McMorris Rodgers Works to Rebuild, Rebrand Party Image, One Republican at a Time

Cathy McMorris Rodgers has two major goals: changing how Republicans sell themselves to the American people and how Americans view the Republican Party.

• The 200th Woman Elected to House, McMorris Rodgers Works to Recruit More of Her Own

Gray Undecided on Controversial Scholarship Program

Despite opposition from Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., District leaders advanced a plan to create a new need-based scholarship program funded by the city.

Climate Change All-Night Session Set for Monday

Senate Democrats are about to burn the midnight oil to make their case on climate change.

Dalai Lama Gives Senate Opening Prayer (Video)

It was a historic morning in the Senate Thursday, when the Dalai Lama gave the Senate’s opening prayer in place of Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black.

Condoleezza Rice Headlines McConnell Fundraiser at Rupp Arena

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is headlining a fundraiser in Lexington on Thursday for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, a spokesperson for the campaign confirmed.

McConnell Vows Conservative Agenda if He's Senate Leader

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised a ballroom full of activists Thursday that he would fight “tooth and nail” for a conservative agenda if he takes the helm of a Republican majority next year.

Lessons and Regrets Precede Florida Special Election

With just days to go in the smash-mouth special election on Florida’s Gulf Coast, both parties are managing expectations ahead of what could be a narrow margin of victory.

Secret Service, City Talking in Wake of Motorcade Traffic Fiasco

This week’s dignitary-motorcade-caused traffic conflagration in Washington continues to reverberate, with the Secret Service responding quickly to complaints from District Mayor Vincent Gray and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., affirming that “D.C. is not a fiefdom.”

Serious Flaws in State Department’s Keystone Analysis | Topic A

A new report by the British environmental group, Carbon Tracker Initiative, concludes that the State Department’s analysis of the Keystone Pipeline project’s environmental impact is seriously flawed.

• More From Topic A: Energy

Steve Cohen to Draw Primary Opponent in Tennessee

Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., will face yet another primary in the 9th District in 2014.

• Senate Control Could Decide Opportunities in Tennessee

Democrats Face Perils of Controversial Nominees in 'Post-Nuclear' Senate

Not even Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. could convince an in-cycle Senate Democrat from his home state to switch his vote and support embattled Department of Justice nominee Debo P. Adegbile.

• Harkin Calls DOJ Vote Lowest Point in 30-Year Career (Video)
• Democrats Defect, Sink Obama's Civil Rights Pick
• Vote on Controversial Nominee Exposes Political Risk of 'Nuclear Option'
• Mumia Abu-Jamal Case Reverberates in Nomination Fight

Year's Quirkiest Comeback Bid Could Complicate GOP's Senate Takeover Plan

Hill denizens of a certain age well remember the unpredictable Larry Pressler. He could be earning another entry as the answer to a political trivia question soon enough.

House Will Vote Thursday on Ukraine Aid

The House will vote Thursday on legislation extending financial aid to Ukraine, while a vote on a resolution supporting sanctions on Russia could follow next week.

Expanded EITC May Offer New Lessons in Labor Economics

The White House decision to include an expansion of the earned income tax credit in its fiscal 2015 budget proposal added to the growing attention the credit has gained this year as lawmakers and policymakers search for ways to address the country’s widening income gap.

• New York Provides EITC Test Case

D.C. — a Different Kind of Sell-Out

Washington has sold out. Want evidence? Try going to a concert.

Administration Extends Obamacare Grandfathering for 2 More Years

If people like their old health care plans, they can keep them for another two years, the administration said late Wednesday.

Bill Clinton's Real Impact on the Kentucky Senate Race

The national media’s reaction to former President Bill Clinton’s recent trip to Kentucky to boost the Senate candidacy of Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was predictable.

In Garry Winogrand Exhibit, a Completed Body of American Work

Few museum exhibits offer an occasion to actually complete an artist’s body of work. But a retrospective of the legendary street photographer Garry Winogrand now at the National Gallery of Art offers a rare exception by displaying haunting, unconventional portraits of mid-20th-century America — many of which weren’t developed or known to exist before his death in 1984.

Mark Udall: 'CIA Tried to Intimidate the Intelligence Committee'

Colorado Democrat Mark Udall said Wednesday he intended to maintain a procedural hold on the nomination of Caroline Krass to be CIA general counsel until receiving answers.

• Did the CIA Spy on Senate Investigators?