In this Monday, Oct. 31, 2005 file photo, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia joins the members of the Supreme Court for photos during a group portrait session, at the Supreme Court Building in Washington. On Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed that Scalia has died at the age …
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012 file photo Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. A court-appointed commission says a group including Schweitzer is not entitled to any compensation after its mining claims were taken to make way for a silver and copper mine. (AP …
FILE - In this March 3, 2015 file photo, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Reid is backing Schumer to succeed him as Democratic leader. Reid issued his endorsement Friday morning, shortly after …
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is greeted by members of the House of Representatives at the opening session Tuesday of the 114th Congress after he was re-elected to his leadership post. (AP photo)
In this June 18, 2008, file photo, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo attends the funeral of NBC's "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert, outside of Holy Trinity Church in Washington. Cuomo, a three-term governor, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, the day his son Andrew started his second term as …
FILE - In this June 18, 2008, file photo, former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo attends the funeral of NBC's "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert, outside of Holy Trinity Church in Washington. Cuomo, a three-term governor, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, the day his son Andrew started his second …
FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Carter has emerged as President Barack Obama's top candidate to become the next defense secretary, according to administration officials, putting him in line to take over a sprawling department that has had an …
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, before the House Oversight Committee as it examines details surrounding a security breach at the White House when a man climbed over a fence, sprinted across the north lawn and dash deep into the executive …
Members of the anti-war activist group CodePink interrupt a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. It is the first in a series of high-profile …
In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Putting a statistic on disappointment, the Obama administration revealed Wednesday, Nov. 13, that fewer than 27,000 people signed up …
Gay rights activist Bryce Romero, who works for the Human Rights Campaign, offers an enthusiastic high five to visitors getting in line to enter the Supreme Court on a day when justices issued major rulings on two gay marriage cases. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, then-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. In February 2013, the former governor is partnering with a New York hedge fund to launch a proxy battle for control of a precious metals mining company that’s been …
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In this Dec. 20, 2012 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., leads a hearing on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, where the ambassador three other Americans were killed Sept. 11, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama on Friday will nominate Sen. …