Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is #39;clearly the most appropriate#39; for the election, the court says. The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Friday that candidates for state Senate this year should run in new districts drawn by a citizens commission, a plan that may give Democrats a two ...

Despite support from virtually all Republicans, the Senate blocked an attempt to deny President Obama an increase in the debt ceiling, ensuring that the administration has the funds to pay the nation’s bills through the November election.

Despite support from virtually all Republicans, the Senate blocked an attempt to deny President Obama an increase in the debt ceiling, ensuring that the administration has the funds to pay the nation’s bills through the November election.

New GOP majority changes fortunes for gun-rights advocates.

“I don’t think the law says, ‘Pass a budget unless it’s hard,’ quot; Senate Minority Leader McConnell told reporters. Read more...