Sean Lengell

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"There are a couple of things where I hope we can find common ground," Rep. Chris Van Hollen told CNBC on Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Van Hollen: ‘Common ground’ possible between Obama, GOP on budget

Sean Lengell · February 2, 2015 5:46 pm

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Lawmakers eager to expand agriculture trade to Cuba

Sean Lengell · January 30, 2015 10:00 am

The 30- to 35-foot sailboat that carried more than 100 Haitian migrants to this beach north of Miami sits aground March 28, 2007 at Hallandale Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty images)

Surge in Cubans trying to enter the U.S.

Sean Lengell · January 29, 2015 9:01 pm

A check-in sign for the ABC Charter flight to Cuba is seen at Miami International Airport on April 7, 2009 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty images File)

Senate bill would OK Cuba travel

Sean Lengell · January 29, 2015 7:01 pm

Elijah Cummings: Trey Gowdy lied about Hillary Clinton testimony

Sean Lengell · January 29, 2015 6:31 pm

This Oct. 3, 2014 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. The Supreme Court agreed Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, to hear a new challenge to President Barack Obama's healthcare law that threatens subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their health insurance premiums. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obamacare supporters rally ahead of Supreme Court arguments

Sean Lengell · January 29, 2015 10:00 am

House Benghazi committee Chairman Trey Gowdy said Wednesday he won't bow to Democrats' demands in a bitter dispute over access to witnesses and information. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trey Gowdy won’t back down on Benghazi

Sean Lengell · January 28, 2015 10:26 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, right, and Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the chairman of the Senate's labor committee, said their bill would prevent the board's general counsel from operating as an "activist" and prevent the board from making "politically motivated decisions and controversial regulations."Â (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans propose NLRB overhaul

Sean Lengell · January 28, 2015 9:49 pm

A gas pump at a convenience store displays the price for gas in Plant City, Fla. (AP/Chris O'Meara)

Energy and Environment

Conservative groups tell Congress to pump the brakes on gas tax talk

Sean Lengell · January 28, 2015 5:32 pm

Anti-abortion rights activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., on Thursday, January 22, 2015. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

States push ahead with 20-week abortion bills

Sean Lengell · January 28, 2015 10:00 am

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md.,Â accusedÂ GOP leaders of stubbornly pushing partisan bills that many of their own members don't accept and that are failed to doom. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Steny Hoyer: House GOP’s ‘deep internal divisions’ cause gridlock

Sean Lengell · January 27, 2015 9:05 pm

House Select Committee on BenghaziÂ Chairman Trey Gowdy andÂ Rep. Elijah Cummings, the committee's top Democrat clashed Sunday and Monday over the comittee's investigation of the Hillary Clinton emails.Â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democrats accuse Benghazi panel of holding secret meetings

Sean Lengell · January 27, 2015 6:29 pm