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Joni Ernst, one-time hog castrator, is GOP's newest darlingJoni Ernest won the Republican primary for US Senate in Iowa and now has a chance to take a Democratic-held seat. With viral Internet ads, a compelling story, and good shooting aim, she's united the tea party and GOP establishment behind her.
Why Democrats are cheering over Mississippi primaryTea party Republican Chris McDaniel barely leads Sen. Thad Cochran in the Mississippi primary, with the race perhaps heading to a June 24 runoff. If Mr. McDaniel wins, Democrats hope he could implode like other tea party candidates have.
In Mitch McConnell's Kentucky, a bipartisan effort to kick the coal habitSen. Mitch McConnell and his Democratic challenger in Kentucky are blasting proposed EPA rules on carbon emissions even as a bipartisan effort is afoot to diversify the economy in coal country.
Reid, McConnell wrangle over amendment. Is it too hard to change Constitution?Democrats are pushing for an amendment that would allow Congress to rein in campaign spending. It has no chance of passing, highlighting how hard it is to change the US Constitution.
Bowe Bergdahl swap: Did President Obama break the law?Republican critics say President Obama failed to give Congress adequate notice about the Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap. Legal analysts tend to agree, but it's hardly cut and dried.
Will Mississippi video scandal cost tea party a Senate scalp?Sen. Thad Cochran and tea party-backed Chris McDaniel are tied in polls going into Tuesday's primary. Mississippi is the tea party's best chance at defeating an incumbent GOP senator this year.
Major EPA carbon emissions cuts: How they could affect the economyThe EPA's proposed rules aim to lower carbon emissions to fight climate change. The energy industry is angry about the cuts, but by many measures, the economic impact could be light.
Bowe Bergdahl release 101: four reasons Republicans are irked by POW caseRepublicans say they will hold hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, suggesting President Obama broke the law and compromised national security. Are the concerns valid, or is this just election-year politics? Here is a closer look at the charges.
Minimum wage: Seattle approves $15/hour, will other cities follow?The Seattle City Council voted for a $15/hour minimum. With the battle for a federal minimum wage of $10.10 stalled in Washington, states and cities have been acting on their own in a kind of fiscal federalism.
Obama climate change plan 101: What's in new EPA rules?The EPA has unveiled new rules to cut carbon emissions from power plants. It's President Obama's attempt to significantly add to his legacy on climate change. What will the new rules do? A point-by-point look at the essentials.
Republicans slam Obama over Bowe Bergdahl swap. Why he won't care.Republicans are suggesting President Obama might have conceded too much in winning the freedom of prisoner of war Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. But the president has shown he is unafraid of going into gray areas of foreign policy.
Can Hillary Clinton get beyond Benghazi?In her new memoir, Hillary Clinton says ‘Those who insist on politicizing the tragedy will have to do so without me.’ Republicans see Benghazi as prime political territory.
Obama's Bowe Bergdahl prisoner swap: Was it illegal?President Obama is supposed to give Congress advanced warning of Guantánamo detainee transfers. In the swap that freed Bowe Bergdahl, he didn't. Why? It has to do with 'signing statements.'
Republicans getting buzzed on pot possibilities?Most Republican lawmakers are strictly anti-pot, but a growing contingent of libertarian-leaning and tea party conservatives have begun to embrace marijuana legalization.
Obama set to limit power plant carbon emissions. GOP pushes backOn Monday, the EPA is expected to set the first carbon pollution limits on existing US power plants. In this ongoing fight with the GOP, President Obama is emphasizing health benefits.
Why Congress targets mental health, not gun control, after mass killingsThe UC Santa Barbara killings revived calls for more aggressive federal action on gun control. But in Congress, the emphasis is on mental-health fixes to stem violent attacks. Here's what the House is considering and why.
Veterans Affairs chief Eric Shinseki quits. Will that solve VA's problems?In the end, combined pressures resulting from mismanagement at VA health facilities proved too much for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to withstand. President Obama accepted his resignation Friday.
Obama delays executive action to ease deportations. Why?President Obama has already used executive action to cut back on deportations of undocumented immigrants in 2012. He was poised to do it again, but didn't. At least, not yet.
How John F. Kennedy celebrated his last birthday, May 29, 1963JFK's last birthday was classic 'Camelot,' with 'festive yachting suit and dress' and a dash of Hollywood. 'I don’t think I had ever seen the president and Mrs. Kennedy having more fun,' wrote an aide.
Is the politics of gun violence pushing gunmakers out of liberal Northeast?Many gunmakers have long been based in relatively liberal states, where gun-control efforts have followed recent US gun violence. Some manufactures are picking friendlier states for new investments.
