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Activists Danny Ruthenberg-Marshall, left, and Lindsey Halvorson carry signs outside the White House after attending a rally in support of President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline legislation.

Senate fails to overturn Obama’s veto of Keystone XL pipeline bill

June 21, 2019 at 12:47 a.m.

The Senate failed Wednesday to override President Obama's veto of Keystone XL pipeline legislation, ending for now attempts by Congress to speed up approval of the controversial energy project. Falling...

Former Homeland Security Secretaries, Tom Ridge, left, and Michael Chertoff, center, join current Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, right, for a joint news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015.

Senate considers deal to avoid partial Homeland Security shutdown

June 30, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

Senate leaders moved toward a deal Wednesday to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, sidestepping a fight over immigration policy. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, declared his administration...

"I'm hoping that after many years of darkness and blockade, this vote can be a first little beam of light," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), left, with Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in Florida last year.

The Senate makes it official: Climate change is not a hoax

June 21, 2019 at 1:14 p.m.

The U.S. Senate has made it official: Climate change is not a hoax. As part of the long debate on the Keystone XL pipeline, the Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for...

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, greets House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill.

Boehner reelected as Speaker, but control over GOP majority precarious

June 23, 2019 at 4:05 a.m.

John A. Boehner secured a third term as House Speaker on Tuesday, overcoming a brazen revolt by GOP conservatives to oust him but renewing questions about his hold over the...

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (left) campaigns with Florida Governor Rick Scott during a stop at Milander Park on November 2, 2014 in Hialeah, Florida.

George W. Bush makes case for brother Jeb to run for president in 2016

June 25, 2019 at 4:08 a.m.

Former Republican President George W. Bush said in an interview that aired Sunday that there was a "50-50" chance his younger brother, Jeb, would run for president in 2016. "He's...

Former Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. has been hired by the California Legislature to provide legal guidance on fighting against the Trump administration.

Who will Obama appoint to replace Holder, and can the nominee get confirmed?

May 17, 2019 at 10:05 a.m.

Confirming a new attorney general to replace Eric Holder is certain to prompt a heated political debate during a robust post-election lame-duck session of Congress – one made especially more...

Growing police use of military equipment faces scrutiny

June 23, 2019 at 3:01 p.m.

The image of Ferguson, Mo., police officers in camouflage pointing high-caliber rifles from armored vehicles at unarmed protesters has crystallized a debate over whether a decades-long flow of military-grade equipment...

Demonstrators opposed to sending unaccompanied minor immigrants back to Central America protest in front of the White House earlier this month.

Senate GOP blocks $2.7 billion border security bill

June 17, 2018 at 11:55 a.m.

U.S. Senate legislation giving President Barack Obama $2.7 billion to deal with tens of thousands of Central American migrant children amassing at the southwestern U.S. border was blocked on Thursday...

Obama warns of risks posed by Syrian militants with Western passports

June 17, 2018 at 1:07 p.m.

WASHINGTON — President Obama acknowledged Sunday that militants fighting in Syria and Iraq pose a direct threat to the United States because many of them have Western passports that enable...

Benghazi suspect’s court case in U.S. likely to revive political furor

June 17, 2018 at 1:12 p.m.

The federal arraignment Saturday of the suspected ringleader of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is likely to revive the political firestorm over prosecuting terrorism suspects on American soil. Libyan militant Ahmed...

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