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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to a joint meeting of Congress on March 3, 2015. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) and President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) applaud behind Netanyahu.

Netanyahu punctuates speech to Congress with American pop culture and flattery

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu creates lively political theater in his speech to Congress, amid pomp and circumstance fit for a president.

Netanyahu punctuates speech to Congress with American pop culture and flattery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Uninvited by Obama, will Netanyahu speak to Congress?

Uninvited by Obama, will Netanyahu speak to Congress?
Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) shrugs at a question from reporters as he walks to a closed-door briefing on talks with Iran in 2013. Corker is a leading proponent of raising gas taxes to boost the nearly-dry Highway Trust Fund.

Can a rebrand make Republicans raise the gas tax?

Can a rebrand make Republicans raise the gas tax?
President Barack Obama signs two Presidential Memoranda associated with his Executive Actions on immigration aboard Air Force One on November 21, 2014.

Executive actions can be contentious all over the world

Executive actions can be contentious all over the world

Is US policy toward migrant children enticing them to cross into the US?

Is US policy toward migrant children enticing them to cross into the US?
A women and a child sit near a grave for the body of teenage migrant Gilberto Francisco Ramos Juarez, at a cemetery in San Jose Las Flores, north of Guatemala City, July 12, 2014. Ramos Juarez's body was found in the Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas, l

Are Republicans and Democrats maneuvering for a deal on the child migrant crisis?

The situation on the southern border is serious, with thousands of child migrants streaming across the border each month. Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the problem — but they're also signaling they might be willing to make a deal.

Are Republicans and Democrats maneuvering for a deal on the child migrant crisis?

Countdown to shutdown nears zero with Republicans and Democrats refusing to get along

It's come down to Obamacare. For Republicans, delaying its implementation is important enough to shutdown the government if they don't get it. For Democrats, keeping it in place is enough to shutdown the government. Both sides have until midnight, eastern, tonight to modify their tune or the government shuts down.

Countdown to shutdown nears zero with Republicans and Democrats refusing to get along

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare effort at communicating with the American people through the New York TImes. In an op-ed, he confronted President Barack Obama's decision-making regarding U.S. intervention in Syria and called for the U.S. to hold back any strikes.

Putin writes to American people in New York Times op-ed

US House Speaker John Boehner Favors Military Strike in Syria

US House Speaker John Boehner came out in favor of a military strike in Syria. But there's still a lot of work for the Obama administration to do before Congress votes in President Obama's favor.

US House Speaker John Boehner Favors Military Strike in Syria

Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria

Exploring The Road to U.S. Action in Syria

The Syrian Debate from Around The Web

The Syrian Debate from Around The Web

Are Congressional Leaders Failing?

Are Congressional Leaders Failing?

House G.O.P. Holds Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Fate of Immigration Overhaul

House G.O.P. Holds Closed-Door Meeting to Discuss Fate of Immigration Overhaul

Senate passes broad immigration overhaul

Presided over by Vice President Joe Biden, the Senate passed an immigration reform bill Thursday that would allow undocumented workers a path to gain U.S. citizenship. The bill was drafted by a bipartisan team of Senators, but expectations are low that it will survive a vote in the House of Representatives.

Senate passes broad immigration overhaul

Same-Sex Marriage Goes to the Supreme Court

Same-Sex Marriage Goes to the Supreme Court