- Rosalind S. Helderman
- Reporter
- Star Scientific vs. state of Virginia lawsuit headed for December trial
- Prosecutor investigating McDonnell’s disclosure of gifts
- Cuccinelli drops FOIA claim, says it didn’t match office practice
- Cuccinelli says attorney general’s office is exempt from Virginia public records laws
- McDonnell’s disclosures highlight Virginia’s loose rules for personal gifts to politicians
- More ties between Va.’s McDonnells and Star Scientific are revealed
- Cuccinelli can withdraw from chef’s case, judge rules
- Va. governor’s former chef alleges conflict of interest in seeking dismissal of charges
- FBI looking into relationship between McDonnells, donor
- Cuccinelli seeks recusal from chef case
- Donor gave McDonnell and family a lake-house vacation
- Inside the immigration bill: Penalties would mount to $2,000 for those who came illegally
- Inside the immigration bill: Special path for DREAMers
- Inside the immigration bill: E-Verify expansion draws fire
- New documents raise more questions about financing of McDonnell’s daughter’s wedding
- Star Scientific had to return Va. money from economic development project
- Cuccinelli will appoint outside counsel for suit involving firm he owns stock in
- Va. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s disclosure of stock holdings was delayed
- Va. Gov. McDonnell on two-way street with chief executive of struggling company
- Schumer says immigration deal is nearly ready in the Senate
- House approves resolution to keep government running; bill heads to White House
- Immigration activists arrested outside Schumer's office, group says
- Religious conservatives make moral case for immigration reform
- Key Senate chairman worries immigration overhaul pace too slow
- Rand Paul backs new path to legalization for illegal immigrants
- Sen. Rand Paul: Illegal immigrants should be allowed to obtain legal status
- Senate panel close to Obama plan on path to citizenship for illegal immigrants
- House and Senate groups working on immigration
- Boehner meets with House members on immigration bill timing
- Republicans say Obama should spend more time on Capitol Hill
- Obama turns on charm for GOP House, while Senate Republicans try to defund health-care act
- Ministers launch ad buy on immigration in key South Carolina
- Coburn holds up continuing resolution, angering Reid
- Senate Democrats look to avoid government shutdown fight
- Turning on the charm, Obama tries to end gridlock
- Senate Democrats prepare their own measure to fund government
- Boehner calls Obama's outreach 'a hopeful sign'
- House votes to avert shutdown as Obama looks for big deal
- House passes measure to avoid shutdown
- Seeking a budget deal, Obama reaches out to Republican rank and file
- GOP senators reaffirm citizenship path plan, despite Jeb Bush comments
- House Republicans introduce bill to keep government running
- Deal to avert government shutdown likely, officials say
- Congress heads out as the sequester blows in
- Violence Against Women Act passed by House, sent to Obama for signature
- House to vote on Violence Against Women Act measures
- McCain, Graham say Obama understands border security’s link to immigration reform
- McCain, Graham say Obama understands border concerns
- Reid says it's the House sitting on 'posterior'
- As sequester nears, immigration detainees are released
- Boehner: Time for Senate to 'get off their --'
- McCain, Graham to meet with Obama on immigration
- Congress opens with little sign of work on sequester
- Governors express frustration with Washington gridlock, sequestration
- Obama makes immigrants, advocates impatient
- Obama reaches out to Republican senators on immigration overhaul
- Obama calls Republican senators on immigration
- Rubio's office battles White House over immigration bill leak
- White House readies plan for residency in 8 years for illegal immigrants, report says
- Memphis congressman: Deleted State of the Union tweets went to daughter
- On immigration, parties united on need for reform but divided on how to proceed
- Senate Republicans launch Balanced Budget Amendment effort
- In Republican response, Rubio offers back-to-basics conservative message
- Rubio: New face, same GOP principles
- Senate Democrats to huddle with Obama on immigration
- Senate votes to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
- Senate votes to reauthorize Violence Against Women Act, 78 to 22
- Gutierrez invites illegal immigrant to attend State of the Union
- Rice, Barbour join bipartisan push on immigration
- House Democrats see political winds shifting in their direction
- Immigration advocates push Republicans to support path to citizenship
- Labrador fires spokesman over accidental tweet
- House GOP looking for middle ground on immigration
- Partisan cracks appear early in House immigration debate
- GOP’s Raul Labrador quietly emerging as middleman for immigration reform
- Citizenship question roils both parties as immigration debate gets underway
- McCain and Schumer say Senate group has picked up its pace on immigration bill
- McCain praises Obama's immigration speech
- Rubio vs. Rush Limbaugh on immigration reform
- Pitfalls ahead for senators’ immigration plan
- Obama to announce his immigration reform plan, said to be more liberal than Senate effort
- Bipartisan group of senators unveils immigration reform plan
- McConnell gives bipartisan immigration reform a boost
- Boehner noncommittal on bipartisan blueprint for immigration reform
- Bipartisan group of senators to unveil framework for immigration overhaul
- Boehner: It's 'time to deal' with immigration
- Senators nearing agreement on broad immigration reform proposal
- House votes to suspend debt limit
- House votes to suspend debt limit
- Senate budget panel to craft a spending plan, chairman says
- Patty Murray promises Senate budget this year
- House to vote Wednesday on plan to suspend debt limit until May
- Reid says he's pleased with House GOP's 'clean debt ceiling bill'
- Reid says filibuster reform deal is close
- On Inauguration Day, GOP are bystanders
- Despite inaugural respite, more fights lay ahead for Obama and Congress
- House Republicans agree to vote on bill to raise debt limit for 3 months
- House Republicans to vote on three-month debt ceiling increase
- House Republicans using retreat as chance for self-reflection
- House Republicans weighing short-term debt limit increase
- House approves Hurricane Sandy relief package
- House passes $17 billion in Sandy aid, conservative amendment fails
- Will Obama, Congress negotiate over debt ceiling? It’s not clear.
- House GOP freshmen present new challenges for Boehner
- Senate Democrats urge Obama to bypass Republicans on the debt ceiling
- Senate Democrats to Obama: Bypass Congress on debt limit 'if necessary'
- Congress passes $9.7 billion in Sandy aid, with some House GOP dissent
- House approves Sandy aid measure
- The 113th Congress is the most diverse in history
- New Congress is most diverse in history
- Old fights shadow the new Congress
- U.S. markets surge after Congress approves ‘cliff’ deal
- After the ‘fiscal cliff’: When are the next battles in Congress?
- Congress approves ‘fiscal cliff’ measure
- What the 'fiscal cliff' means for the tea party movement
- Tea party backers swallow a bitter pill in ‘cliff’ bill
- House GOP to whip spending-cut amendment
- Senate not likely coming back
- Cantor opposes Senate deal
- After a ‘fiscal cliff’ deal, what next?
- House Republicans weigh 'cliff' deal
- Biden to meet with House Democrats
- What's next after the cliff?
- No House votes tonight
- McConnell: We're 'very close'
- Republicans unhappy with Obama address
- Reid: Progress, but still some issues
- From partisan perspective, ‘cliff’ may not be that scary
- Chaplain prays for Senate
- Outgoing Congress proves to be unproductive to the end
- With no ‘fiscal cliff’ deal in sight, sequestration seems all but certain
- Obama summons congressional leaders for ‘fiscal cliff’ talks
- Brian Schatz sworn in to fill Inouye's Senate seat
- Boehner spokesman: 'Reid should talk less and legislate more'
- Reid accuses Boehner of running 'dictatorship'
- Hawaii’s lieutenant governor is named to the U.S. Senate
- Hawaii governor picks Brian Schatz for Inouye's seat
- Idaho senator charged with DUI
- Boehner faces a political cliff over budget fracas in Washington
- Boehner: 'God only knows' how a deal is reached
- Boehner abandons plan to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
- Boehner to Senate: Vote on 'Plan B'
- Boehner: I'll consider gun violence task force's recommendations
- Cantor says GOP has the votes for Plan B
- ‘Cliff’ standoff: Boehner works to wrangle votes for ‘Plan B’; Obama threatens veto
- Paul Ryan supports 'Plan B'
- Some conservatives looking for Plan C
- Republican House leaders try to build support for Boehner’s ‘Plan B’
- Club for Growth comes out against 'Plan B'
- Eric Cantor plays loyal lieutenant to Boehner
- Reid: Plan B means giving up
- Mitch McConnell: Congress will consider response to shootings
- House GOP will get 'Plan B' details
- Democrats to oppose 'Plan B'
- Boehner's 'Plan B' gets mixed reaction from House GOP
- Boehner’s, Obama’s potential ‘fiscal cliff’ concessions draw fire from left and right
- Boehner orders Capitol flags at half staff
- Conservative activists tell GOP: Don't make a deal
- GOP freshmen mum on leadership coup
- Boehner: We need spending cuts from Obama
- As John Boehner navigates fiscal cliff, House Republican freshmen largely quiet
- House speaker backs away from an idea on higher tax rate for wealthy
- Pelosi, Obama meet at White House
- Pelosi not sure 37 percent rate is enough
- Democrats urge Obama to declare debt ceiling unconstitutional
- Boehner: 'There's no progress to report'
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks turn on borrowing limit
- McConnell blocks up-or-down vote on Obama debt ceiling proposal
- Some in GOP urge lawmakers to back tax hikes for changes in safety-net programs
- McConnell: Let's vote on debt ceiling now
- Growing GOP group wants to give up on Bush tax cuts
- Some in GOP urge lawmakers to back tax hikes for changes in safety-net programs
- Obama and Boehner speak on cliff negotiations
- Boehner scolds Republicans for going off-message
- Governors urge Obama, lawmakers to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’
- Obama: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal must include higher tax rates for top earners
- Reid promises filibuster reform: We're going to change the rules'
- Senate rejects treaty to protect disabled around the world
- Pelosi will attempt to force tax cut vote later this month
- Harry Reid to Republicans: You're doing it wrong'
- Sen. Ayotte offers GOP an influential new voice
- Pelosi: We can't afford to talk about stalemates
- John Boehner: There's a stalemate we're almost nowhere'
- What Geithner offered the GOP
- Debt ceiling redux: Lawmakers push to link fiscal cliff deal to the national debt
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ talks bogged down by dispute over cost of retirement programs
- Bowles, key debt voice, remains pessimistic about a deal
- Senators introduce GOP alternative to Dream Act
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ brings back that campaign-season feeling
- Patty Murray likely to be a key voice in Senate on budget deal
- Polls offer little guidance for politicians tackling ‘fiscal cliff’
- Conservative Republicans fight back after Romney loss
- In ‘fiscal cliff’ talks, Boehner must deal with tough GOP caucus as well as Obama
- House Republicans reelect John Boehner, elevate Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Republican Rick Berg concedes to Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota Senate race
- Democrats retain Senate majority; key wins for Kaine in Va., Warren in Mass.
- Democrats almost certain to keep Senate majority
- What to watch for as Ohio counts votes
- Ohioans line up for early voting in the battleground state
- Stevie Wonder urges Ohioans to vote early in surprise performance
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