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A House committee voted 23-17 to recommend citing Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt, escalating a standoff with the Obama administration and raising the possibility of an unprecedented contempt vote before the full House.

The fallout from the failed Fast and Furious program hurtled toward a peak of intensity on Wednesday, as the White House invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents related to the gunrunning program.

A powerful conservative group that has already poured millions into this election cycle is violating campaign finance laws, the Obama administration charged on Tuesday.

President Obama's move to prevent thousands of young immigrants from being deported appears to have upended the push by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for legislation that would do the same.

A Republican Congressman has authored a bill that would halt President Obama's push to shield thousands of young undocumented immigrants from deportation.

Asians have replaced Hispanics as the largest demographic group emigrating to the United States, reversing a longtime trend.

A new policy to halt deportations of young undocumented immigrants has already boosted President Barack Obama's standing among Latino voters.

President Barack Obama's announcement of a new policy that could prevent hundreds of thousands of deportations coincided with a rise in the percentage of Americans who see immigration in a positive light.

A new Obama administration initiative that could allow thousands of young immigrants to avoid deportation and find work is fully within the president's legal powers, a top administration official said on Sunday.

President Obama is continuing to support Brett McGurk's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite a burgeoning controversy over McGurk's alleged affair with a journalist.

Rodney King, whose brutal beating at the hands of Los Angeles police officers provoked riots and a furious national debate over racism in law enforcement, is dead. He was 47.

In the latest blow to international efforts to stem the spiraling bloodshed in Syria, the United Nations has announced it is suspending its observer mission.

Brown, a Democrat who was was barred from the floor of Michigan's House of Representatives after saying the word vagina during an impassioned abortion debate, is planning to perform the Vagina Monologues on the steps of the state's Capitol building in Lansing.

President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new policy intended to protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation could reshape the dynamics of the 20012 presidential race.

Continuing its push to realign immigration enforcement, the Obama administration announced on Friday a sweeping initiative that would shield many young immigrants from deportation.

President Barack Obama is set to unveil a policy that would shield many young undocumented immigrants from deportation, advancing the central thrust of the stalled DREAM Act.

The confusion arose because Florida Gov. Rick Scott shares a birthday with a deceased man whose full name was also Richard Scott.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta implored Congress this week to avoid the approaching first installment of some $500 billion in defense cutbacks, saying the reductions would hollow out America's military.

A majority of Americans still believe former President George W. Bush is responsible for the sagging economy, according to a new Gallup poll.

Federal prosecutors said they will not continue to pursue a case against former Sen. John Edwards after a jury was unable to produce a a verdict two weeks ago.

Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul who extended Newt Gingrich's presidential bid by pouring millions into the pro-Gingrich Winning Our Future super PAC, has given $10 million to the Mitt Romney-supporting Restore Our Future super PAC.

In anticipation of an imminent Supreme Court decision on Arizona's tough new immigration law, Gov. Jan Brewer is re-issuing a video training officers on how to spot undocumented immigrants.

The vast majority of donations from members of the financial industry have so far flowed to Mitt Romney, according to an analysis by POLITICO.

Taking up the Republican Party's repeal and replace mantra, Mitt Romney on Tuesday fleshed out the health care reforms he would substitute for President Obama's 2010 overhaul.

A government intelligence-gathering program aimed at overseas terror suspects may be improperly collecting communications from innocent Americans, two Democratic senators warned.

The Department of Justice is planning to sue Florida for pressing ahead with a sweeping effort to strike noncitizens from the voting rolls.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday he will sue the federal government to gain access to a federal immigration database.

The modern Republican Party has become so hostile to compromise that it would reject past standard-bearers like Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, former Florida governor Jeb Bush said today.

A leading union and a Super PAC supporting President Obama launched a volley of Spanish-language advertisements charging that Mitt Romney's economic policies would hurt financially struggling Americans.