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Global warming as real as Obama's jobless numbers, GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher says
If you believe in man-made climate change — and think the nation's unemployment rate truly has fallen to 7.5 percent — then Rep. Dana Rohrabacher has a bridge to sell you.
Sen. Bob Corker: U.S. soon will be arming Syrian opposition
Fresh off his golf outing with President Obama, Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, predicted Tuesday that the United States will start arming rebel forces in Syria in the near future in hopes of ousting President Bashar Assad.
Sen. Joe Manchin: Expanded background gun checks can pass Senate
Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday that the Senate could agree on a plan to expand background checks on commercial gun sales.
Mark Sanford: 'One event does not define your life'
Republican Mark Sanford said Tuesday that he should not be defined by the high-profile extramarital affair with his Argentinian mistress that saw him disappear from his job as governor in 2009 for six days.
Reid calls Cruz 'schoolyard bully'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday called fellow Sen. Ted Cruz the "schoolyard bully" after they sparred over how to proceed on the budget.
Fla. Sen. Nelson seeks state legislative session to expand Medicaid under 'Obamacare'
Sen. Bill Nelson on Monday urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott to call a special legislative session in Tallahassee so up to one million state residents might still gain insurance under President Obama's health care law.
Lindsey Graham: 'Dam is about to break' on Benghazi
Sen. Lindsey Graham said that the testimony this week from a former top U.S. diplomat in Libya will "completely and fully" contradict the Obama administration's explanation of how events unfolded in the Benghazi attacks that led to the deaths of four Americans.
Obama golfs with two GOP senators
President Obama hit the links Monday morning with two Republican senators who have said they are interested in striking a bipartisan, long-term budget deal.
NRA 'out of touch' on gun-control measures, Conn. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, said Monday that the National Rifle Association's push back against expanded background checks for gun purchasers shows that the group is "out of touch" with the overwhelming majority of Americans and most of the group's gun-toting members.
Sen. Robert Casey pushes curbs on high-capacity ammo magazines
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. said Monday that Congress should take another shot at a proposal to expand background checks on gun purchasers and also should push harder to limit the size of high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Sen. Ted Cruz slams Internet sales tax bill
Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz, emerging as a leading voice of Capitol Hill conservatives, said Monday that it is "incomprehensible" that the Senate is close to passing a bill that would require booming Internet retailers to collect state sales taxes, warning that the move will kill jobs and hurt the economy.
South Carolina race 'too close to call': Poll
A new poll shows that the race to fill the open seat in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District is "too close to call."
FDA to probe use of caffeine in food products
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday said it will investigate whether it is safe for food manufacturers to add caffeine to their products.
GOP Rep.'s 'Obama Failometer Score' soars for May
Rep. Steve Stockman's 10-foot-long "Failometer" for President Obama may be physically gone, but it's not forgotten.
Kentucky Derby longshot horse carries Big Oil banner
He's the Sierra Club's least favorite horse in this weekend's Kentucky Derby.
