Houston Rep. Al Green has renewed his request that the U.S. Justice Department investigate the case of Chad Holley, a Houston resident who was allegedly kicked, punched and beaten by several Houston police officers. Green’s new request — and a visit by ...

Fareed Zakaria GPS The euro; Greece; austerity versus stimulus: Italian Prime Minister: Mario Monti. Iran: Shamseddin Hosseini. (N) 7 and 10 a.m. CNN  Meet the Press Politics; Romney vs. Obama; the economy and spending: Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.

The few political “independents” in Congress – like Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont – are people who get elected not because of some structure someone else set up, but through their own political skill. And they end up caucusing with one ...

A bill introduced last November by two U.S. Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Peter DeFazio, calls for a tax of up to 0.25 percent – or 25 cents on every $100 – on the value of stock trades in addition to taxing transactions in ...

Gov. Chris Gregoire will deliver remarks in person and Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) will address the audience via video.

An amendment to eliminate such sponsorships from the defense budget could end the trend. Sponsored by US Reps. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) and Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), the amendment would eliminate military sponsorships in professional sports.

But Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said his staff did not receive a draft of the bill until late on Wednesday night, and needed more time to review it. "There is no reason in the world why we can't resolve whatever differences we have ...

The May 16 letter specifically referenced the case of Rep. Maxine Waters, and allegations that the California Democrat and a staffer improperly intervened with regulators on behalf of a community bank in which her husband had a financial stake. The charges ...

This Sunday’s television talk shows are packed with congressional leaders, headlined by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on ABC’s “This Week.” “Fox News Sunday” bills its weekend ...

College students are getting a chance to sound off on the stalemate over student loan interest rates. Sen. Tom Harkin hosted a listening session at Scott Community College. The interest rate will double on subsidized Stafford loans on July 1st unless ...

Others running for the GOP nomination are U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV of Fort Myers and former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux. The winner of the August primary will try to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November. Weldon's announcement ...

At this point in the process last time, Romney was at the top of the list for presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain. Romney was a strong candidate in the BWG sweepstakes: a private-equity banker from Michigan with two Harvard degrees.

He’s now a good solider for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Portman could well be president. But in the natural order of all things BWG, he was born to be vice president first. And Portman, like all BWGs considered for the No. 2 spot ...

Rep. Buck McKeon, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Yesterday, the House voted to reject an amendment to the defense authorization bill that would have effectively killed the Marine Corps. variant of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter.

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The minute Sen. Rob Portman, the Republican from Ohio who helped Mitt Romney win his state’s primary, walked into the room, I knew that he would be the Republican vice presidential candidate. As he conceded proudly, he is a Boring White Guy ...

Representative Dave Camp, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, said after weeks of meetings he saw strong Republican support for using year-end expiration of individual rates "as leverage to force action in 2013 on comprehensive tax reform."

Barney Frank, the co-author of the Dodd-Frank Act implemented in the wake of the 2008-09 financial crisis. In an interview with MarketWatch on Friday, Frank, who is the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said that so far he doesn't see ...

Senators Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) and Michael Enzi (R., Wyo.) chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, said in a joint statement that the committee “displayed strong bipartisan cooperation.”

Connie Mack, whom Mitt Romney endorsed this week, former Sen. George LeMieux, 2010 gubernatorial nominee Mike McCalister as well as others in the Aug. 14 Republican race. The winner will take on Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson this fall.