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Republicans and Democrats divide over how the Pentagon should be funded, and the bill is a long way from passage.

The inspector general's report warned that failure to obtain radio frequency was delaying a safety system that might have prevented the derailment.

Despite opposition from Democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, legislation to give Obama more trade authority advanced in the Senate.

House Speaker John Boehner dismissed the notion that Amtrak is underfunded and that additional money could have helped prevent the deadly derailment.

Republicans planned to announce Amtrak budget cuts this week. The proposal is on hold out of respect for victims' families, Sen. Roger Wicker says.

A poll finds 32 percent of Republican voters think the federal government is trying to take over the Lone Star State.

Weeks before the Amtrak disaster, senators voted to delay a rule requiring equipment to prevent train accidents.

A Philadelphia congressman's measure to increase funding for Amtrak in the wake of the deadly accident was voted down Wednesday.

Most Republicans in the race are siding with President Obama on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. But Obama has no backing for his trade agenda from Democratic candidates.

As Texas lawmakers consider a bill to soften penalties for marijuana possession, a blitz of TV ads in the state are comparing pot to alcohol.

More state business flows to Governor Cuomo's donors, even as a top Washington legal expert says the deals appear to flout the law.

Deals flowed to the New York governor's campaign contributors despite federal rules barring donors from receiving bond work.

The governor's subsidy for an evangelical anti-gay group exemplifies his social conservatism — and the perils it may present in a general election.

"Pay to play" rules bar bond work for campaign contributors, yet the governor delivered bond deals to his finance industry donors.

The former Pennsylvania senator would be making his second bid for the White House if he announces a run.

RandPaul.com was previously a fan site for supporters of the U.S. senator, but Paul's tech-savvy campaign grabbed it.

Despite being a social conservative, the then-governor resisted calls by the right to end Florida's investments in a firm that distributed X-rated films.

It may be June before Jeb Bush officially enters the race; Scott Walker can also afford to wait. Chris Christie? It may already be too late.

On immigration, criminal justice and gay marriage, Hillary's views are at odds with those of the Clinton White House.

Carly Fiorina was once a tech CEO, but many in the industry don't believe she understands the issues they face today.

Mike Huckabee announced Tuesday that he officially plans to run for president in 2016, joining other Republicans hoping to get their party’s nomination.

The governor nixed a law that would block a potential 2016 campaign from taking donations from firms with N.J. pension business.

The Conservative Review dinged Sens. Rubio and Paul for straying ideologically on immigration, foreign policy.

A U.S. attorney said no Christie-appointed lawyer was involved in the probe, just after the FBI thanked a Christie-appointed official for work on it.

Jeb Bush will spend the next year defending positions that don’t always sit well with the GOP's conservative wing. On Thursday, he test-drove his defense of those positions.

Jeb Bush argued Thursday that now isn't the time to talk about the "grand societal problems" facing Baltimore and other cities.

In defending corporate cash flowing into the Clinton family and foundation, Democrats embrace the same court ruling they purport to oppose.

The prosecutor investigating the Bridgegate scandal faces questions about his staff's deep ties to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

From providing her with a debate partner to giving her an excuse to spend money, Bernie Sanders' decision to run is good news for Hillary Clinton.