DEMOCRATS BREAKING GOP’S LONG LOCK ON CUBAN VOTE
By MICHAEL J. MISHAK FILE – In this Oct. 23, 2103 file photo, Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. For more than…
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OUTSIDE MONEY CAN BE KEY FACTOR IN 2014 ELECTIONS
By PHILIP ELLIOTT Virginia Gov-elect, Terry McAuliffe, gestures during a news conference in Richmond, Va., on Dec. 18, 2013. McAuliffe’s successful campaign for governor in Virginia might provide a playbook…
SPEAKER BOEHNER ENDS ROUGH YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this Sept. 3, 2013, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama speaks to media in the Cabinet Room…
HEALTH CARE DIVIDES SOME REPUBLICAN SENATE RIVALS
By BILL BARROW FILE – In this March 20, 2010 file photo, Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., speaks to people demonstrating against the health care bill on the U.S. Capitol steps…
CONGRESS DOES LITTLE OF CONSEQUENCE, EXCEPT ARGUE
By DAVID ESPO FILE – This Sept. 24, 2013, file image from Senate video show Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking on the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.…
DEMOCRATS WORK TO RAISE NUMBER OF FEMALE GOVERNORS
By STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan speaks at an Emily’s List town hall discussion entitled “Madam President” in Manchester,…
HO– USE REPUBLICANS SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR BUDGET DEAL
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters’ questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec.…
BIPARTISAN BUDGET DEAL SETS OFF SOME GRUMBLING
By ANDREW TAYLOR House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., announce a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a…