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A proposal from a long-time congressional foe of the Federal Reserve that could give lawmakers sway over monetary policy has won the support of a majority in the House of Representatives, alarming officials at the U.S. central bank.

Sen. Tom Coburn , left, attempted to get Sen. John Ensign , foreground, to end his extramarital affair.

It s never easy to be your own man. Especially in Congress. That s because so many people want to own you, people with access to power, influence and money.

The feisty congressman from Texas, whose insurgent "Ron Paul Revolution" presidential campaign rankled Republican leaders last year, now has the GOP House leadership on his side -- backing a measure that generated paltry support when he first introduced it 26 years ago.

New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte resigned today, effective July 17, "to explore a campaign for the United States Senate." Other Republicans considering a run include Manchester attorney Ovide Lamontagne, a former member of the state Board of Education, and Rich Ashooh, a vice president at BAE Systems.

Boone County Republican Trey Grayson reported Monday morning that he has raised just over $600,000 for his U.S. Senate exploratory committee.

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series about efforts to restore the University of Texas Medical Branch to the status and capability it possessed before Hurricane Ike.

Republican Congressman Ron Paul invited me to speak to his Liberty caucus luncheon in Washington last week on the intensifying wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

A possible bid for the 2010 Republican Senate nomination in Kentucky certainly won't enable eye surgeon Rand Paul to rake in the mega-millions in campaign donations procured by his much better-known father -- Texas Republican Rep.

Currently, the Republican Party has lost its principles, its intellectual and political reasons for existence and its support.

Options So says Ron Paul in his weekly address: Ron Paul, the popular Republican Congressman from Texas, is ripping into the president and Congress for what he sees as their 'goal' with round after round of stimulus: complete economic collapse.'From their spending habits, an economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress and this ...

Name: Rep. Ron Paul Biography: After graduating from college in his native Pennsylvania in 1957, Paul served in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard during the 1960s.

He may have faded from the national political scene a year ago, after his dark-horse presidential run came to naught, but Rep.

Rep. Ron Paul, shown here speaking to the American Conservative Union last February, is winning supporters to a new bill.

Jim Bunning and Ron Paul might be the two most anti-Fed lawmakers on the Hill. Photo: AP photo composite by POLITICO POLITICO 44 Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will line up Thursday to take their shots at Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

In a straw poll at the Olathe Republican Party's annual Picnic and Straw Poll Saturday at the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop, Tiahrt grabbed a big win in a straw poll faceoff.

Efforts by the White House and Sen. Chuck Schumer to prevent a Democratic primary challenge to Sen.

Consider the two very different tracks the administration is pursuing simultaneously as North Korea threatens to test-fire a long-range - and potentially nuclear - missile in the direction of Hawaii around the July 4 holiday.

But if Iranian authorities carry out their latest threat of a more sweeping crackdown, the White House would reconsider its carefully calibrated tone, officials said Friday.

When Texas Congressman and former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks about transparency in the Federal Reserve, he sums up his argument with one simple question.