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Thune is famous for defeating Democratic Minority Leader Tom Daschle in 2004

If Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs works at Facebook, the social network’s D.C. team could join the ranks of Silicon Valley

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Republicans are anxious for 2012 Senate races, with chances and momentum both leaning right

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Why does the TSA have the power to do things that other law enforcement organizations are prohibited from doing without probable cause?

Budget proposals have urged shrinking or eliminating tax breaks that help make employer health insurance the leading source of coverage in the nation

The companies with multimillion-dollar contracts to supply American airports with body-scanning machines more than doubled their spending on lobbying in the last five years

Whichever party controls the House and Senate after the Nov. 2 election likely will install the same leadership

The Obama-Emanuel embrace is just the tip of the weakness iceberg.

People close to the administration believe Obama will settle on his longtime close aide, Pete Rouse, to become interim chief of staff

The South Dakota Republican is ramping up his plans to challenge President Obama

Sources close to the Senator who took out Tom Daschle in 2004 say he is a likely presidential contender

Miss. Gov. and GOP resist counting gains prematurely, as Dems try to energize deflated liberal base

If Rahm Emanuel leaves the White House to run for mayor of Chicago, who will Obama replace him with?

This is just the Democratic way of being “bi-partisan” and reaching across the aisle. Democrats these days are either reaching into your pocket or, as in the cases of John Edwards, Eric Massa and Al Gore, reaching into your pants

Though virtually unknown to the general public John Thune has the makings of what could be a very successful 2012 presidential bid

The American League of Lobbyists and Sunlight Foundation are hoping to change the law to require more of Washington’s influence class to register as lobbyists

A delayed ratification of the agreement could be a blow to U.S. leadership around the world as countries could question Obama’s influence within his own country