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Sen. Graham ‘sick’ over friend Petraeus’ affair and downfall

No member of Congress knows disgraced former CIA chief David Petraeus better or has worked more closely with him than Sen. Lindsey Graham. | 11/15/12 17:43:49 By - By James Rosen

3 Republicans demand special Libya probe; Democrats, Boehner say they have it covered

Three Republican senators on Wednesday demanded the creation of a special panel to investigate the September attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. | 11/14/12 18:18:09 By - By James Rosen

Top general swept up in Petraeus scandal; another investigation underway

Congress returned from its election break Tuesday to grapple with the shocking resignation of former CIA Director David Petraeus in a sex scandal that widened to possibly taint the Marine general who commands U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. | 11/13/12 20:08:01 By - By Matthew Schofield, James Rosen and Jonathan S. Landay

Democrats face steep odds in bid to take U.S. House

Analysts tracking the House campaigns say Democrats probably will pick up some seats, but not won’t be enough to wipe out the advantage Republicans won two years ago, when they picked up 63 seats in the tea party wave elections. | 10/24/12 14:42:30 By - By James Rosen

U.S. Rep. Lois Capps faces new questions over House financial reports

California Rep. Lois Capps’ tight re-election bid took another hit Thursday as her opponent accused her of having waited years earlier in her career to report more than a half-million dollars in income on required House of Representatives financial-disclosure forms. | 10/18/12 18:20:50 By - By James Rosen

Civil rights groups won’t appeal S.C. voter ID decision

Prominent civil and voting rights groups have decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court a federal ruling upholding South Carolina’s voter ID law, saying such a challenge is unnecessary because the decision this week neuters the original law and cements new voter protections. | 10/12/12 18:19:49 By - By James Rosen

Tea party freshmen balance principles, pragmatism, party loyalty

The tea party congressional candidates whose victories made 2010 a wave election for Republicans came to Washington united in their desire to slash spending, cut the size of government and place conservative principle over party loyalty. | 10/11/12 16:27:26 By - By James Rosen

Federal judges uphold South Carolina voter ID law

A federal court Wednesday upheld South Carolina’s voter ID law, overturning its rejection by the U.S. Justice Department. | 10/10/12 17:13:44 By - By James Rosen

Judges tough on both sides in South Carolina voter-ID case

Federal judges grilled attorneys Monday over South Carolina’s controversial voter-ID law, which opponents said would disenfranchise thousands of minorities but supporters said would have ample protection against discrimination at the polls. | 09/24/12 18:46:33 By - By James Rosen

South Carolina's voter ID case could close with legal fireworks

Closing arguments Monday about South Carolina’s voter ID law will cap an extraordinary case that already has seen charges of racism directed at the law’s author as well as federal judges’ open frustration over state officials’ changing stances on how they would enact the law. | 09/24/12 11:07:19 By - James Rosen

Many in GOP voted for forced budget cuts before being against them

Republican congressional leaders are backing away from a trigger system of forced spending cuts that they hailed 13 months ago as a herald of fiscal discipline and for which GOP lawmakers voted by large margins. | 09/19/12 16:11:32 By - By James Rosen

Today’s Democrats see major roles for government

President Bill Clinton may have said the era of big government was over in the 1990s. But as their party meets this week for their national convention, Democrats around the country define themselves differently on the role of the government, the key issue in the coming election. | 09/04/12 14:49:22 By - By James Rosen

S.C. voter ID law takes some hits in court

Inside and outside a federal courtroom a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, it appeared to be a rough week for South Carolina’s bid to protect its elections against fraud. | 08/31/12 18:59:36 By - By James Rosen and Rebecca Cohen McClatchy Newspapers

South Carolina lawmakers: No racial intent behind voter ID law

Lawyers for the U.S. Justice Department and civil rights groups told a packed federal courtroom Monday that Republican legislators in South Carolina pushed a voter ID bill they knew would suppress the votes of African-Americans in the state, who overwhelmingly support Democratic candidates. | 08/27/12 20:03:33 By - By James Rosen and Rebecca Cohen

South Carolina's past is on trial as photo ID case goes to federal court

A federal trial opening Monday will examine the legality of South Carolina’s new voter ID law and also put on display the state’s history of racial discrimination. The question: Has that history of racially charged politics faded into irrelevance? Or is the state still stacking the deck against African-Americans? | 08/26/12 22:20:26 By - James Rosen

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