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In this July 16, 2015 photo,Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic lawmakers say they’re going to make those 60 days reviewing the nuclear deal with Iran count. That’s how long they will have once the White House transmits the agreement to Congress. The political calculus for Schumer is in a class of its own. Many members see him, likely the next Senate Democratic leader, as the most influential member of his party on the issue. For now, Schumer, who is Jewish, is staying mum, under pressure from the president, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton and pro-Israel groups opposed to the deal. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Chuck Schumer breaks with Obama, opposes Iran deal

Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced his opposition Thursday night to President Obama's deal to halt Iran's nuclear program, dealing a major symbolic blow to the White House, which is struggling to find enough support to preserve the deal in the face of congressional opposition.

August 6, 2015
Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman who stormed the presidential race, delivered lectures to the rest of his competitors, to the Fox News debate moderators, and to critics at large, defending his candor and saying the problem with politicians is weighing their words too much. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump clashes with field in Republican debate

Donald Trump kicked off the first prime-time debate of the 2016 presidential contest by saying he cannot agree to support the eventual Republican presidential nomination, and would consider running as an independent or third party if he is not the nominee -- drawing some boos from the audience and a fierce rebuke from Sen. Rand Paul.

August 6, 2015
FILE - In this June 20, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Carly Fiorina speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention in Washington. The 17 Republican presidential candidates made a total of 273 separate appearances on Fox News in May, June and July, according a count by Media Matters for America. Six candidates, Donald Trump, Fiorina, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Rand Paul and Rick Perry, have appeared 20 times or more each on Fox or Fox Business Channel in that period, according to the network. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Pro-lifers declare Carly Fiorina winner of debate

Pro-life advocates declared Carly Fiorina the "stand-out" candidate in the afternoon GOP debateThursday, and said the field overall shows pro-life stances continue to advance within the Republican Party.

August 6, 2015
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS can’t verify illegal immigrant IDs, vulnerable to fraud: Audit

The IRS cannot verify that illegal immigrants are who they say they are, the tax agency's inspector general reported Thursday in a new study that says the government doesn't have the tools to validate foreign governments' identity documents, and could be paying refunds without truly knowing who it's sending them to.

August 6, 2015
FILE- In this Aug. 1, 2015, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to the attendees at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. There will be no further roll call votes this week," McConnell, told a mostly empty Senate on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Senate is joining the House in summer recess as Congress sets course for an autumn of showdowns over Iran, spending and Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Mitch McConnell says no immigration deal this year

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that the prospect the 114th Congress passing an overhaul of the broken immigration system is dim thanks to President Obama's unilateral push to grant amnesty to some illegal immigrants.

August 6, 2015
The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

10 tea party groups still awaiting approval from IRS

Ten tea party groups are still awaiting approval by the IRS years after they applied for tax-exempt status, Senate investigators revealed Wednesday in a report that recommends the tax agency issue a ban preventing employees who work on nonprofit applications from engaging in political activity.

August 5, 2015
Ron Paul is still politically active, and has launched a support campaign for son Sen. Rand Paul's presidential campaign. (Associated Press)

Former Ron Paul staffers indicted on corruption charges

Three of former presidential hopeful Ron Paul's 2012 campaign staffers, one of whom also worked for top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell's 2014 campaign, were charged in an indicted unsealed Wednesday that accuses them of paying off an Iowa state senator to switch allegiance in the last presidential race.

August 5, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has more than twice the support of his closest rivals. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s rise, staying power turn 2016 Republican contest on its head

Donald Trump has not only survived but thrived in nearly two months as the must-watch presidential candidate by easily surmounting controversies and high-profile clashes with fellow Republicans and making an ascent in the polls that has confounded pundits, pollsters and political opponents alike.

August 4, 2015
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, listens to remarks while addressing the media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 21, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Congress sets dramatic September votes on Iran nuclear deal

GOP leaders in the House and Senate both said Tuesday they will hold votes in September on resolutions to disapprove of President Obama's Iran nuclear program deal, setting up a dramatic showdown that will test the White House's ability to keep its allies on board in the face of stiff political pressure.

August 4, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican and presidential hopeful, speaks during a meet and greet event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 1, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP fails to cut off Planned Parenthood funding

Congressional Republicans lost the first battle of the new war over federal funding for Planned Parenthood on Monday as Democrats successfully filibustered to keep money flowing to the controversial organization in the wake of videos seemingly showing its employees negotiating over the sale of fetal body parts.

August 3, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the Road to Majority 2015 convention in Washington on June 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bobby Jindal cancels Planned Parenthood contract in wake of videos

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal canceled Planned Parenthood's Medicaid contract with his state Monday, moving to strip the organization of funding in the wake of disturbing undercover videos that appeared to show employees haggling over selling fetal tissue obtained from abortions.

August 3, 2015
FILE - In this Tuesday, July 3, 2007, file photo, Mark Everson poses for a portrait at a Red Cross chapter, in New York. Everson, who led the Internal Revenue Service from 2003 to 2007, says he’s running as a Republican for president because he wants to make federal tax laws more consistent and less complex. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Mark Everson, former IRS chief, challenges Fox News debate

Mark Everson, a former chief of the IRS who is making a long shot bid for the GOP's presidential nomination, said he is filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday challenging the method Fox News is using to pick the candidates on stage for Thursday's first primary debates.

August 3, 2015