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House Republicans are postponing a vote to Repeal the healthcare law scheduled for next week after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Arizona. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said in a statement late Saturday that “al…

Better use this while I still can. (Vancouver Free Press) — A Democratic Congressman plans to bring in a bill to outlaw violent symbols targeting members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate, or the judiciary. In an inteview on C…

Only days after the crowning moment of his congressional career, rookie Speaker John Boehner is facing a stunning test of his leadership skills as he tries to bind up a jolted House of Representatives and set the right tone for this moment in Am…

With up to seven inches of snow expected to fall over the next 24 hours, the inaugural celebrations for incoming Gov. Nathan Deal have been scaled down a bit, with some events cancelled and others moved to safer venues. The National Weather Servic…

Recriminations and soul-searching burst forth Sunday over whether an inflamed political climate influenced a gunman to shoot a US congresswoman and 19 other people in Arizona. From the left and the right, politicians and commentators seized on th…

Bob Schieffer spoke with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Nancy Cordes, Jan Crawford, and Bob Orr on Jared Loughner's past, the gunman who killed six people in Tucson, Ariz. and injuring congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. (CBS)…

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The killing of six people in Tucson is another example of the anguished mental state of many people, said Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. Flake, speaking on the ABC News program "This Week" Sunday said everyone wants a more ci…