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House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt is stepping down as minority leader because of recent health issues.

The US House of Representatives has scheduled to vote on the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) for Wednesday or Thursday, and the pro and anti camps are marshaling their forces to ...

Progress Kentucky, a liberal group that wants to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has been in existence for four months, has raised $1,000, has spent $18 and has become infamous for blunders.

The liberal super PAC from Kentucky that incurred the wrath of one of the country's most powerful Republicans is an organization of outsiders that has barely raised any funds toward its stated goal of ousting U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell from office in 2014.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is meeting on Capitol Hill Friday with House Speaker John Boehner and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

A Senate aide and a lobbyist say two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases. The agreement could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb gun violence.

Even before it is unveiled, President Barack Obama's new budget is opening to poor reviews from liberal allies entrenched in their opposition to shaving benefit programs and GOP opponents equally opposed to new tax increases. The double-edged criticism comes even though the plan reprises a framework that once held the promise of a long-sought "grand bargain" for reducing government deficits.

An audio recording has surfaced of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and some of his campaign aides appearing to discuss whether they would use actress Ashley Judd's past bouts with depression against her ...