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House Speaker John Boehner's no-tolerance approach to members with ethics problems surfaced again.

The cost of the drug that Devona Charley delivered was reportedly valued between $70,000 and $120,000.

Scalise's office said they don't know whether he spoke at the conference.

The survey is one of the first to estimate quantities of marijuana being used in Colorado since its legalization in late 2012.

Hillary Clinton's Democratic challengers could push her to the left -- or make her frustrate the base whose support she'll need in November.

U.S. taxpayer funding of the military has been $337 million a day, or almost a quarter million dollars a minute — every day since 9/11.

Conservatives trying to get a like-minded Republican nominee will have to coalesce around one candidate -- early on.

And the fourth quarter is when "interesting things happen," Obama said. He made clear that he will work with Congress, or act without them.

Despite lawmakers’ call for a federal probe, the Chicago mayor gets a new infusion of money from firms making fees off Chicago pensions.

Rahm Emanuel's administration tries to prevent a probe of campaign cash he got from firms managing city pension money.

Don't write President Obama off as powerless for the last two years of his term. As his Cuba move showed, he's willing to go it alone.

For 2016 candidates like Bush and Clinton, a position on Cuban relations could matter in swing state Florida.

Gov. Chris Christie's administration paid fees to his wife's investment firm after New Jersey's investment in the firm was terminated.

He's lost twice already, and other GOP moderates like Christie and Bush seem likely to run. But Mitt Romney doesn't seem to have ruled it out.

City supervisors weren't ready to approve the reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan. The vote moved to January.

He's gauging if he's got what it takes for a White House run: money (yes), staff (yes), the right policies (maybe).

Governor Brownback's tax cuts have reduced revenues by $250 million. Now he wants to use pension money to cover the budget gap.

The so-called cromnibus spending bill took longer to pass than originally expected. But now it's headed to President Barack Obama.

Thousands marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington Saturday to protest police brutality across the country.

Democrats lost big in the cromnibus fight, and are likely to have even less clout in the next Congress.

While serving on a municipal retirement board, San Francisco's former first lady invested in a firm that manages the city's pension money.

The House quickly, quietly passed a deadline extension: It may take another five days before the Senate passes the $1.1 trillion cromnibus.

House Speaker John Boehner successfully marshaled his forces in Thursday's skirmish, passing the $1.1 trillion spending bill.

Transparency? Wall Street supporters stall a Freedom of Information Act provision, keeping financial firms' documents under wraps.

It was a victory for House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama. And, a shutdown was averted.

A shutdown showdown between liberal lawmakers and a banking behemoth splinters an old friendship.

A shutdown looks increasingly possible as Democrats fight over the cromnibus. The White House is pushing Dems to accept a bill they hate.

Just before the House was to vote on a bill to avoid a shutdown, leadership called for a recess. And the Dow dropped. Time to worry?

Defending a financial executive nominated by Obama, Lew's comments spotlight the debate about the definition of "rich."