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Obama to defend health law in speech in Maryland suburbs
With Obamacare under fire in Congress, President Obama will give a speech Thursday at Prince George's Community College to defend the merits of the program.
McConnell to support House bill to defund Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said he plans to support the spending bill passed by the House last week that funds the government through Dec. 15, but defunds Obamacare.
Most Americans oppose House Republicans' anti-Obamacare strategy: poll
A new poll shows that most Americans oppose the House GOP's attempts to tie the defunding of Obamacare to the funding of government operations.
Tea party leader: Time to rethink support for Mitch McConnell
A tea party leader said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell may no longer be worthy of his group's support after the senator, a Kentucky Republican, announced he will not support Sen. Ted Cruz's plan to filibuster Obamacare.
James Carville: Vulnerable Senate Dems will not support defunding Obamacare
Democrat political strategist James Carville said Tuesday that it does not make sense for conservative Senate Democrats in tight re-election races to support defunding Obamacare because they supported it when it passed Congress.
Pfeiffer calls GOP lawmakers 'reckless' in Obamacare fight
The White House tried to make political hay Monday of the showdown over efforts to defund Obamacare.
After three-year wait, IRS OKs tea party application
The Obama administration has agreed to grant tax-exempt status to True the Vote, one of the groups that had been caught up in the IRS targeting scandal, ending a three-year wait for charitable-group status.
Joe Scarborough: Sen. Ted Cruz's Obamacare defunding tactics are idiotic
Former GOP Rep. Joe Scarborough said Monday that Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to save face after calling on his colleagues to take a no-holds-barred — and tactically dumb — approach to defunding Obamacare.
52 percent of Americans say stricter gun laws won't make a difference in preventing mass shootings
Stricter gun control laws or better mental health care? Should the nation have a serious discussion about gun laws right after a mass shooting - or wait? They are complicated questions. A few numbers, then, from a public opinion survey conducted after the Navy Yard massacre.
Sen. Patrick Toomey: GOP should take 'realistic' approach to ending Obamacare
Sen. Patrick Toomey said Monday that Republicans should chip away at Obamacare over time and eventually repeal it when they have more control on Capitol Hill — putting him at odds with members of the GOP who are advocating a no-holds-barred strategy that could lead to a government shutdown.
Grassroots love: Republicans now have $12.5 million in mostly small donations
The average donation was $48. The percentage of donors who gave under $200 was 98 percent. It's amount to a very handsome chunk of change for the Republican Party, which now has $12.5 million in their war chest, cash on hand.
Grimm backs spending bill, but opposes shutdown
Rep. Michael Grimm, New York Republican, plans to support the resolution when the House votes Friday to defund Obamacare but continue funding the government.
Joe Biden and his wife head to Colorado to see flood damage
Vice President Joseph R. Biden and his wife, Jill, will tour flood-damaged areas in Colorado Monday, the White House announced.
Obama enlists Bill Clinton to help raise awareness of Obamacare
President Obama is turning again to his "explainer-in-chief," former President Bill Clinton, to discuss implementation of Obamacare next week.
Rep. Andy Harris calls for job training instead of food stamps
Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican, said that many who are using food stamps could benefit from job training instead to get people back in the workforce and help improve the economy.
Lawmaker wounded in Giffords shooting pushing for better mental health education
Rep. Ron Barber, the Arizona Democrat wounded in the 2011 Tucson shooting that also wounded his then-boss, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is pushing to educate first responders, teachers and others on how to recognize symptoms of mental health issues and get help for those who may be suffering from mental health problems.
Legal group says it will ask Supreme Court to take up contraception controversy
A legal advocacy group said Wednesday it will ask the Supreme Court to take up a Michigan manufacturing company's challenge to an Obama administration rule requiring larger companies to insure birth control.
Biden visits Navy Yard survivors at hospital
Vice President Joseph R. Biden paid a hospital visit Wednesday evening to people who were wounded in the Navy Yard shooting.
Sen. McConnell snags endorsement from nation's largest pro-life group
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell picked up the endorsement of National Right to Life, the nation's oldest and largest pro-life organization, giving the Kentucky Republican a key boost in his re-election race.
The mainstream press takes aim at the Second Amendment with biased coverage
Providing viable coverage of Second Amendment rights, gun control, public safety and American values is a tricky business. The press, however, is taking a few liberties here. Consider that their very language has changed: journalists appear to prefer term "gun reform" over "gun control." There's a reason for this.
