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Sen. Joe Manchin plans to introduce legislation in the coming days that would push back against the Food and Drug Administration for approving a controversial prescription drug, his office confirmed Wednesday.

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There is still no definitive word on whether House-passed legislation to limit most flood insurance premiums to increases of 18 percent a year will come up for a Senate vote this week.

EXXON'S RUSSIA TIES STILL STRONG AMID CRISIS: The standoff between the United States and Russia isn't getting in the way of ExxonMobil's lucrative relationship with Vladimir Putin's regime.

Vitter's legislation makes it a federal crime to attend or bring a child under the age of 16 to an animal fight.

Twenty-eight Democratic senators plan to participate in an all-night discussion late Monday and Tuesday morning designed to raise attention about what the speakers view as the urgent need for Congress to address climate change.

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The House last week approved the Homeowner Flood insurance Affordability Act, on the heels of the Senate's Jan. 30 passage of its own version of the bill.

A new labor union research report offers a scathing indictment of how Obamacare affects middle-class workers.

Too drunk to gamble? That's the claim of a California man suing a Las Vegas casino he says continued to serve him drinks and loan him money after he was so drunk he suffered a blackout.

Ever since a coalition of doctors came out against the controversial new painkiller Zohydro , health officials have been questioning how the drug got approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the first place.

Sens. Mary Landrieu D-La., left, and David Vitter, R-La., were on the same side on legislation to take decisions about prosecuting sexual assaults away from military commanders.

Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's appearance at U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's annual Washington Mardi Gras party late last month caused a bit of a stir, and not just because Caldwell treated the crowd to a mean Elvis impersonation.

How can the U.S. break the Russian energy cartel that can hold Europe hostage on a whim? By exporting natural gas, say federal lawmakers and energy experts.

U.S. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., was among a group of senators who introduced legislation Thursday to reduce the backlog of veterans' disability claims that have clogged many Veterans Affairs regional offices, including the one in Reno.

With a tremendous victory for the Louisiana delegation in the U.S. House, a new bill would repeal the drastic and unaffordable increases in costs for the National Flood Insurance Program.

Chairs of the VA Backlog Working Group, U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Dean Heller , along with Senators David Vitter , Jon Tester , Martin Heinrich and Senator Jerry Moran , released the 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, comprehensive legislation designed to reduce the backlog of veterans' disability claims.

This might be the most refreshing interview Politico has ever conducted with a politician .

A recent Journal editorial noted an appalling double standard: the Department of Justice has given a pass to senior officials at the Environmental Protection Agency who enabled fake spy John Beale to steal almost $900,000 from taxpayers.

The nomination of a veteran civil rights lawyer to head the Justice Department's civil rights division was blocked Wednesday after a contentious Senate debate Wednesday, with opponents citing his work on the death penalty appeal of a convicted cop killer.