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Obama administration missed clues on Fisker
The Energy Department did not realize for four months that troubled automaker Fisker Automotive Inc. had missed a crucial production target that was ...
Maryland governor considering White House run
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, a rising star in Democratic politics, said Wednesday that he is considering making a run for the White House in 2016 ...
Funerals held for young bomb victim, slain officer
Funerals were held Tuesday for the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombing and the college police officer authorities say was shot by the ...
As Boston buries its dead, more evidence gathered
The Boston area held funerals for two more of its dead Tuesday — including an 8-year-old boy — as evidence mounted that the older Tsarnaev brother had ...
Biden to attend MIT officer's memorial service
Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday to attend the memorial service for the MIT police officer killed in the ...
Biden says response to tragedies 'incredible'
Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday said the strength of those devastated by the Boston Marathon bombing, Texas plant explosion and Connecticut ...
Obama, top security officials discuss Boston probe
President Barack Obama has met with top national security officials to discuss the Boston Marathon investigation and the capture of the second suspect
Obama, victims' families overcome by gun owners
Four months ago, President Barack Obama promised a grieving nation he would do everything in his power to change gun laws after 26 students and staff ...
Library of Congress wins special Grammy Award
The music industry honored the Library of Congress with a special Grammy Award on Wednesday night for its work over the past decade to preserve ...
Gun control loses: No expanded background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, ...
Obama lambasts Senate gun vote as 'shameful day'
A visibly infuriated President Barack Obama surrounded himself with tear-stained parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Wednesday and declared ...
Biden to preside over Senate gun control vote
Vice President Joe Biden says he will preside over the vote Wednesday in the Senate on expanding background checks for gun sales. That vote on the ...
Senate plans background check vote Wednesday
The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing ...
Capitol room dedicated to slain Giffords staffer
Vice President Joe Biden, Speaker John Boehner and former Rep. Gabby Giffords were on hand Tuesday to dedicate a room in the Capitol Visitor Center ...
In White House, Newtown mom pleads for gun control
The mother of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Connecticut school shooting used the opportunity to fill in for President Barack Obama during the weekly ...
Obama earned less in 2012, pays $112k in taxes
President Barack Obama made less in 2012 than in any other year since taking office, with about 40 percent of the nearly $609,000 in income that he ...
Biden lunches with 'Veep' star Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Watch out, Joe Biden. The other vice president is in the house. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy "Veep," ...
Kelly sworn in to replace Jesse Jackson Jr.
Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly was sworn in Thursday as the newest member of the House, taking over the seat held for 17 years by ...
First lady wades into debate over gun violence
First lady Michelle Obama made a deeply personal entrance into the gun debate Wednesday, the eve of a showdown in Congress, by comparing herself to ...
Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured ...
Senate showdown vote on gun curbs set for Thursday
The Senate's top Democrat has set Congress' first showdown vote for Thursday on President Barack Obama's gun control drive as a small but mounting ...
Biden: Threats to block gun bill 'embarrassing'
Vice President Joe Biden says he refuses to believe a small group of senators will block a vote on gun legislation. The vice president says it would ...
Obama says he's 'determined as ever' for gun bill
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics ...
US arms control advocates must show they like guns
Lobbying for gun control in the United States often means proving how much you like firearms. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose state recently passed ...