This year the Republicans plan to take back the Senate, and they may be able to do that thanks to the public backlash aganist Obamacare.
About 40,000 new policies have gone into effect for 2014. Most of the new laws are at state and local levels.
An AP-Times Square New Year's Eve poll shows that only 34 percent of Americans think the nation is headed in the right direction.
The failed launch of Obamacare was a 2013 top story. But the impact of the health care law is just one factor that could make 2014 another tough year for Obama's allies.
Churches and groups of different denominations in Utah are asking the Supreme Court to settle whether states can outlaw gay marriage.
The Internal Revenue Service says it has lost more emails, this time from five more employees who are also part of the congressional investigations into the Tea Party targeting scandal.
President Barack Obama has finally decided what the U.S. should do to defeat the terrorists of the Islamic State (ISIS) army in the Middle East.
As Congress gets back to work, the House welcomes new Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The self-described 'happy conservative' is determined to change Washington with grit and a smile.
President Barack Obama is facing harsh criticism from liberals and conservatives over his decision to delay executive action on immigration until after the midterm elections.
Many small companies that do business online are worried a plan working its way through Congress could force them to shut down. Supporters of the plan say it "levels the playing field."