WASHINGTON -- Erin Konkel traveled from Houston, Texas, to go to a daylong tea party rally on immigration reform Wednesday in front of the Capitol, where she held up a handmade sign for more than an hour. "RUBIO CONSERVATIVE RINO," it read, or Republican In Name Only.

She used to...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) spent most of Tuesday criticizing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for signaling that he may go back on his initial pledge to not make changes to Senate filibuster rules. But it turns out Alexander hasn't exactly stuck to his own filibuster pledge.

Reid...

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday tamped down on the idea that he may be willing to pass comprehensive immigration reform legislation by relying on Democratic votes to carry it through.

Emerging from a private meeting with House Republicans, Boehner said he told his conference that any...

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said Monday that abortion should be banned as early as 15 weeks after conception because he has witnessed male fetuses masturbate at that stage.

RH Reality Check first reported Burgess' comments, which came during a late-night House Rules Committee hearing on a GOP bill...

WASHINGTON -- Edward Snowden said Monday that he takes it as a compliment that someone like former Vice President Dick Cheney is calling him a "traitor" for leaking classified information from the National Security Agency.

During a live web chat hosted by The Guardian on Monday, Snowden responded to those...

WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney didn't mince his words on Sunday when describing his impression of President Barack Obama's response to the revelation of the extent of the U.S. government's domestic surveillance.

"I don't pay a lot of attention, frankly, to what Barack Obama says," Cheney said during...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama doesn't think the National Security Agency's collection of phone records violates customer privacy and he will defend that view in the coming days, White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said Sunday.

During an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," McDonough was asked if Obama...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Sunday that if Republicans want any real shot at taking back the White House, they must support a pathway to citizenship as part of immigration reform.

During an appearance on CNN's "State of the Union," Menendez pointed to polls and a demographic shift...

WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Edward Snowden betrayed his country by leaking classified documents about the U.S. government's surveillance programs and warned that the former National Security Agency contractor may be spying for the Chinese government.

"I think he's a traitor,” Cheney said of Snowden...

WASHINGTON -- Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said Sunday that his parents are divided on whether he should run for president in 2016.

"I think we’ve got a split ballot amongst the Bush senior family," he said with a smile, in an interview that aired during ABC's "This Week with...

WASHINGTON -- Earlier this week, a group of friends and families of the Newtown, Conn. shooting victims piled into a bus and made the six-hour trek to Washington, D.C., to give the stalled background checks legislation a push.

The timing of their trip was intentional: Friday marked six months since...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that he'll co-sponsor the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a major boost for the bill aimed at banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

"No one should face discrimination in their workplace based on sexual orientation," Reid said in...

WASHINGTON -- It's been almost six months since the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., and the families of those victims are on Capitol Hill this week with a message for lawmakers who opposed legislation to tighten background checks on gun sales: Get used to us.

"We're here for the...

WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) warned Tuesday that the U.S. government may use a drone missile to kill Edward Snowden, who recently leaked classified information on National Security Administration surveillance programs.

"I'm worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile or a drone...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Monday that he expects to take up legislation "soon" that would ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

As part of a statement in celebration of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month, Reid noted Nevada...

WASHINGTON -- White House Press Secretary Jay Carney repeatedly said on Monday that he won't discuss Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who revealed himself as The Guardian's source of confidential National Security Agency documents, while also repeatedly assuring the press that President Barack Obama welcomes debate on...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Friday that he thinks there's a 50/50 chance he'll be able to get the votes to pass his bill on tightening gun background checks in the Senate this year.

During an interview with Al Hunt on Bloomberg Television, Manchin pushed back on...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has been signaling he may pick a fight on filibuster reform this summer, and a major litmus test will be whether Republicans block a handful of President Barack Obama's key nominees in the coming weeks. But for now, Republicans can't...

WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) on Wednesday launched a campaign to encourage New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to fill the Senate seat vacated by the late Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) with someone who supports expanded background checks on gun sales.

In an email sent out via her PAC, Americans...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans have come up with lots of reasons for not wanting to advance President Barack Obama's nominees to the powerful U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, whether it be false accusations of "court-packing" or claims that the court doesn't need its three vacancies...