In Moore, Okla., residents, officials and volunteer workers come to grips with the aftermath of the EF-5 level tornado that levelled hundreds of homes in the town.

Dan Balz and Jon Cohen

Poll: most back immigration reform, call Senate gun vote “wrong,” making complex calculus for GOP lawmakers

Scott Clement and Sean Sullivan

Voting against background checks could have political consequences.

Josh Hicks

The vote split along party lines but moved the confirmation process to the full Senate.

Carol Morello and Melissa Bell

As cleanup began after Monday’s tornado, volunteers prepared the cemetery for victims’ burials.

Karen DeYoung and Peter Finn

Attorney General Eric Holder informs Congress of deaths one day before major speech by President Obama.

Philip Rucker and Juliet Eilperin

The counsel’s office wanted to ensure that the president could not be accused of meddling in an ongoing investigation.

Al Kamen

It’s all a matter of perspective inside the Beltway.

Robert Barnes

Religiously devout business owners says mandate in health-care law violates their faith.

Joe Davidson

Feds who take the Fifth Amendment about the public’s business undermine the public’s confidence.

Ed O’Keefe and William Branigin

Lois Lerner declared that she did nothing wrong but would follow her lawyer’s advice not to testify.

Sean Sullivan

The New York City mayoral candidate says in an interview that he has not spoken with the House Democratic leader since he resigned from Congress.

David Nakamura

Obama’s press secretary had angered reporters when he changed his story about the IRS controversy.

David Nakamura

Amendment to add protections for same-sex couples was withdrawn to preserve GOP support.

Ann E. Marimow

Leak-investigation documents related to Fox reporter James Rosen were erroneously kept under seal.

Juliet Eilperin

Whether Lois Lerner waived her right to the Fifth Amendment with her opening statement is subject to debate.

Emily Heil

Obama’s billionaire commerce chief nominee, Penny Pritzker, understated her income... by quite a lot.

Ellen Nakashima

The opinion involves the collection of communications under the revised Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Joe Davidson

When a federal employee refuses to answer questions about the public's business, it clashes with the public's expectations.

David Nakamura

Maybe it was a birthday resolution. Or perhaps a survival strategy.

Chris Cillizza

Silence matters

Steve Vogel

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Wednesday directed that the Pentagon develop-- via competitive bid --new healthcare management software that would better integrate military health care records with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

A young girl describes her experience waiting out the twister that swept a destructive path through Moore, Okla.

Emily Heil

Sen. Marco Rubio knocks the idea of making key lime pie the nation’s official confection.

People want to help in Moore, Okla. Corporations do, too.

Douglas Shulman offered a couched apology for the targeting of conservative groups.

Krissah Thompson

Obama reflected on the importance of preserving and sharing the stories of the enslaved people who once lived there.

Rachel Weiner

Is the Senate's finger on the button? Not really.

Emily Heil

Some former Cabinet officials get official portraits done in lightning time, while others may take years.