Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu defeated
By MELINDA DESLATTE, BILL BARROW Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy defeated Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu on Saturday, denying her a fourth term and extending the GOP’s domination of the 2014 midterm…
Political parties
GOP to match Truman-era high with 246 House seats
Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the party’s post-World War II high during…
Homeland chief faces GOP critics on immigration
By ERICA WERNER Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is defending President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration even as GOP lawmakers work to find the best way to stop them.…
Republicans push to update education law
By KIMBERLY HEFLING The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate…
Obama tackles economy, cynicism in Kansas City speech
President Barack Obama worked to rally public support for his economic policies Wednesday in a Kansas City speech that expressed worry about the nation’s gap between rich and poor. He…
Obama to GOP: ‘Stop just hating all the time’
By NEDRA PICKLER President Barack Obama picks up a souvenir cup while meeting with four Kansas City residents who wrote him letters, over dinner at Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque restaurant Tuesday,…
GOP blocks tax hike on firms moving overseas
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER FILE – This July 9, 2014, file photo shows, from left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen.…
IMMIGRATION DEBATE UPENDED BY A FLOOD OF CHILDREN
BY JIM KUHNHENN FILE – This July 24, 2013 file photo shows demonstrators lying in front of the White House in Washington to represent deported family members during a rally…