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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.

Sen. David Vitter will deliver a keynote address on the dangers of granting amnesty to illegal aliens at "The Uninvited II: The National Security Action Summit" during CPAC, Breitbart News Network is proud to announce.

The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday evening that will bring flood insurance rate relief to beleaguered homeowners in Louisiana and across the nation.

The House of Representatives will vote on Tuesday on a flood-insurance bill sponsored by Rep. Michael Grimm , Grimm's office said.

The Obama administration's proposed 2015 budget doubles down on the president's push for a $1 billion "Climate Resiliency Fund" to prepare localities for global warming.

Senate Republicans are once again voicing displeasure over the performance of the inspector general for the Environmental Protection Agency, this time over steps taken to regulate a firm conducting hydraulic fracturing in Texas.

House Republicans are offering a new draft chemical regulation bill that the chemical industry backs but environmentalists say would keep residents near chemical plants in the dark about potential dangers.

The Environmental Protection Agency may be on its way to blocking Alaska's Pebble Mine project, a move that Republican lawmakers argue could set a dangerous precedent for future large-scale projects requiring agency approval.

Sen. Mary Landrieu , D-La., Monday endorsed a House flood insurance bill that she called "far from perfect," but sufficient to provide real protections against unaffordable premium increases.