Representative Edward J. Markey and Gabriel Gomez differed sharply on issues like banning assault weapons, United States involvement in Syria and abortion rights.    

A cloture vote Thursday morning poses a critical test for the Agriculture Committee leadership.

President Obama named Susan E. Rice and Samantha Power to major national security posts on Wednesday, promoting two outspoken voices for humanitarian intervention.    

POLITICO Pro Report: Lawmakers look to keep the Highway Trust Fund out of the red.

As China seeks to become more competitive, scientists on the job in the United States are being asked to share technology data.    

The administration is arguing the policy is a vital tool in monitoring terrorists.

A federal agency said it would suspend action against the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which it said did not adequately tell parents about risks to their premature infants enrolled in a research trial.    

Recent unapologetic selections reflect a conclusion in the West Wing that when it comes to choosing personnel, the president can never satisfy Republicans.    

Even with extensive precautions, gene-altered plants turn up in unwanted places regularly enough that farmers have come to consider a few of them weeds.    

Countries like Canada and Australia are trying to lure foreign entrepreneurs. But there’s only one place they want to be. The New York Times reports.

Mookie Blaylock's attorney said Blaylock had a medical emergency that caused him to collide with Monica Murphy's car, killing her.  Murphy's husband said, "She was the heart of our family."

A Persian rug from the early 17th century has sold for $33.7 million in New York City.

Sotheby's auction house says Wednesday's price for the Clark Sickle-Leaf Carpet was more than three times the previous auction record for a carpet.

The Sickle-Leaf Carpet sold to an anonymous telephone bidder. The seller was the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The carpet was part of a collection bequeathed to Corcoran in 1926 by William A. Clark, an industrialist and U.S. senator from Montana.

The previous record price for a carpet was $9.6 million for a Persian carpet sold by Christie's in London in April 2010.

The Sickle-Leaf carpet measures 8 feet 9 inches by 6 feet 5 inches.

The price includes the auction house's premium.

Opinion: As data-rich applications keep growing, the existing capacity is not sufficient.

Opinion: Fixing America's pipeline infrastructure is vital to our communities.

Former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. were among those honoring Medgar Evers at a service at Arlington National Cemetery.    

The most heated exchange in their first debate is about Benghazi.

A federal appeals court ordered that some types of emergency contraceptives be made available to women of all ages without a prescription.    

The decision by Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey to have a special election to fill the seat of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg annoyed both parties.    

With the Affordable Care Act poised to make addiction treatment available to millions of new patients, the groups are pursuing a formal business alliance.    

Death row inmates in North Carolina will no longer be able to cite patterns of racial bias in seeking to have their sentences set aside.