Sequestration is like the weather in Washington -- everybody talks about it, no one likes it, and no one knows what to do about it.
Rep. Gwen Moore explains why she told her personal story of rape and abuse on the House floor.
The U.S. Senate voted to renew a law designed to combat domestic abuse Thursday after Republicans stepped back from what was becoming a politically risky fight over some of the expansions they oppose .
Senate Democrats proposed Friday tax incentives for businesses hiring veterans as well as job training for all service members leaving the military.
A group of 36 senators from both parties came together Thursday to pledge support for a comprehensive deficit reduction plan, urging the special congressional committee working on the issue to "go big."
Differing partisan perspectives were on display Thursday as a special congressional committee set up under last month's debt-ceiling agreement held its first meeting to begin forging a long-term deficit reduction plan.
Neel Kashkari explains what major reforms are needed in order to bring long-term economic growth to the U.S.
Republican leaders on Wednesday named fiscal conservatives for their six picks for a new congressional "super committee" charged with crafting a plan to reduce the country's mounting deficits.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made his picks Tuesday for the Congressional "super committee" that will face the unenviable task of finding trillions to slice from the federal budget.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Tuesday that he would appoint Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Max Baucus of Montana and Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts to the congressional "super committee," charged with crafting a plan to cut the country's deficit.
When American troops finally leave the military, they face a whole new battle: finding a job.
CNN's Dana Bash reports on a new bill that aims to redefine certain abortion rights.
House Republicans are holding hearings this week on legislation to restrict federal support for abortion, a move that has little support in the Democratic-controlled Senate or White House, but is of enormous importance to the GOP's socially conservative base.
Sen. Patty Murray claims victory in Washington state, giving the Democrats one more seat in the Senate.
Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray will serve a fourth term in the Senate after challenger Dino Rossi conceded Thursday, two days after Election Day.
President Obama urges supporters to step up grass roots efforts to help get more Democrats to the polls on November 2.
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin remembers sitting down for a meeting at the White House with the rest of the Democratic leadership a month ago, when President Obama promised he was blowing up his schedule to try to help keep control of Congress.
She went to Congress 18 years ago as a self-described soccer mom and senator in tennis shoes. Now, Patty Murray is running for her political life. Her fate in deep blue Washington state could tip the balance of power in Washington, D.C.
CNN's Jim Acosta reports on how vote-counters could be up all night tabulating Washington's close Senate race.
First lady Michelle Obama urges voters to stay the course for change at an event for Washington Sen. Patty Murray.
With just over two weeks before the election, Pres. Obama rallied voters at an event for Washington Sen. Patty Murray.
President Obama will wake up in Seattle on Thursday amid a four-day, multi-state tour aimed at propping up embattled Senate incumbents in Washington, California and Nevada.
President Obama asserts that Republicans have caused the financial crisis and hope voters will forget.
With only 13 days remaining before Election Day 2010 and early voting already happening in several states, the midterm marathon is now a sprint as Democrats work frantically to establish a beachhead to protect their congressional majorities while Republicans hope voter anger over the economy propels them into power.
White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod talks about midterm elections with CNN's John King.
President Obama embarks Wednesday on his longest campaign swing of the midterm election season, with top adviser David Axelrod saying that "nobody has as big a megaphone as the president" and that he plans to use it aggressively to lay out the stakes for November 2.
Voters in Washington state and Wyoming picked their candidates for the general election, setting the stage for some potential nail biters in November.
Voters in Washington state and Wyoming hold primaries Tuesday, with the Senate contest in Washington and a battle for the open Wyoming governor's seat the most closely watched races of the day.
Residents in Seattle, Washington, were shaken Tuesday afternoon by what sounded like explosions after two F-15s were dispatched in response to a report of a small plane that entered restricted airspace where President Barack Obama was campaigning for Sen. Patty Murray.
Sen. Patty Murray blasted BP on Thursday for failing to attend her subcommittee's hearing on oil and gas worker safety.
President Barack Obama says the current laws surrounding oil are inadequate and need to be updated.
A man accused of threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wept Thursday as he talked to his attorney before a federal court hearing.
Police arrested a 64-year-old Washington state resident who authorities say made death threats against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Top House Democrats on Tuesday slammed insurers who claim that domestic violence is a pre-existing condition that can be used to deny coverage to battered women.
Amtrak would lose its federal subsidies if it doesn't put a system in place by early next year to check and track firearms so that passengers can legally put the weapons in their checked baggage, the Senate voted Wednesday.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.
Two Democratic senators on Tuesday called for the chief mental health official of the Veterans Affairs Department to resign, saying he tried to cover up the rising number of veteran suicides
Every day, five U.S. soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was less than one suicide attempt a day.
War and suicides
updated: Sun Feb 03 2008 08:34:00
New Army numbers indicate suicides by U.S. soldiers may have hit an all-time high last year. CNN's Jamie Mcintyre reports.
President Bush on Tuesday announced the nomination of retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Senate Democratic leaders are accusing the Bush administration of mishandling invitations to classified Pentagon briefings about the Iraq war, causing many colleagues to miss the event.
The Department of Veterans Affairs knew for months that shower heads, handrails and other fixtures posed serious suicide risks to Seattle-area psychiatric patients, but refused to fix the problems
The U.S. military is "securing" promises of the Declaration of Independence for both Americans and Iraqis, President Bush said in his weekly radio address Saturday.
The following is a letter spearheaded by California Senator Dianne Feinstein and signed by 20 democratic senators.
Returning from a tense day in Sea Island, Georgia, where his call for a stronger NATO role in Iraq was met with reservations, and facing troubling new poll numbers, President Bush today plans to visit briefly with Nancy Reagan and her family then view Ronald Reagan's casket in the Capitol Rotunda at 7 p.m. ET.
Two new polls show President Bush's numbers climbing despite tough books, a tough news conference and tough times in Iraq.
It just wouldn't be tax day without politicians telling taxpayers how they will ease the pain next year.
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