AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said the labor federation doesn't have a specific fundraising goal for its new super PAC, but the union chief predicted the political arm will generate enough cash to "build the power of America's silent majority," the middle class and the poor. Published August 31 2011
President Obama will travel to Paterson, N.J., Sunday to see the damage inflicted by Hurricane Irene, the White House has announced. Published August 31 2011
Vermont's congressman on Wednesday sent a letter to House leaders saying his state will need federal disaster payments to recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Irene. Published August 31 2011
Hollywood actress Daryl Hannah was among dozens of activists arrested Tuesday outside the White House as part of an orchestrated, two-week-long protest against a proposed oil pipeline. Published August 30 2011
Insurers and patients are waiting to find out what types of medical services will be considered “essential benefits” by the Obama administrative and singled out for mandatory coverage. Published August 29 2011
One congressman wants to know if President Obama's half-uncle will be granted "amnesty" under new rules the Obama administration announced earlier this month designed to let lower-priority illegal immigrants remain in the country. Published August 29 2011
Add Texas Gov. Rick Perry to the list of GOP presidential contenders who've signed the Susan B. Anthony List's pro-life pledge -- putting him at odds with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, one of the four candidates in the field who have refused to jump on board. Published August 24 2011
President Obama, who was golfing in Martha's Vineyard Tuesday afternoon when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the East Coast, convened a conference call with top staffers to discuss the status of critical infrastructure, the White House said. Published August 23 2011
Congress fled town early this month and left work undone in Washington — but it wasn't to rush back and hear from constituents at home. Published August 22 2011
A new Gallup poll shows President Obama would face a tight race against four Republican presidential contenders, with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney beating him by two percentage points if the election were held today. Published August 22 2011
Responding to President Obama's plans to run for re-election by blaming Congress for inaction, House Speaker John A. Boehner on Wednesday said the real hold-up is Senate Democrats. Published August 17 2011
The outspoken leader of a popular tea party group says Texas Gov. Rick Perry has skeletons in his closet that could hurt his chances of winning support from the grass roots movement and securing the Republican presidential nomination. Published August 17 2011
President Obama told Iowans Tuesday that his bus tour of the Midwest is restoring his mental outlook after contentious debt negotiations with congressional Republicans. Published August 16 2011
Americans' opinion of Congress has hit a record low, with only 13 percent of voters saying they approve of the way Capitol Hill lawmakers are doing their jobs, the Gallup polling service reported Tuesday. Published August 16 2011
Rep. Allen B. West, an outspoken freshman Republican from Florida, told a gathering of tea party supporters Monday evening that, while he doesn't expect to make the race, he is leaving the door open to running for Senate in 2012. Published August 16 2011
Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday it's too soon to say whether he will support President Obama's reelection bid next year. Published August 16 2011
Democrats are moving quickly to capitalize on Warren E. Buffett's "tax-me-more" op-ed in today's New York Times. Published August 15 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on the Republican presidential campaign trail in Iowa on Monday, said his economic record is second to none in the field of GOP contenders. Published August 15 2011
Sixty-nine members of Congress are urging President Obama to shut down the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation -- once known as the School of the Americas. Published August 12 2011
White House press secretary Jay Carney defended President Obama's decision to headline a glitzy Manhattan fundraiser Thursday night, arguing that other politicians are doing the same thing and voters understand that's how the system works. Published August 11 2011
By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
