Rep. Steve King speaks on the health care bill in Washington
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) speaks at a press conference on the cost of the health care bill in Washington on January 13, 2010. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
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U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, will not run for the U.S. Senate seat now occupied by the retiring Democrat, Tom Harkin.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Thursday told police officials they are the ones in the best position to advise Washington on how to deal with gun violence.
Republican lawmakers are split on whether billions of dollars in disaster aid for Northeast U.S. Hurricane Sandy victims should be offset with spending cuts.
The time is right for "common sense" immigration reform, House Speaker John Boehner said Friday, opening himself to conservative criticism.
The U.S. House of Representatives will remain dominated by Republicans, results of Tuesday's congressional elections showed.
President Barack Obama claimed the swing state of Iowa and its six electoral votes but two Republicans were elected to U.S. House seats in voting Tuesday.
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said Saturday in a speech referring to the Pledge of Allegiance he "will not take God out of" the GOP platform.
Mitt Romney Tuesday became the Republican nominee for U.S. president at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
A deluge of requests was expected Wednesday when 1.2 million undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children could seek a temporary reprieve.
The Obama administration has made public a program that could allow up to 1 million young people in the United States illegally to remain.
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