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Several news organizations are reporting that veteran Rep. Jane Harman, a California Democrat, is about to leave Congress to become head of a prominent foreign policy think tank. Harman is telling supporters via e-mail that she is leaving the U.S. House to become president of the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars.

Doctors for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have upgraded her condition from serious to good, and said she may be transferred to a nearby rehabilitation hospital Wednesday morning.

The husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife's condition has improved so much that she has been able to smile and give him a neck rub as he has kept a near-constant vigil at her hospital bedside....

A friend of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, critically injured in the Tucson shootings, says she's 'making progress every day.' Funerals for those killed in the rampage continue today.U.S. Rep.

Rep.Gabrielle Giffords takes another step in her recovery after last week's shooting as doctors remove her breathing tube since she no longer requires a precautionary respirator 'Confidence' in Giffords' RecoveryPhotos Surface of Loughner Naked With GunFull Coverage:

Doctors treating Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Monday the congresswoman was responding to verbal commands by raising two fingers of her left hand and even managed to give a thumbs-up....

Arizona authorities file formal charges against suspect Jared Loughner in the shooting rampage that targeted U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The congresswoman is in critical condition, although doctors are upbeat about her prognosis. An earlier 'person of interest' had no involvement in the shootings, authorities say.Authorities on Sunday formally accused Jared Lee Loughner of murder and attempted murder of federal employees in connection with the Arizona shooting rampage that left six people dead and 14 injured, including the critically wounded U.S. Rep.

Arizona Congressman Gabrielle Giffords responds to simple commands after brain surgery, but a trauma specialist, while cautiously optimistic, says she still has a long way to go.Arizona Rep.

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was among at least 12 people shot today at a Tuscon, Arizona, grocery store, a Democratic source told CNN's Dana Bash.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to censure 20-term Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel after the ethics committee found he violated House rules.