Posted: 7:18 AM Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014, President Barack Obama is courting well-heeled donors in California on a two-day fundraising jaunt

Posted: 7:14 AM Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to appear in New Hampshire next month, becoming the first potential 2016 presidential candidate to deliver a formal speech in the state likely to host the nation's first presidential primary.

Posted: 5:52 AM The legislation sponsored by Republican Rep. Eric Watson of Cleveland passed the House Civil Justice Committee on a voice vote on Wednesday.

Posted: 5:43 AM A House committee has approved a measure linking a family's welfare benefits to student performance a day after Gov. Bill Haslam expressed serious reservations about the measure.

Posted: 1:54 PM The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has at least temporarily shut down its Twitter feed following an unusual diplomatic incident involving "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and the Egyptian government.

Posted: 8:41 AM Obama was traveling to the Denver suburbs Wednesday, stepping up his call for universal background checks for gun buyers as well as his demands for Congress to at least vote on an assault weapons ban

Posted: 7:47 AM President Barack Obama is drawing attention to Colorado's newly passed gun control laws as he applies public pressure on Congress to pass similar federal measures.

Posted: 7:46 AM The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest that political junkies were hoping for.

Posted: 7:42 AM Hillary Rodham Clinton stayed on safe political ground Tuesday, advocating women's rights globally in a 12-minute speech

Posted: 7:37 AM Farm workers already here would get a speedier path to legal status than other immigrants in the country illegally, and a likely new visa program would make it easier for foreign workers to come to the U.S.

Posted: 6:49 AM Millions of people who take advantage of government subsidies to help buy health insurance next year could get stung by surprise tax bills if they don't accurately project their income.

Updated: 12:50 PM Republican state Rep. Curry Todd made the motion in the House State Government Committee on Tuesday to delay consideration of the measure until after the Legislature adjourns next year.

Posted: 5:57 AM The bill blocking access to the entire database of handgun carry permit holders no longer includes loopholes for political or lobbying groups that was included in a previous version of the measure.

Posted: 5:54 AM Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey has said he would keep it from receiving a full floor vote unless the House version that failed in committee is revived this year or next.

Posted: 5:51 AM Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris says that lawmakers will either have to approve Gov. Bill Haslam's approach to a school voucher program in Tennessee or face the measure being withdrawn entirely.

Posted: 5:43 AM A bill that would give Tennessee lawmakers the power to decide the nominees for the state's U.S. Senate seats has been withdrawn until next year.

Posted: 12:54 PM Gov. Bill Haslam says his pursuit of a special deal on Medicaid expansion in Tennessee is no "fool's errand," and that a deal could still be struck at any time.

Posted: 12:50 PM Republican Gov. Bill Haslam says he has a "major problem" with a bill seeking to give state lawmakers the power to select nominees to the U.S. Senate.

Posted: 12:47 PM Both Republican and Democratic Senate members of the Republican-sponsored bill said they didn't see a need for it to advance if the House doesn't plan to bring it up again.

Posted: 7:11 AM The Homeland Security Department expects applications for high-skilled immigration visas to outpace the available supply in a matter of days

Posted: 6:56 AM Singapore's prime minister on Tuesday becomes the third Asian leader to visit the White House this year, as President Barack Obama pursues closer ties with countries in the region in his second term.

Posted: 6:55 AM The White House says that despite bellicose rhetoric from North Korea the Obama administration has not seen changes in the regime's military posture.

Posted: 6:53 AM Obama has chosen Brian Deese as his nominee for the number two slot at the Office of Management and Budget, a key position as Obama and Congress confront ongoing fiscal challenges.

Posted: 1:29 PM The companion bill to the measure, which is part of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's legislative package, is set to for the House Finance Committee on Tuesday.

Posted: 11:55 AM President Barack Obama and his family are welcoming thousands of children to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll.