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One day after riveting a packed convention ballroom, tea party darling Sen. Rand Paul topped the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll, his second consecutive victory in the conservative confab's contest.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has discussed with Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy leaders about an Army review that disqualified 588 soldiers from posts as sexual assault counselors and whether Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USA TODAY.

Russia's high-stakes intervention in Ukraine-including its support for the secession of Crimea-will dominate this Sunday's network news shows.

The late Sen. Arlen Specter drew a slew of death threats while in office, according to FBI records.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul brought the house down Friday at one of the country's largest summits for grassroots conservatives with a stinging indictment of President Barack Obama and an impassioned plea to defend civil liberties.

Republicans, looking for ways to turn November's congressional elections into a referendum on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, are trying to portray Obamacare as a danger to Medicare.

Many of the headlines after day two of the Conservative Political Action Conference were about Rick Perry's well-received speech, in which he harped on what he deemed the "two Americas": red-state America and blue-state America.

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, October 29, 2013.

Gardner's recent decision to challenge Mark Udall , above, likely altered the Democratic Party's estimates of how much money it would be forced to spend there this fall.

When Idaho Gov. Butch Otter portrayed a corrupt sheriff in a low-budget Western movie that was later edited and rereleased as a soft-core pornographic film, he kept his clothes on.

Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign launched a new radio ad that calls attacks from his primary challenger Matt Bevin "absurd, wrong and ridiculous."

European shares slipped in early trade on Friday as investors trod a cautious path in case of another escalation in tensions between Russia and Ukraine over the weekend.

Customs officials refuse to disclose names, criminal histories and whereabouts on more than 2,200 detainees released a year ago.

In an interview with his local newspaper, Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa said he has apologized to Rep. Elijah E. Cummings for cutting off his microphone at a Wednesday hearing - although in a separate interview he told Fox News that Cummings had a "hissy fit" and "broke the decorum of the House."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks onto the stage holding a rifle before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference at National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014.

The acting head of the U.S. derivatives regulator pleaded with federal lawmakers on Thursday to give his agency more funding, saying a tight budget has prevented staff from completing compliance exams and threatens to hobble enforcement.

The race to succeed the late C.W. "Bill" Young has stunned voters here accustomed to sleepy campaigns over the genteel congressman's popular four-decade tenure.

The Senate will hold long-awaited votes Thursday on proposals to help curb the rise of sexual assaults and rape in the U.S. military, capping almost a year of emotionally-charged debate led by the chamber's growing number of women.

The United States sought on Thursday to rebuild rocky ties with India, while stressing it would tackle differences "head on" in pursuit of its drive to quintuple bilateral trade in a decade.

The investigative arm of Congress on Wednesday agreed to look into problems with state health exchange websites around the country.