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Oklahoma's newest Republican congressmen took aggressive parts in Tuesday's House debate over a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Oklahoma's all-Republican House delegation voted unanimously in favor of the proposal. In floor debate, First District Congressman Jim Bridenstine...

All five U.S. House members from Oklahoma voted Tuesday for legislation that would prohibit most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The legislation passed 228 to 196, mostly along party lines. All five of Oklahoma’s House members are Republicans. Democrats said the bill was...

Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe says now is not the time to reduce the country's nuclear arms forces around the globe.

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Joseph Lawler The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would maintain its monthly bond purchases and keep interest rates low. The central bank signaled that the economy was improving, but not fast enough for its stimulus program to be downsized without harming growth.

Sean Lengell White House opposition to the House’s massive farm bill could leave some Republicans and conservative groups in the awkward position of agreeing with President Obama. As the House continued debate Wednesday on the five-year measure that includes billions of dollars for...

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Susan Ferrechio The Federal Bureau of Investigations employs the use of drones for surveillance on U.S. soil, the agency’s director told lawmakers on Wednesday. At an oversight hearing conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee, FBI Director Robert Mueller admitted the agency is making use...

Brian Hughes President Obama’s call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles by one-third ran into immediate opposition in both Washington and Moscow, with officials from both countries questioning the need for such a sharp cut in their weapons arsenals. Obama’s proposal,...

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David M. Drucker It probably wouldn't have shocked political observers if Sen. Marco Rubio's job approval ratings had taken a hit since becoming the Republican face of comprehensive immigration reform earlier this year.

Steve Contorno Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska endorsed same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her the third Republican senator to switch positions on the issue.

David M. Drucker The Congressional Budget Office might have inadvertently boosted a Republican effort to strengthen the border security provisions in the Senate immigration package.

Susan Crabtree The United States condemned the attack by an al Qaeda-linked militia on the United Nations office in Somalia Wednesday, calling the terrorist tactics used by attackers “despicable” and “repugnant” and pledging to remain a “steadfast partner” of the Somali government.

Gabriella Morrongiello A modest crowd of Tea Party enthusiasts descended on Washington in this afternoon’s “Audit the IRS” rally on Capitol Hill. “There’s some people who want to write the obituary for the Tea party,” Mike Needham, CEO of the Heritage Foundation’s Heritage Action...

Joel Gehrke Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, suggested Republicans can win significant percentages of the Hispanic electorate while demanding border security take place before any legalization of illegal immigrants, citing his own experience as a candidate in Texas.

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Steve Contorno It was just a few months ago that Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio brought the Conservative Political Action Conference crowd to its feet with back-to-back speeches that left many in the audience waxing poetic about the two freshman firebrands and their prospects in 2016.

Steve Contorno Senate Republicans on Wednesday said that a repeal of the federal estate tax must be a key component of any tax reform proposal, setting up a showdown with President Obama, who hopes to raise the levy to help reduce the deficit.