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President Obama cheers at the Princeton game against Wisconsin-Green Bay women's college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament in College Park, Md., Saturday, March 21, 2015. Obama's niece Leslie Robinson, plays for Princeton. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama takes in niece’s basketball game

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 4:07 pm

Insulin can cost an uninsured patient between $120 to $400 per month. By comparison, some generics would only cost about $4. (AP Photo)

Why can’t you get cheaper insulin?

Robert King · March 21, 2015 4:00 pm

Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks to employees during a visit to Dyn, an internet performance company, Friday, March 20, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rand Paul slams ‘thinly veiled bribes’ to Clinton Foundation

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 3:07 pm

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush visits with lawmakers after speaking in the Georgia Senate, Thursday, March 19, 2015, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Why Jeb Bush went to Georgia

Rebecca Berg · March 21, 2015 2:59 pm

Obama’s ‘runaway spending habit’ blasted by GOP

Obama’s ‘runaway spending habit’ blasted by GOP

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 10:00 am

"This is purely about politics," the president said.

Obama calls on GOP to confirm Loretta Lynch

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 10:00 am

"So you know, I'd like nothing better than to break open that Abandoned Mine Lands fund of money ... and get at it for the purposes that we're talking about. But it's just been impossible so far," said Rep. Rogers. (AP File Photo)

Beyond budget plan, lawmakers aim to eliminate sequester

Susan Ferrechio · March 21, 2015 9:00 am

Sen. Richard Shelby, the Alabama Republican who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, hasn't weighed in on legislative priorities or an approach to Dodd-Frank, his office said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Should fewer banks be ‘too big to fail’?

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2015 9:00 am

The National Labor Relations Board charged the McDonald's Corp. as a "joint employer" with its individual franchises in a series of unfair labor practice complaints. [AP Photo

Big biz warns NLRB ‘joint employer’ rule goes beyond franchising

Sean Higgins · March 21, 2015 9:00 am

Republican lawmakers are considering a fresh round of oversight through various committees and drafting legislation on the rules that they and their industry allies say are duplicative and could threaten U.S. oil and gas development.

Energy and Environment

GOP, industry plot to handcuff fracking rule

Zack Colman · March 21, 2015 9:00 am

"Most people in the state who've been with me all these years are sort of excited about somebody from South Carolina having a voice at that level," Graham said. (AP File Photo)

Lindsey Graham casts light shadow in South Carolina

David M. Drucker · March 21, 2015 1:20 am

The state agency came up with "good cause" to continue funneling money to providers suspected of fraud. (iStock Photo)

Wealthy would pay 15 percent more in Medicare ‘doc fix’

Robert King · March 20, 2015 9:53 pm