Rep. Steve Stockman, a conservative Texas Republican, said Tuesday that House officials have banned him from posting a billboard tracking President Obama's failures in office. Published February 12 2013
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper went to unusually great lengths to learn firsthand the strides the oil and gas industry has made to minimize environmental harm from fracking. Published February 12 2013
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee argued during a Tuesday hearing that a balance can be struck between combating gun violence with new laws and protecting Americans' Second Amendment rights, while Republicans said it would be unwise to enact new laws until the current ones are more vigorously enforced. Published February 12 2013
The No. 2 civilian in the Defense Department said Tuesday he will refuse part of his salary this year in order to feel the kind of pain that other civilian workers will feel if the automatic spending cuts due March 1 take effect. Published February 12 2013
Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Monday characterized suggestions that he has ever favored confiscating guns as "malarkey" — a term the garrulous Mr. Biden used in last fall's vice presidential debate to rebut his opponent, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. Published February 11 2013
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday dared President Obama to address the unintended consequences of "Obamacare" in his State of the Union address. Published February 11 2013
If the first step to recovery is to admit you have a problem, Democratic leaders are not quite in agreement on the question of federal spending. Published February 11 2013
While other members of Congress are hosting gun-control advocates for Tuesday's State of the Union address, Rep. Steve Stockman has given one of his visitor's gallery tickets to Ted Nugent, the conservative gun-rights supporter. Published February 11 2013
The federal government recouped $4.2 billion from fraudulent health care payments in fiscal 2012, the Obama administration said Monday, calling it the best return on investment since the government began a program 16 years ago to try to collect on bad payments. Published February 11 2013
With respect to approving the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama officially has been put on the clock. Published February 11 2013
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama said they were sending "our appreciation and prayers to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI" Monday after the 85-year-old Roman Catholic pontiff unexpectedly announced his retirement because of failing health. Published February 11 2013
Senate Democrats will press ahead with Chuck Hagel's nomination to be the next defense secretary — and they have the support of Sen. John McCain, a senior Republican who says the Armed Services Committee has properly vetted the nomination. Published February 11 2013
The political action committee founded by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, Mark Kelly, released its first television ad Monday — one day before President Obama's State of the Union address, in which he is expected to address gun control in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings in December. Published February 11 2013
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will make his third appearance in the NBA's All-Star Celebrity Game on Friday night, taking the court alongside former athletes and Hollywood stars. Published February 11 2013
Sen. Rand Paul thinks actress Ashley Judd might be better qualified to run for a seat in England's Parliament than the U.S. Congress. Published February 10 2013
Sen. John McCain on Sunday against blasted President Obama and his national security team for not intervening in the ongoing Syrian civil war. Published February 10 2013
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor earlier this week said Virginia's background check system could potentially serve as a national model — and the state's two Democratic Senators agree with him. Published February 8 2013
Sen. Rand Paul will deliver what's being billed as the official tea party response to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday, the Tea Party Express announced Friday afternoon — putting yet another top 2016 GOP presidential contender head-to-head with Mr. Obama. Published February 8 2013
Six educators who were slain in the Sandy Hook school massacre will be honored posthumously by President Obama next week in a ceremony at the White House. Published February 8 2013
Democrat William "Mo" Cowan was sworn into the Senate shortly after noon on Thursday, filling the seat that former Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry vacated to become secretary of state. Published February 7 2013
By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
The young drop coverage to avoid higher premiums
