Legacy in mind, Obama aides form web of influence
Close aides and loyal allies who made President Barack Obama's re-election possible are attempting to do what's never been done before.
Obama nominates 3 to Cabinet-level posts
President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, ...
Washington museum shows rare portrait of queen
For decades, a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I hung in a small garden gift shop on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Legend had it that the piece was rare ...
Bork: Nixon offered next high court vacancy in '73
Robert Bork says President Richard Nixon promised him the next Supreme Court vacancy after Bork complied with Nixon's order to fire Watergate special ...
Women's security raised by American Indian leader
The president of the National Congress of American Indians urged the House on Thursday to pass the Violence Against Women Act so Native Americans and ...
EU, US to push for trans-Atlantic trade deal
The European Union and the United States announced Wednesday that they have agreed to pursue talks aimed at achieving an overarching trans-Atlantic ...
NKorea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace
The way North Korea sees it, only bigger weapons and more threatening provocations will force Washington to come to the table to discuss what ...
Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks
Washington's envoy on human rights cautioned Tuesday against the failure of Egypt's government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number ...
NRA's LaPierre: wonk with million-dollar megaphone
Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is ...
Senators seek pact on gun-buy background checks
A cornerstone of President Barack Obama's drive to check gun violence is gathering bipartisan steam as four senators, including two of the National ...
Menendez says he called gov't in way to help donor
Sen. Robert Menendez acknowledged Thursday that his office contacted U.S. health agencies in a way that would help the biggest political donor to his ...
Brennan's CIA bid chance to strike back at critics
A Senate hearing on John Brennan's nomination to head the CIA could lay bare some parts of the secret war against al-Qaida: lethal drone strikes from ...
Congress considers putting limits on drone strikes
Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority to kill ...
New PAC stirs GOP rivalries, tea party angst
Republicans' struggles to redefine their party are intensifying, as tea party insurgents and establishment Republicans vie to control congressional ...
Obama to Kenya: Reject violence during election
Wading gently into the politics of his father's homeland, United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Kenya to reject violence in next ...
Senate tries again to move anti-violence bill
Senate Democrats, bolstered by Republican support, on Monday launched a new attempt to broaden a law protecting women from domestic abuse by expanding ...
Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
Hillary Clinton takes a rest, how weird is that?
Hillary Rodham Clinton's plan for 2013 was simple. She'd embark on an epic swansong around the world as secretary of state, a dizzying itinerary of ...
Senate group focuses on border security
A bipartisan group of senators working to craft immigration legislation is focusing on how to define when the border is secure, one of several ...
Menendez: reimbursed donor $58.5K for 2 trips
Sen. Robert Menendez's office said Wednesday night that he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 for the full cost of two of three ...
In Senate farewell, Kerry speaks of need to listen
His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation.
What will Michelle Obama do with 4 more years?
Michelle Obama has a new look, both in person and online, and with her husband's re-election as president, she has four more years as the first lady, ...
Abortion opponents march in Washington
Anti-abortion demonstrators from around the country marched through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to protest a landmark ...
Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel
Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, collected pledges of support Thursday and testified at his confirmation ...
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