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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., during a meeting of the Senate Climate Action Task Force prior to taking to the Senate Floor all night to urge action on climate change on Monday, March 10, 2014, in Washington. At left is Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Democrats clock all-nighter with climate talk

By MATTHEW DALY and DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

Senate sends Obama childhood cancer research bill

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, walks onto the stage holding a gun before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell on beating tea party: ‘We are going to crush them’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. Ryan said GOP leaders and conservative activists should "give each other the benefit of the doubt" in the debate over the party's future. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CPAC 2014: Poll shows GOP discontent, Congress frustration

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

McConnell has ‘listening session’ on heroin issue

By RAE HODGE - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, walks onto the stage holding a gun before speaking at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday. (Associated Press)

CPAC 2014: McConnell works to reassure conservatives

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

CPAC 2014: McConnell promises ‘I won’t let you down’ if Senate flips Republican

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2014. The U.S. is currently brokering peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians while trying to manage Israel&#8217;s suspicions about President Obama&#8217;s pursuit of a nuclear accord with Iran. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Radio ad attacks McConnell over same-sex marriage ruling

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Reid hits Koch Brothers for putting money in politics with incendiary speech

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Thad Cochran (left) of Mississippi appears to be the only longtime Republican officeholder to face a tough challenge in his primary battle for re-election this year. State Sen. Chris McDaniel also has status among voters by having a high political post. (Associated Press)

Tea party loses some steam in GOP races

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

McConnell focuses on coal in new campaign ad

Associated Press

Democratic Senate challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes left, speaks with former Presidet Bill Clinton as they are introduced at a fundraiser at the Galt House Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Rand Paul: Dems ought to be ‘embarrassed’ to be seen with Bill Clinton

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

News briefs from around Kentucky at 1:58 a.m. EST

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** FILE ** In this Oct. 30, 2013, file photo, former President Bill Clinton speaks in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Bill Clinton’s first campaign stop of 2014: Kentucky, to oust McConnell

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Strategists say Louisville businessman Matt Bevin has failed to gain traction in his race against Sen. Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, despite launching a series of attack ads against the Senate Majority Leader. (Associated Press)

Sen. Mitch McConnell to fend off conservative challenger, analysts say

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fired a major shot Thursday, taking to the chamber floor to say the rules amount to a declaration of war on free speech and vowing the GOP will try to block them.
"Every American needs to know about this abuse of power," said Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican. "Let me be clear: What the administration is proposing poses a grave threat to the ability of ordinary Americans to freely participate in the Democratic process."

McConnell: ‘No hope’ for tax reform this year

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton speaks to a group of supporters during a fundraiser for Democratic Senate challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Bill Clinton tries to boost McConnell challenger

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

McConnell, Bevin exchange attack ads

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is the GOP serious about winning?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Recent editorials from Texas newspapers

By The Associated Press - Associated Press