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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.
Republicans stalling until 2016 election, Rep. Elijah Cummings says
A top Democrat in the House believes his counterparts in the GOP want to bottle up most legislation and hold out until the 2016 presidential election, in the hopes their party will recapture the White House.
Thousands sign White House petition demanding another Zimmerman trial
Supporters of a civil-rights prosecution of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of black teenager Trayvon Martin have started an online petition on the White House's website.
Obama revamps federal AIDS response
President Obama issued an executive order Monday to enhance the federal government's response to "the ongoing domestic HIV epidemic," including expanded testing, the White House said.
Obama hosts former President George H.W. Bush at White House
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at the White House Monday to honor the 5,000th Point of Light award recipient from the national volunteer service that Mr. Bush helped to create.
Donald Trump: George Zimmerman not 'going to heaven very quickly'
A Florida jury has decided that George Zimmerman is not guilty, but at least one observer says he's still "no angel."
On immigration, only older whites lean toward GOP: poll
As the debate over immigration reform swirls in Washington, new polling data released Monday shows that a solid plurality of Americans say they "relate" more to Democrats than Republicans on the issue.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Critics are wrong about abortion bill
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended his state's new limits on abortion, widely seen as the most restrictive in the nation.
