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In the shadow of the Washington Monument sits the headquarters of an organization, the oldest of its kind in the world, founded on the pillars of human rights and democracy promotion.

Zach Galifianakis scored a big get with his latest guest for " Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis ": President Barack Obama .

The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department.

Voters on Florida's Gulf Coast head to the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant U.S. Congressional seat in a special election watched by both major parties for what it portends for November when all 435 congressional seats will be up for grabs.

President Barack Obama is bolstering his party's campaign coffers, joining an ally of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to help the Democratic National Committee climb out of a worrisome deficit.

The review will be led by Jenner & Block chairman Anton "Tony" Valukas, who won wide regard for investigating Lehman Brothers after the financial services firm collapsed in 2008.

Thirty Senate Democrats are scheduled to stage an all-night talkathon to address climate change and its deniers, but notably missing from the extensive roster of speakers are moderate Democrats, especially those who are up for re-election in 2014.

The filibuster has been used to delay many things over the years: civil rights, spending bills, presidential nominees and, most recently, Obamacare.

The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would make big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault.

It's rare to find someone who is equally passionate about derivatives and modern art in the public policy world.

We're talking about Florida's 13th district special election, in which Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly have run lackluster campaigns against the backdrop of millions of dollars in outside spending that has upstaged them.

Influential District of Columbia businessman Jeffrey Thompson was charged Monday with conspiracy to violate federal and local campaign finance laws by funding off-the-books campaign activity for candidates including Hillary Rodham Clinton and district Mayor Vincent Gray.

Stephen Kerrigan, chief executive officer of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, left to right, Sen. Charles Schumer , and Sen. Lamar Alexander hold a news conference next to construction of the platform being built on the west front of the U.S. Capitol in preparation for the inauguration ceremony of President Obama in Washington, D.C., on ... (more)

President Barack Obama began a new week of diplomatic consultations on the Ukraine crisis with a phone call to Chinese President Xi Jinping that focused on a peaceful solution to Russia's military intervention.

If the apparent slow death of immigration legislation has any political repercussions this year, they probably will be felt in the subdivisions, shopping centers and ethnic eateries wrapped around Denver's southern end.

With just three weeks left to sign up under President Barack Obama health care law, a major survey tracking the rollout finds that the uninsured rate keeps going down.

First lady Michelle Obama listens as a 6th grade class talks about a class trip they took to China, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School in Washington.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden calls Venezuela's situation alarming in remarks published Sunday, suggesting its government is using "armed vigilantes" against peaceful protesters and accusing it of "concocting false and outlandish conspiracy theories" about the United States.

President Barack Obama is squeezing in another round of golf before his family vacation in southern Florida comes to an end.

California Democrats meeting in Los Angeles on Sunday were set to adopt a platform likely to call for an inflation-adjusted minimum wage, dramatic cuts in military spending, and tighter campaign finance and disclosure laws.