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Boehner to Senate Dems: Make my day by acting on Obama's liberal agenda
Seeking to strengthen his position in the fiscal battles on Capitol Hill, House Speaker John A. Boehner challenged the Senate to act on the liberal agenda that President Obama laid out in his State of the Union address.
N.Y.'s Cuomo: Fracking decision 'too important' to rush
Under fire for delaying a decision whether to allow fracking in his state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended his handling of the situation on Wednesday.
Did you forget? Look here for free, instant GOP Valentine's Day Cards
The Republican National Committee confabulates electronic Valentine's Day cards every year, whether it's a good year or a bad year.
Ron Paul heads for national radio
Former presidential hopeful and straight-talking libertarian hero Ron Paul makes his national radio debut in mid-March.
Obama and Japan's prime minister discuss N. Korea's nuclear test
President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Wednesday are consulting about the appropriate steps to take in response to North Korea's test of a nuclear device at an underground site this week.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., others arrested in Keystone pipeline protest at White House
Climate change activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was one of dozens arrested Wednesday in front of the White House during a protest against completion of the massive Keystone XL pipeline project.
DOD announces the 'Distinguished Warfare Medal'
The new Distinguished Warfare Medal is meant to provide DOD-wide recognition for "extraordinary achievement, not involving acts of valor in combat."
Cultural moment: Ted Nugent gave Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee a hug
There was a somewhat extraordinary moment backstage at the U.S. Capitol when rock icon and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent gave Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee a warm hug.
Illegal immigrant tells Congress not to call him illegal
Jose Antonio Vargas, an illegal immigrant and former reporter, scolded a congressional panel on Wednesday, saying that he should not be called illegal, and saying it is an insult to his family who brought him here.
Obama renominates contentious labor board picks
In a provocative move, President Obama Wednesday re-nominated two controversial Democratic candidates to the National Labor Relations Board just weeks after a federal court invalided their recess appointments to the posts.
The press guzzles up Rubio's 'Water-gate'
The sip heard 'round the world lasted four seconds, but gleeful journalists spent hours cobbling together clever accounts of Mr. Rubio's on-camera refreshment.
Climate-change solutions must be a bipartisan goal, Obama insists
Following up on his inaugural address, Mr. Obama devoted a lengthy passage of his speech to his intention to combat climate change, asking Congress to pursue a "bipartisan, market-based solution" and threatening executive action if it did not.
Obama insists his health care law will save money, a claim sure to draw GOP ire
President Obama on Tuesday said his signature health-care law is saving money for the nation, a claim that is sure to draw the ire of Republicans who are hoping to scale back the law despite the president's reelection and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold its key reforms.
Obama speech proposes tens of billions in new spending
The president said his new spending proposals wouldn't add a single dime to the deficit but, if so, he'd require significant offsets in the budget to pay for them.
Obama announces panel to ease voting
President Obama made an aggressive push for new voting rights in his speech, announcing the creation of a nonpartisan commission to "improve the voting experience in America."
Obama pushes minimum-wage increase
President Obama is proposing an increase in the federal minimum wage to $9 per hour from the current $7.25 in his State of the Union speech.
PHOTO: Ted Nugent and Rep. Steve Stockman on their way to the State of the Union address
Rock icon and gun rights advocate Ted Nugent and Rep. Steve Stockman have a friendly moment before they head to the State of the Union address.
'Effective Amnesty' for illegal immigrants will mean fewer jobs for African-Americans, two advocates warn
Two members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wrote to President Obama on Tuesday telling him that if he succeeds in enacting an "effective amnesty" for illegal immigrants, it will likely mean fewer jobs and lower pay for black Americans.
Paul blames both parties' sacred cows, backs sequester slaughter
Blaming the nation's spending problems on both parties, Sen. Rand Paul plans Tuesday to use his response to President Obama's State of the Union address to warn that Congress must cut defense and domestic programs if it is serious about fixing the nation's "fiscal mess."
Gun control group protests Nugent's presence at SOTU
A gun control advocacy group is furious that conservative rocker and outspoken gun enthusiast Ted Nugent will be a guest at President Obama's State of the Union Address Tuesday night, along with approximately 30 victims of gun violence and their families.
