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The latest version of the DISCLOSE Act, which would force donor disclosure on outside organizations that engage in election politics, is facing now-familiar opposition from Republican lawmakers.

The long debated Gregory Canyon Landfill needs a federal permit from the Army Corps of Engineers to move forward. The public has a chance to weigh in at an Army Corps hearing Thursday night.

Doug Hughes flew into Washington, D.C., on something resembling a hybrid bicycle and helicopter. He did it to protest money in politics, but he could face up to a decade in prison. He has not regrets.

San Diego State University has just introduced a doctoral program in a field that federal officials call one of the fastest growing in the nation.

Under the federal health care law, states have the option of creating a ‘basic health program.’

President Barack Obama said of the shooting victims killed this morning at the Washington Navy Yard, "They're patriots, and they know the dangers of serving abroad, but today they faced the unimaginable violence that they wouldn't have expected here at home." Obama's comments were made at the beginning of a previously scheduled event on the nation's economy.

In a bombshell decision on the limits of executive power, a federal appeals court panel in Washington, D.C., has invalidated President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.

Campaigning against gay marriage used to help Republicans win elections — but now GOP candidates in tight races are backing away from mentioning social issues on the stump.

Mikey Dickerson is the administrator of the new U.S. Digital Service. But it's still to be seen whether the former Google engineer's team will have enough authority to make wholesale changes.

Taxpayers have until 11:59 p.m. Monday to get their federal returns filed. If necessary, procrastinators can file for an extension that pushes the filing deadline back to Oct. 15. Read tips on last-minute filing.