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Congress will weigh some of the most significant U.S. sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War in a bid to pressure President Vladimir Putin to pull Russian troops out of Crimea, according to a copy of a new Senate bill obtained by The Associated Press.

As a result of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's remarks Tuesday, yet another investigation may be in the offing to sort out what the CIA did - or didn't do - to help or hamper Senate investigators.

A plan to phase out government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and instead use mainly private insurers to backstop home loans has advanced in Congress.

Congressional candidate Alex Sink, center, greets a supporter after giving her concession speech Tuesday, March 11, 2014, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

A lawmaker wants to get slow-poke drivers out of the fast lane. The law would mean a driver would have to move out of the passing lane when they see a faster car coming up behind them.

If the U.S. government turns over the bulk collection of telephone data to an independent third party, higher costs and delays in identifying potential threats could result, the Navy admiral nominated to be the next head of the troubled National Security Agency said Tuesday.

The Senate has passed Republican-backed legislation to repeal taxpayer funding for political conventions.

Would Parmesan by any other name be as tasty atop your pasta? A ripening trade battle might put that to the test.

President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is getting its first test ahead of the 2014 midterm elections Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where Democrats and Republicans have spent millions of dollars trying out national strategies for the rest of the year.

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A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a deadly ignition switch problem in compact cars.

The activist lawyer wants the digital currency bitcoin accepted as campaign contributions.

Recent tension between Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz flared on Monday after Paul doubled-down in his criticism of Cruz's rhetoric.

Pitching himself as an ally to Silicon Valley, presidential hopeful Sen. Marco Rubio proposed giving cellphone companies more access to government-controlled airwaves as part of a package of pro-business initiatives he said would create "thousands upon thousands of high-paying jobs."

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill late Monday making big changes in the military justice system to deal with sexual assault, including scrapping the nearly century-old practice of using a "good soldier defense" to raise doubts that a crime has been committed.

Sen. Marco Rubio says the government should give cellphone companies more airwaves and allow private companies to build a nationwide pipeline for oil and natural gas.

The leaders of some national tea party groups aren't taking kindly to tough talk by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

"We tracked pretty carefully and portrayed what the possibilities were and certainly portrayed the difficulties we'd have, because of the movements of Russian troops and provided anticipatory warning of their incursion into Crimea," says James Clapper, director of national intelligence.

Sunday morning on This Week , House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., warned about Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggression.

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