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WASHINGTON - Jobs numbers and other benefits touted by supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are probably exaggerated, President Barack Obama told House Republicans on Wednesday, according to lawmakers who attended the closed-door meeting.   But...

Jobs numbers and other benefits touted by supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are probably exaggerated, President Barack Obama told House Republicans on Wednesday, according to lawmakers who attended the closed-door meeting.  But Obama did not...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. lawmakers heard the story of Corning® Gorilla® Glass and other Corning innovations first-hand Thursday as part of a House subcommittee hearing focused on boosting American manufacturing. Jim Steiner, senior vice president of...

A former plastics salesman, House Speaker John A. Boehner stood before the GOP majority with a pitch: Members must stick together like never before, not only for the sake of their agenda in Congress, but for the larger prize of reclaiming the White...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's attorney general is claiming victory after federal cellphone legislation died in Congress this week. Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Wednesday that federal lawmakers rightly pulled back on a bill that would have...

Three co-sponsors of the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills in Congress have publicly withdrawn their support as Wikipedia and thousands of websites blacked out their pages Wednesday to protest the legislation....

“To the caller from Hagerstown who wants us to focus our energy on what pro athletes make and not what teachers make: Our tax dollars don’t go toward pro athlete salaries. That’s up to us whether to go to their games or to watch them...

Pennsylvania Republican U.S. congressmen turned to a trusted GOP colleague for advice about the state's proposal to shift how electoral votes are counted. The message they received was pretty clear: It's going to hurt you. Nebraska Republican Rep. Lee...

“The States have been passing laws that are already increasing the amount of e-waste collected for recycling, instead of land-filling,” said Kate Sinding, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Unfortunately,...

The state Senate Republican who masterminded a plan to overhaul the way Pennsylvania allocates its Electoral College votes dug in his heels Friday, even as some senior GOP chieftains said they wanted to find a way to stop it. “It’s......

Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a "political train wreck." And those were fellow Republicans talking. Palin has been a polarizing figure from...

by Mark Z. Barabak Since announcing her resignation, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been pummeled by critics who have called her incoherent, a quitter, a joke and a "political train wreck." And those were fellow Republicans talking. Palin has been......