THE RESET: John Kerry breezes through Hill hearing
The Senate confirmation process is a minefield for many presidential nominees. But Sen. John Kerry seemed to navigate those waters safely at his ...
53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ...
Israeli election casts ex-TV anchor as kingmaker
Israel's election has put a suave former TV news anchor and political novice in the role of kingmaker, and he has signaled he will use his power to ...
Gay activists laud Obama speech, now want action
President Barack Obama's emphatic gay-rights advocacy in his inaugural address thrilled many activists. Yet almost immediately came the questions and ...
Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath 2nd time
Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with "passion and dedication" to ...
Obama officially signs Cabinet nominations
Minutes after his inauguration speech Monday, President Barack Obama signed documents officially submitting top administration nominations to the ...
Analysis: Can Obama fulfill wish on Asia outreach?
President Barack Obama wants Asia to be a growing focus of his second-term foreign policy, but whether that happens could depend on his ability to ...
Maine Sen. King: No strong reason to oppose Hagel
Maine Sen. Angus King said Thursday that he sees no strong reason to oppose President Barack Obama's pick for secretary of defense. The newly elected ...
THE RESET: Obama rounding out his second-term team
Just days before he again takes the oath of office, President Barack Obama is rounding out his Cabinet and White House staff while bracing for major ...
AP sources: McDonough likely for chief of staff
President Barack Obama is likely to name Denis McDonough, one of his closest national security advisers, as his next chief of staff, according to ...
Obama deflects criticism about lack of diversity
Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans not to rush to ...
Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate run
Scott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special ...
Kerry's words on Assad certain to draw scrutiny
Sen. John Kerry has held up Syria as a country that could bring peace and stability to the Mideast and predicted that the now-disgraced government of ...
Obama picks Lew for Treasury as fiscal issues loom
For 30 years, Jack Lew has had a hand in some of the biggest economic deals negotiated in Washington. What awaits him if he's confirmed as treasury ...
Santorum takes up fight against Hagel nomination
Republican opposition to Chuck Hagel as the next defense secretary swelled from inside and outside the Senate Thursday as a former Senate colleague ...
Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other ...
Lew's loopy signature may end up on dollar bills
Jack Lew's nomination for treasury secretary means a new signature could soon be coming to the dollar bill. Not that you'll be able to read it.
Obama to tap budget expert Lew to lead Treasury
President Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to be his second-term Secretary of the Treasury, turning to one of ...
Defense nominee Hagel lays out stand on Iran
President Barack Obama's pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, is meeting with senior Pentagon staff to try to set the record straight about his ...
US Senator: Israel should not worry about Hagel
A prominent member of the U.S. Senate said Tuesday Israel should not worry about President Obama's choice for U.S. defense secretary. Some in Israel ...
THE RESET: Treasury secretary may be next job up
Since winning re-election, President Barack Obama has announced new choices to head the State Department, Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency.
Hagel's own words are fodder for critics
Chuck Hagel was blunt-spoken in the Senate, even when bucking fellow Republicans. Now opponents in his own party and elsewhere are using Hagel's words ...
Obama sends military one of its own as DOD chief
President Barack Obama said he was sending the U.S. military "one of its own" Monday as he selected decorated Vietnam combat veteran Chuck Hagel to ...
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