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Track of the Day: 'The Hobbit'
At a rally today in Illinois, presidential long shot John Kasich compared his life to that of Bilbo…
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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais House Democrats Paint an Optimistic 2016 Landscape
Biden, Lujan assure the troops that the party will gain seats, but the odds remain steep that they can take back the chamber.
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AP Photo/Paul Sancya Kildee Stays Ahead of the Headlines
The Michigan lawmaker—and possible governor candidate—was talking about the Flint water crisis and U.S. hostages in Iran before much of the world noticed.
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AP Photo/Rick Bowmer House Conservatives Won't Criticize Oregon Protests
Some GOP lawmakers express sympathy toward the Bundy-led effort to take over a federal wildlife refuge.
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AP Photo/Susan Walsh Despite Foes on Both Sides, House and Senate Easily Clear Final Spending and Tax Bills
The two packages drew complaints from both the Right and Left, but GOP and Democratic leaders were able to cobble together a big majority anyway.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite The Number That Haunts Republicans, and How Paul Ryan Wants to Fix It
Party leadership says the "vote no, hope yes" era is hurting their leverage at the bargaining table.
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AP Photo/Susan Walsh The Ryan-Pelosi Relationship Passes its First Test
The two leaders bridged a wide generational gap to cut their first deal, and neither came out as the clear winner.
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AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke Pelosi Gets an Earful on Omnibus
Black, Hispanic, and Asian-American lawmakers complain their priorities were left out of the massive year-end package.
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AP Photo Freedom Caucus Scores Seat on GOP’s Steering Committee
Republicans elected at-large members to the powerful Steering Committee Thursday as part of reforms designed to bring conservatives to the table, and Tim Huelskamp scored one for himself.
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AP Photo/Jim Mone With Focus on Guns, Democrats Try to Flip the Security Issue
Democrats believe their push for gun control will help in swing districts, but Republicans beg to differ.
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AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast Why This Democrat Doesn't Stand During Moments of Silence for Gun Victims
Robin Kelly says she's had enough: "I can’t stand anymore."
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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Visa Waiver Deal Could Smooth Path for an Omnibus
The agreement on visas may ease some pressure on negotiators, though plenty of thorny issues remain.
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AP Photo/Cheryl Senter O'Malley to House Democrats: Make Me Your Backup Plan
The former Maryland governor had some mild criticism for his intraparty foes in the presidential contest.
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AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin House Vote Gives GOP the Upper Hand in Refugee Fight
Enough Democrats backed Thursday's bill that it will be hard for the White House to head off future efforts.
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AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Ryan's Ascent, Budget Deal Force a Message Change for Democrats
The minority is now focused on warning that a functional GOP will be worse for the country than a dysfunctional one.
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AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Why the Party Age Gap Matters
The GOP's House leadership, like its presidential field, is much younger than Democrats'. Can Republicans take advantage?
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AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Paul Ryan Is Elected Speaker, Vows to Fix "Broken" House
All but nine Republicans ended up voting for the party's new leader.
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AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster New Speaker Lets Democrats Revive an Old Villain
Is Paul Ryan the author of an awful budget or the only GOP adult in the room? Depends which day you ask.
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AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Ex-Im Bank Gets Unstuck in the House, but Senate Fate Is Uncertain
A discharge petition finally budged the bill out of the lower chamber. Now what?
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AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Dems Hope Ryan Is Elected Speaker. That Doesn't Mean They'll Help.
“We’re in trouble if Republicans require or need Democrats to help them elect a their next leader,” says Democratic caucus chair Xavier Becerra.
