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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Senator John Thune says everything he knows about politics that is good he learned from former Senator Jim Abdnor.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain wants the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - U.S. Senator John Thune says the U.S. Postal Service has to be reformed to ensure its long-term viability. But whether a new proposal is aggressive enough to remedy its financial woes remains to be seen.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have blocked the Senate from debating a Democratic bill keeping interest rates on college loans from doubling this summer for 7.4 million students.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is nearing a showdown vote over a Democratic plan to prevent federal student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate plans to vote Tuesday on whether to start debate on a Democratic plan to keep some college loan interest rates from doubling on July 1.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso has introduced legislation that aims to create energy sector jobs.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Child labor groups say they are stunned and disappointed the Obama administration is backing off a plan to keep children from working in hazardous jobs on farms.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House's solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it's your turn to act.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service is criticizing a bill passed by the Senate that would delay closings of thousands of low-revenue post offices and mail processing centers.

MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Capitol Police force is investigating a reported threat against U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is often mentioned as a possible vice presidential pick for likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy says lawmakers want to hear more details on the Secret Service prostitution scandal from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional committees are widening their investigations into an alleged U.S. Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia ahead of a recent trip there by President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Southern Republican is raising questions about whether President Barack Obama is capably leading the government.