DEMS, OBAMA, HEAD INTO 2014 DISTANT, DETERMINED
By LAURIE KELLMAN FILE – In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for…
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Capitol Christmas tree arrives in Washington, DC
The 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree, an 88-foot-tall Engelmann spruce from Colville National Forest in northeast Washington State, is lifted from a flat bed truck as it arrives on Capitol Hill…
CONGRESS PLANS TOUGH IRAN SANCTIONS IF DEAL FAILS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, visit the media seating area of Kerry’s aircraft as it sits on…
DEMOCRATS VOTE TO CURB FILIBUSTERS ON APPOINTEES
By DAVID ESPO and ALAN FRAM Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., center, with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., at far right,…
Obama, Clinton families pay tribute to JFK
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, along with members of the Kennedy…
Ky. provides power players to Washington politics
By ROGER ALFORD FILE – In this Aug. 22, 2013 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speak with reporters following their…
US, Afghans work toward agreement on night raids
By KATHY GANNON and AMIR SHAH An Afghan policeman stands at attention as his commander passes by at a checkpoint overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Security in the…
JFK: Mementoes kept 50 years mark awful day
By JAMIE STENGLE and CHRISTOPHER SULLIVAN FILE – In this Friday morning, Nov. 22, 1963 file photo, President John F. Kennedy, center, and Vice President Lyndon Johnson, center right, walk…