despite Republican efforts to point out the obvious holes in the legislation.
CPAC 2013: Allen West says 'deeds and not words will paint this country red'
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West mixed his signature fiery rhetoric, sobering truths and a call for "deeds, and not words" from conservatives in an address Thursday morning on the opening day of the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
Report: U.S. drawing up plans to increase CIA, NSA access to massive financial database
The Obama administration is drafting a plan that would increase intelligence agencies' access to a database containing the personal financial information of Americans with the intent of targeting terrorist networks by adding financial data to other intelligence gathering, according to Reuters.
Rubio: Cut aid to Egypt until human rights improve
Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Congress should use its 2013 spending bill to cut U.S. aid to Egypt until the Middle East nation adopts economic and human rights reforms.
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll resigns amid probe
Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has resigned after she was questioned by authorities about her ties to an Internet gambling company that is being investigated for racketeering.
CBO: Child nutrition spending to jump nearly 50 percent by 2023
Congress's nonpartisan budget scorekeeper said Wednesday that under current law, funding for child nutrition programs is projected to grow from $20 billion in 2013 to $29 billion in 2023.
Gwen Moore on Paul Ryan, budget: 'Lot of negotiating that'll have to be done with this joker'
Rep. Gwen Moore slammed the proposed budget plan of Rep. Paul Ryan as a "polemic" and handed him a backhanded compliment for offering his "firmest offer" for the start of negotiations.
Mitch McConnell's wife Elaine Chao hits back in new ad
Elaine Chao, a former labor secretary and the wife of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, is hitting back in a new ad after a super PAC invoked her Chinese heritage in attacks on the Kentucky Republican last month.
Organizing for Action head: Ensure both sides advance 'agenda endorsed by the majority of the American people'
Jon Carson, the executive director of Organizing for Action, a nonprofit group formed from President Obama's re-election campaign, staunchly defended OFA as "issue-based" and nonpartisan in a new article in USA Today, saying the group will hold both parties accountable to ensure they advance "the agenda endorsed by the majority of the American people."
Rep. Paul Ryan: 'Surprised people are surprised' we still don't like 'Obamacare'
Rep. Paul Ryan defended including the repeal of President Obama's health care overhaul in his spending blueprint Wednesday, saying the budget is simply a starting point from which the House and Senate can sit down and begin to hash out differences.
Obama loses trust on economy; approval ratings drop, poll shows
Public trust on President Obama's handling of the economy has dropped significantly since the November election after battles over the year-end "fiscal cliff" deal and across-the-board spending cuts that ended up taking effect March 1.
