Only 12 ultimately voted against him, despite the best efforts of a small group of conservatives
The Senate is expected to pass the bill later today
Words really can't do it justice. Watch and see! VIDEO
"I am grateful, truly grateful, that no one was injured," Mike Crapo said after his hearing
The outgoing congressman says he would be interested in taking John Kerry's seat until a potential special election VIDEO
The unemployment rate is holding steady at 7.8 percent, which suggests economic growth is a bit sluggish
Mexican traffickers and American manufactures have figured out how to meet lingering demand in the U.S.
A man found guilty of raping a sleeping woman gets a new trial, as a consent statute doesn't protect single people
As the Venezuelan president battles complications from a cancer operation, politicians angle to fill the power void
Enough fussing over deficit reduction. The Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests the jobs market is treading water
State legislators are delaying a vote to legalize gay marriage until the new session
Ahead of a House vote on Hurricane Sandy relief funding, the agency warns that its insurance money is running low
The GOP may have rolled over on the "fiscal cliff," but its fight for entitlement cuts is just beginning
The 15-year-old Pakistani girl shot for promoting girls' education has been released from the hospital
The fiscal cliff was a manufactured crisis with an obvious ending. And the breathless coverage obscured the facts
I'm a hunter and a vet, and I revere the Second Amendment. But I used bankrupt logic: It's time for gun control
Pelosi called fiscal cliff meeting "constructive" but no sense was given about progress in negotiations
Tarantino's daring film would have been received differently by the media -- or never made -- if he wasn't white
Their newly minted tobacco critic promises to "educate the public," offering gushing praise of Marlboro Reds
New data from previously lost FBI files reveals the famous starlet's leftist leanings VIDEO
Some of the progressive movement's biggest wins came in campaigns that had no candidates whatsoever
The fiscal cliff in verse -- with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore (but not the politicians skewered)
The president will offer to keep the Bush tax cuts in place for those making less than $400,000, Bloomberg reports
The rights of women are under attack in blue states as well as red ones
Journalists and commentators offer nuggets of humor and confusion as a deal is not nigh
Italy's economy dwarfs that of other countries in the currency union, which can ill afford another Greek meltdown
Fiscal calamity? Who cares! Congress shows that they can still band together and vote for horrible things
If you think Boehner and the House GOP will bow to public pressure to reach a "fiscal cliff" deal, think again
Gun laws are so easy to break -- and such a state-by-state mess -- that it's hard for any jurisdiction to get tough
Obama thinks he'll make fewer concessions after Jan. 1 with a new Senate. And GOP leaders want to look tough
Congressional leaders meet with Obama, but no sign of agreement on legislation
"A pox on all of their houses" VIDEO
He led the forces that drove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait in 1991
Boehner calls the House back on Sunday while McConnell rants and raves, but Obama still holds all the cards
An aide for George H.W. Bush said that the former president "has every intention of staying put"
Sen. Barbara Boxer's outlandish proposal has triggered outrage from both the left and the right
One Twitter user has many names for President Obama
President David Keene says he doesn't think the "Meet the Press" host should be prosecuted VIDEO
Despite concerns by fellow Democrats and civil libertarians, the senator says there's ample oversight on spying
Exclusive: The infamous sheriff "gratefully accepted" an award from the Sons of Confederate Veterans last year