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…
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COCAINE BUST DERAILS FLEDGLING GOP CONGRESSMAN
Congressman Trey Radel addresses the media at his office in Cape Coral on Wednesday night Nov. 20, 2013. Earlier on Wednesday, Radel plead guilty to misdemeanor cocaine possession, receiving a…
CHRISTIE TO CAMPAIGN FOR GOP GOVERNORS NEXT YEAR
By KEN THOMAS New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news briefing for the Republican Governors Association (RGA) 2013 annual conference on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 in Scottsdale, Ariz.…
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,…
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…
GOP group money down, hints at donor uncertainty
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this March 2, 2013 file photo. Republican strategist Karl Rove speaks at the California Republican Party convention in Sacramento, Calif. The…
Correction: 2016-Governors vs Washington story
By THOMAS BEAUMONT & STEVE PEOPLES U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., holds a cheesehead hat with a drawing of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad on the top while presenting to Branstad…
GOP sees health care law as big 2014 opportunity
In this Nov. 15, 2013, photo, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., walks on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. In his West Virginia district, the TV ads attacking…