Republican State Sen. Joni Ernst said she's "leaning forward" on a bid to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D) and would likely make up her mind on running within the month. Read More

Thursday's more than seven-hour hearing was only the tipping point in what is expected to be many more contentious mark-ups to push through immigration reform. Read More

Paul Miller, senior editor for The Verge, went on a 365-day Internet fast. He described feeling less overwhelmed after he made the move to disconnect from the web. Read More

The 'Gang of Eight' beat back the most stringent border security amendments on Thursday. Plus: This Mother's Day, President Obama wants you to think fondly about his health care plan. Read More

Political Washington was consumed with a charged debate over Hillary Clinton's legacy Wednesday, but the former secretary of state largely steered clear of politics in a speech in Beverly Hills. Read More

Meet the latest winners of our #TDRGoodMorning challenge: Nurses from Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

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The underlying problem for both parties: Democrats can’t convince their incumbents to stay, while Republicans can’t convince their candidates to run. Read More

House Democratic leaders broke bread with President Obama Wednesday night. Plus: more on the House Benghazi hearing and Clinton's swipe at partisan bickering. Read More

The GOP governor would be the heavy favorite to win this fall if he weren’t constitutionally barred from running for re-election, leading Democrat Terry McAuliffe by 15 points in a hypothetical matchup. Read More

Sen. Bob Corker, the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says he's comfortable the facts are already out on last year's terrorist attack in Benghazi. Read More

Meet the latest winners of our #TDRGoodMorning challenge: Nursing students and faculty of Concordia College in New York

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Incumbent GOP Gov. Chris Christie has a more than two-to-one lead over state Sen. Barbara Buono, crushing the likely Democratic nominee 60% to 28%. Read More

Democrat Terry McAuliffe holds a slim lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli (43% to 41%) in the most competitive race of 2013. Read More

The comeback story is complete for former Gov. Mark Sanford (R). The key for Sanford? Despite his well-documented flaws, the significant GOP lean of the district was just too much for Democrats to overcome. Read More

Even with better than expected job numbers, millions of jobs still remain vacant across the country; Chuck Todd moderated a series on how to match education with 21st century jobs. Read More

Embroiled in an intraparty fight over his support for gay marriage, Illinois GOP Chairman Pat Brady stepped down on Tuesday as leader of the state party. Read More

The Heritage Foundation put out a long-awaited report on what it claims are the costs of immigration reform, kicking off a political battle on the right - and producing a loud silence from Democrats who were happy to let other Republicans trash the study. Read More

There’s a familiar voice from the 1950s who Democrats have turned to in special elections to help them hit the right notes with voters. Read More

Meet the latest winners of our #TDRGoodMorning challenge: Kara Theal and the staff at Huntington Hospital

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Tuesday’s South Carolina special election may seem like the most important event in politics this week, but in months it may well be just an asterisk in the congressional history books. Read More