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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly backed gay marriage on Wednesday, becoming the third Republican senator to do so as she spoke out ahead of potentially landmark rulings from the Supreme Court on the issue....

By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs....

The bill to rename Mount McKinley to Denali moved a step closer in Congress. On Tuesday, the bill, sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, to rename North America’s largest peak moved out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee. The US...

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), in an announcement she concedes will cause controversy, says she now supports legalizing same-sex marriage. “As one who is a strong proponent in personal freedom, in ensuring that government has a limited role in...

Republicans have an opportunity for a get-out-of-jail moment with the fastest-growing slice of the electorate, Hispanics. An immigration bill is likely to pass the Senate by the end of the month. The size and shape of the measure and the tone of the...

WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....

New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte stuck her neck out over the weekend, declaring her support for the immigration reform bill that will hit the floor this week. That makes her the first Republican, outside of the bipartisan Gang of Eight that drafted the...

* Media reports prompt controversy * Left and right upset, but not center * Obama unapologetic, invites debate By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - The strongest criticism of President Barack Obama normally comes from the U.S. Congress,...

Former Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller has thrown his hat into the ring against Democratic incumbent Senator Mark Begich. Miller filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission earlier this month. In his statement of candidacy, Miller listed...

— There are many reasons why Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker seems bound for the top job at the Commerce Department, after dodging potential conflict during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday. Pritzker, 54, a Democratic mega-donor who...

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators last week introduced a bill that would prohibit rental-car companies from renting or selling vehicles with an open manufacturer's recall. The legislation, the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013,...