George Washington's childhood home excavated in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) announces the discovery of George Washington's childhood home at Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on July 2, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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U.S. President Obama said Wednesday the Senate vote to kill a bill expanding gun sale background checks was "shameful," but it was "just round 1" of the fight.
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A pair of U.S. senators expressed optimism Republicans and Democrats will come together to address the nation's ongoing taxation and spending stalemate.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Friday "we have an obligation to act, not wait," as he opened a campaign in support of proposals to reduce gun violence.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., introduced a bill Thursday to ban more than 150 types of semi-automatic weapons with military-style features.
The political divide of the U.S. Congress remained the same after Election Day 2012, with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and Democrats holding onto the Senate.
The real loser last week on Election Day appears to be Karl Rove, who now has to explain to his shadowy billionaire donors how he spent hundreds of millions of dollars in "independent" expenditures on Mitt Romney's behalf and came up a cropper.
After Democrats increased their U.S. Senate majority Tuesday, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell challenged the president to "move to the political center."
Tired and victorious, Barack Obama returned to Washington Wednesday after becoming the third U.S. president in recent history to win a second term.
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