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President Obama made a last minute plea for the passage of the trade bill Friday morning on Capitol Hill.

Sen. Rand Paul took a stand against the NSA this week, much to the ire of fellow Republicans.

Three new GOP candidates threw their hats into the ring this week for the 2016 presidential nomination.

Loretta Lynch became the first ever African-American female U.S. attorney general.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., kicked off his 2016 campaign this week in his home state of Kentucky.

This week’s biggest story is a tentative agreement between six world powers and Iran.

This week one senator announced his candidacy for president and another announced his surprising retirement.

Capitol Hill this week was a busy place — filled with a resignation, a stalled bill, and a delayed confirmation.

A letter penned by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., was the center of this week’s controversy.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails were the subject of much controversy this week.

President Obama this week declared that the U.S. is not at war with Islam.

President Obama on Monday announced his $4 trillion budget for fiscal year 2016.