Congress

Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.

Life vote

by J.C. Derrick

Abortion | Despite disdain from Democrats, the House passes a late-term abortion ban that protects unborn babies capable of feeling pain

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/life_vote]

Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va.

House committee advances 20-week abortion ban

by J.C. Derrick

Abortion |  WASHINGTON—A bill that would ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks gestation is quietly moving in the U.S. House of Representatives and could reach the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/06/house_committee_advances_20_week_abortion_ban]

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, confers with the committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate committee approves immigration bill but House remains skeptical

by J.C. Derrick

Immigration |  WASHINGTON—Immigration reform must go through a five-step process to become law: approval from House and Senate committees, both houses of Congress, and a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/inching_forward]

Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill Friday, as J. Russell George looks on.

‘Horrible customer service’

by Edward Lee Pitts

IRS Scandal |  Lawmakers grill outgoing IRS chief as he tries to deny any political partisanship in the agency’s actions against conservative groups

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/horrible_customer_service]

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pounds her fist while testifying at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Benghazi in January.

Why a select committee on Benghazi matters

by Ken Blackwell

Benghazi Attack |  Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., believes we need a congressional select committee to get to the bottom of the Benghazi scandal. That’s why he’s introduced H.R.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/why_a_select_committee_on_benghazi_matters]

Rep. James Lankford
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David and Goliath

by J.C. Derrick

Politics |  Second-term congressman James Lankford lacks the so-called credentials to take on Washington establishment, but he will anyway

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/david_and_goliath]

Rep. Michele Bachmann speaks at a Tea Party rally on Capitol Hill Thursday, as Sen. Ted Cruz (left) looks on.

Tea Party revival

by Edward Lee Pitts

IRS Scandal |  The IRS scandal puts the spotlight back on a political movement many had written off

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/tea_party_revival]

From right to left: Eric Nordstrom, Gregory Hicks, and Mark Thompson testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday.

Hearing bombshells

by J.C. Derrick

Benghazi Attack |  House committee listens to six hours of dramatic and emotional testimony on the Benghazi attacks

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/hearing_bombshells]

The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi the day after the attack.

Going rogue

by Mindy Belz

Benghazi Attack |  Top U.S. State Department officials today are set to testify against the White House’s version of the assault on Benghazi

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/going_rogue]

Senate approves online sales tax

Senate approves online sales tax

by J.C. Derrick

Congress |  WASHINGTON—A bill that would tax all online purchases sailed through the U.S. Senate this week with broad bipartisan support. The Marketplace Fairness Act…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/senate_approves_online_sales_tax]

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (left) and President Barack Obama at a memorial ceremony outside the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2012.

U.S. ordered troops to ‘stand down’ during Benghazi attack

by Mindy Belz

Benghazi Attack |  For more than six months, a gap has been yawning wide in the Obama administration’s storyline on the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/u_s_ordered_troops_to_stand_down_during_benghazi_attack]

Sens. Marco Rubio (left) and Ted Cruz

Conservatives vs. conservatives

by Edward Lee Pitts

Immigration |  The debate over the Senate immigration reform bill blurs Republican battle lines

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/conservatives_vs_conservatives]

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