Joe Wilson

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-Springdale, has introduced a bill that he says aims to close a loophole in President Barack Obama's healthcare law that would exempt some congressional staff members from following it. The bill, called "the Live by the Laws You...

The comeback is complete. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives again after being sworn into office Wednesday during a ceremony in the House chamber in Washington, D.C. During a short speech on the House floor,...

The comeback is complete. Former Gov. Mark Sanford is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives again after being sworn into office Wednesday during a ceremony in the House chamber in Washington, D.C. During a short speech on the House floor,...

Federal funds requested by the Department of Energy for use at the Savannah River Site were approved by Congress on Wednesday, according to Congressman Joe Wilson, R-S.C., apparently alleviating concerns over the threat of furloughs at the facility. The...

WASHINGTON -- Mark Sanford, after a detour to the governor's office and, infamously, to Argentina, is back in Washington as a member of Congress.  The former three-term congressman and two-term governor was sworn in Wednesday as the representative for...

U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly stepped outside St. Peter's Catholic Church, three blocks from the Capitol, after an early morning service and enthusiastically called out to House Speaker John Boehner. "Speaker!" he shouted. One of the most powerful figures in...

Think the automatic budget cuts Congress ordered at the beginning of March — the so-called sequester — haven't caused any pain yet? Think again. Judging from the squeals we're hearing from members of Congress whose districts are threatened...

WASHINGTON -- Some new traditions have taken hold amid the familiar rituals of a State of the Union address, and they seem to have a common goal: drawing some of the spotlight away from the president and to his audience. The newest push on the part of...

WASHINGTON – Ted Nugent, the rocker-turned-gun-rights activist who was the subject of a Secret Service investigation last year after controversial remarks about President Obama, will attend Tuesday's State of the Union address as the guest of a...

Our children are watching us, now more than ever. Adults profess their commitment to lifting kids up, yet we continue to wage public culture wars that ultimately bring our children down. We are setting our examples, demonstrating our values, and...

Let's talk about heckling. Who isn't talking about heckling? ("Shut up! I'm talking about heckling, you idiot. If we wanted you to talk about heckling, we'd give you a crayon and a sheet of graph paper!") Anyway, as I was saying, every few months it...

It wasn't anything like Joe Louis getting knocked out by Max Schmeling where Louis' supporters were literally crying in the streets. That was in 1936. Still, a lot of President Barack Obama's supporters were taken aback last week by his dismal...