It was a rare show of bipartisanship -- President Barack Obama, flanked by Democrats and Republicans in April, signing into law a bill that would ban insider trading on Capitol Hill. The measure, known as the STOCK Act, had passed the House and Senate at warp speed.
CNN's Dana Bash explains how the Senate and House are interpreting a law differently, hindering transparency on trades.
The health care reform law is in jeopardy. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Will Cain and Christine Romans explain what's on the line.
The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that President Obama signed in March 2010. Here's a look at key moments in the law's history:
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule this month on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act , the health-care reform law that President Obama had signed in March 2010. Here's a look at key moments in the law's history:
Sen. Scott Brown talks to CNN's Piers Morgan about contraception rights for women.
In the wake of the GSA convention scandal that is still reverberating across the government, officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pulled a help-wanted ad for a magician to appear at a leadership training event for its staff in the Washington area next month.
For more than half a year, super PACs and other third-party advertisers have aired misleading attacks against Republican Massachusetts incumbent Sen. Scott Brown and his probable Democratic opponent, professor Elizabeth Warren. (You can see a sample of these ads at FlackCheck.org.).
Even though House Republicans are now wisely folding their tents, their disarray this week over extending a payroll tax cut has left a sour taste at year's end in Washington, contributing in no small part to an even bigger political story: the resurrection of President Obama and his fellow Democrats heading toward the 2012 elections.
President Obama tells the GOP there's been enough game playing with the payroll tax cut debate.
The Senate overwhelmingly cleared a test vote allowing it to take up a bill this week to help unemployed veterans seeking jobs as well as federal contractors facing a new tax burden in 2013.
U.S. stocks were headed for early gains Wednesday as Apple's knockout results lifted the tech sector and speculation about a debt ceiling deal boosted the broader market.
Politics is serious business -- but not all the time.
'Daffy' Gadhafi
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Is Gadhafi really daffy? We look at him as he looks in a mirror. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.
As a child, Brown was told by his camp counselor, "If you tell anybody, I'll kill you"
U.S. stocks were poised to open higher, after slightly better-than-expected data on the the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits.
The Senate failed Tuesday to advance a bill that would have extended the deadline to file for federal unemployment insurance through next year.
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail, there's always something that gets a laugh. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
With midterms around the corner, Republican candidates are hoping Sen. Scott Brown's appeal will bring a boost to their campaigns.
Two key Republican senators announced their support for the Wall Street reform bill Monday, placing Senate Democrats days away from winning the final vote to passing the most sweeping set of changes to the financial system in decades.
From the micro-donation platform first popularized by Howard Dean in 2003 to the million-strong Barack Obama Facebook page to the huge audience of the Huffington Post, liberals have been the dominant political force on the internet since the digital revolution began.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan received critical cover from moderate Republicans on Thursday on two issues likely to dominate her upcoming confirmation hearings: gays in the military and judicial experience.
Sen. Scott Brown's vote Wednesday for the Democratic-backed $15 billion jobs bill is a sign that he's showcasing a campaign pledge to bring an independent mind to Washington, a Senate analyst said.
President Obama says he understands his administration hasn't done enough to stimulate more job creation and hiring.
The Senate voted Monday to push forward a $15 billion jobs creation bill that would give businesses a tax break for hiring the unemployed.
Confident conservative activists gathered Friday in Washington, reaffirming their principles, recharging their supporters and vowing to wrest power away from Democrats.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drew many standing ovations from a friendly crowd Saturday night as she blasted Washington Democrats and the Obama administration in a keynote speech for what was billed as the first national Tea Party Convention.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blasted Democrats and the Obama administration at the Tea Party Convention.
Republican Scott Brown was sworn in Thursday as the new U.S. senator from Massachusetts to fill the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, and immediately signaled opposition to President Obama's spending plans.
Republican Scott Brown is officially sworn in to the U.S. Senate.
The election victory of Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown is expected to be certified Thursday, which could allow him to be sworn in as early as Thursday afternoon to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy.
A grass-roots movement is growing across this country, and like the Ross Perot movement of 18 years ago, it will turn the political landscape upside down, with the consequences being felt long afterwards.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist faces a tough opponent from within the GOP for mid-term elections. CNN's Jim Acosta reports.
President Obama took his renewed jobs push beyond the Washington beltway again Tuesday, heading to the politically critical state of New Hampshire for a town hall meeting.
A New Hampshire teacher asks President Obama his views on "No Child Left Behind" and how to make college more affordable.
CNN's Brianna Keilar reports on the future of health care reform legislation on Capitol Hill.
Only three in ten Americans say they want Congress to pass legislation similar to the health care reform bills that have already been approved by the House and Senate, according to a new national poll.
Democrats and Republicans woke up this week with a fresh perspective on the midterm elections.
A panel traces the missteps of the Democrats in the months leading up to last night's upset loss of a Senate seat.
Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator from Wrentham, Mass., last week pulled off one of the most shocking upsets in the long history of Bay State politics when he defeated Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election to fill the empty U.S. Senate seat left by the late Ted Kennedy.
The message from voters in Massachusetts has Democrats reassessing their next steps as they balance the risks of an election year with an agenda they can no longer push through on their own.
What does the Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts mean for Congressional Democrats?
John King and his "magic wall" explain which Bay Staters voted for Scott Brown and why.
Political analysts say that emotions played as big a role as issues in Republican Scott Brown's earthshaking win this week in traditionally Democratic Massachusetts.
He was talking about health care, but President Obama could have just as easily been summing up his entire first year when he made some blunt comments in a closed-door meeting with House Democrats last week.
Republican Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts has forced congressional Democrats and the White House to assess their agenda going forward.
President Obama explains his economic vision and support for health care reform to supporters in Ohio.
President Obama admitted Friday that he has run into a "buzz saw" in the yearlong health care debate.
Candace Brooks is a Democrat who voted for the losing candidate Tuesday. Yet she, too, is part of the Massachusetts Message.
CNN's Brianna Keilar asks Senator-elect Scott Brown about what part of health care reform he supports.
Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown arrived on Capitol Hill on Thursday, two days after pulling off a once-unthinkable victory that has bolstered Republicans nationwide and reformulated the political calculus in Washington.
His daughter was on season five of American Idol - and she's single
If the Obama White House was as good at listening to voters' concerns and adjusting their policy goals accordingly as they are at spinning Democratic losses in an attempt to contain the damage, they would probably have fewer losses to spin.
Nervous Democrats debated Wednesday how to save a health care reform plan suddenly pushed to the brink of defeat by an upset GOP Senate win in Massachusetts.
Roland Martin and Erick Erickson discuss the state of President Obama's domestic agenda.
Senator-elect Scott Brown is asked about future political aspirations, and talks about his chat with President Obama.
Even before the polls closed on Tuesday night, Democrats were distancing themselves from their candidate, Martha Coakley, and blaming her stunning loss in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts on what they described as a lackluster campaign.
The morning after winning the Massachusetts Senate special election on Tuesday, Scott Brown was still trying to take it all in.
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