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The investigation into torture tactics began in 2009.

On the funding bill, the good news is that both sides are negotiating to avoid a shutdown. The bad news? They're still negotiating.

U.S. Congress has reached the deadline to pass a funding bill. Here's what to watch as the government once again faces a potential shutdown.

Early results give U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy the lead over incumbent Sen. Mary Landrieu.

In a potentially precedent-setting case, Delaware groups allege that charter schools are violating the Civil Rights Act.

GOP leaders hope to get a bipartisan funding bill and avoid a shutdown. It looks possible now, but will it fall apart over the weekend?

The House voted on party lines in a symbolic move to oppose President Barack Obama's immigration executive orders.

The White House warned they will veto a bill that will never make it to the president's desk.

House Speaker John Boehner said Americans still need more answers about what happened in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases.

A small crowd opposing the president's immigration executive orders rallied with Republican members of Congress.

After being at the edge of a comprehensive deal, Congress will punt and pass a one-year extension of tax breaks.

As fees paid to Wall Street increase, Kentucky joins a growing list of states blocking the release of information about pension investments.

Jeb Bush and Chris Christie appeal to the GOP establishment, but the right is tired of nominating "electable" candidates who lose.

The House leadership may try to placate conservatives with a symbolic vote while keeping the government open, but the right isn't buying.

Viewed as a safe pick to lead the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, the former deputy defense secretary, will soon be nominated by President Obama.

It's one thing for the GOP to be angry at the president; it's quite another for them to come up with a viable alternative.

Attorney General Eric Holder must decide how -- or whether -- to prosecute Darren Wilson for the Michael Brown shooting.

Most of the protesters said they came from Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C.

Everything in Congress is going to be divisive, including confirmation of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's replacement.

President Obama announced the departure of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who leaves at an important time for the future of fighting ISIS.

Fired up about immigration, Latino voters in states like Colorado, Virginia, Nevada and Florida could make the GOP pay a price in 2016.

House Speaker John Boehner admonished President Obama for his immigration executive orders but failed to say what the GOP will do next.

After acting on immigration without waiting for Congress, the president now faces an infuriated and energized GOP opposition.

Why is Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel letting George Lucas build a museum on public land? $50,000 worth of campaign donations, that's why.

Jeb Bush's biggest liability in a 2016 primary campaign could be his steady support of the education standards that anger conservatives.

Can Republicans oppose immigration reform without losing Latino voters for 2016?

Before Obama's immigration announcement, Republican leaders are warning colleagues against inflammatory remarks that could hurt the party.

Private equity executive Robert Grady, a Christie confidant, resigns amid questions about fees, pension investments and campaign donations.

Once Rahm Emanuel became mayor, a Chicago pension fund began paying more to a firm whose execs donated to his campaign.