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Democrats are turning to a bench of former lawmakers to help win the 25 Republican seats they need to gain the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in November's election.

Politicians love to say they can walk and chew gum at the same time. This Congress is proving it can't really do either.

In a few weeks, the two-month payroll tax holiday extension Congress granted expires, and House Republicans have to decide whether to stop it or capitulate.

A modest tax cut for small businesses is the primary legislative goal set by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Suspend your disbelief for a moment, and imagine that Republicans in Congress actually have any interest in governing, or in making smart policy that makes the country work.

Oklahoma U.S. Senator Tom Cole says the STOCK act is a witch hunt and a duplication of laws already on the book, but his opposition didn't stop the Senate from passing it Thursday night.

From Tulsa to Washington, D.C. -- Oklahoma's congressional delegation is reacting to American Airlines' proposed job cuts as the nation's third-largest airline plots out a plan to restructure.

WASHINGTON>> Unpopular and divided, the once mighty House Republicans are laboring to repair their image and frame a new agenda.

Super PACs supporting the GOP presidential field reported such stunning hauls this week that congressional groups look like paupers by comparison.

The company, which is the largest employer in the area, wants to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs from its facilities in Tulsa.

Two members of Oklahoma's Republican-dominated congressional delegation called President Barack Obama's State of the Union address a re-election campaign speech and others criticized him for blocking job-creation bills passed in the U.S. House.

Brauer probably ought to be more specific. So far, this looks like a distraction to me State Rep.

Jefferson Keel, President of the National Congress of American Indians is set to give the State of Indian Nations Address at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. Less than two weeks ago, Mitt Romney seemed all but certain to become the Republican presidential nominee.

Bainbridge Township Republican Rep. Steve LaTourette is escaping wintry Ohio weather this week by visiting the Philippines on a congressional trip.