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Citing Constitution, House rejects recess appointee's testimony
A House committee chairman said Monday that he will not accept testimony from Richard Cordray, the chairman of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, because he was one of the recess appointments that a federal appeals court ruled were made in violation of the Constitution.
Obama to attend memorial service in Texas after Bush library opening
Thursday will be an emotional roller coaster for President Obama and first lady Michelle.
Ted Nugent: Bombing suspect should be hanged in public
Rock musician and conservative political pundit Ted Nugent wants Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to receive an old-school punishment with a long New England history: a public hanging.
Pro-life, stem-cell bill signed into law by Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday signed a law to create the first-of-its-kind center to study and advance therapies with adult stem cells.
Top Dem: 'Cruel' to use Boston bombings to stop immigration
The Senate's senior Democrat said Monday that lawmakers who are calling for a delay in immigration legislation because of last week's Boston Marathon bombings are "cruel."
Donald Trump: Is hospitalized Boston bombing suspect 'eligible' for 'Obamacare'?
Leave it to Donald Trump to link the simmering controversy over President Obama's health care law to the Boston Marathon bombings.
Sen. Cornyn surveys the damage from Texas plant explosion
While many Americans trained their eyes on the outskirts of Boston, Sen. John Cornyn surveyed the damage left by a massive deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in his state of Texas.
Sequester: IRS to shut down for five days
The IRS will shut down entirely for five days this year in order to try to meet its slimmed-down budget under the sequesters, a labor union that represents Treasury Department employees said on Friday.
Reuters erroneously reports George Soros' death
Days after 80-year-old conservative mega-financier Bob Perry died, the Reuters news agency erroneously posted an obituary for George Soros, his liberal counterpart.
Kerry urges Capitol Hill to be 'patient' on Iran
Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Thursday called on lawmakers in Washington to "be a little patient" with ongoing diplomatic talks between Iran, the U.S. and others in the international community over Tehran's suspected drive to obtain nuclear weapons.
New S.C. campaign ad tells ex-Gov. Mark Sanford to take a hike
A new campaign ad is reminding South Carolina voters of former Gov. Mark Sanford's bizarre fall from grace in 2009.
House bill would set up panel to umpire clash over federal, state marijuana laws
A House lawmaker has introduced a bill to create a panel to referee the legal clash between federal and state laws over marijuana.
Napolitano: 'Couldn't believe' anyone would credit fed ammo-buying reports
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday her office was slow in shooting down Internet rumors about massive federal government ammunition purchases because she didn't think the reports — and the news outlets such as Drudge Report that carried those reports — were credible.
House GOP hypocrites for criticizing 'Obamacare' efforts
A key Democratic congressman said Thursday it is "a little crazy" for House Republicans to criticize the Obama administration's efforts to implement and education the public about the federal health care law, considering they've denied it funding and try to dismantle it at every turn.
Obama pens paean to Coburn
They are often political opponents, but President Obama has written an poignant piece praising Sen. Tom Coburn, a conservative Oklahoma Republican, as part of Time magazine's story on the 100 most influential people in the world.
