Biden to attend funeral for slain NYPD officer

President Obama asked the vice president to attend the service, scheduled for Saturday

• Dec 24, 2014

U.S. pays Alan Gross $3.2 million

Gross, a USAID employee, was imprisoned in Cuba in 2009 and released last week

• Dec 23, 2014

Cards Against Humanity's political donation

Game sensation Cards Against Humanity gives $250,000 to promote transparency in politics

• Dec 23, 2014

Rep. Michael Grimm pleads guilty to tax evasion

New York Rep. Michael Grimm, a Republican, was to be tried in February on allegations he hid more than $1 million in sales and wages while running a Manhattan health-food restaurant.

• Dec 23, 2014

Will "The Interview" be screened at the Capitol?

California Rep. Brad Sherman has offered to host a screening of the movie that was pulled after threats from hackers

• Dec 23, 2014

Chris Christie calls Cuba deal "awful"

Obama's move to normalize relations with Cuba is "unacceptable," Christie says

• Dec 23, 2014

Who and what are on Rand Paul's Festivus list?

The fake Seinfeld-created holiday to air grievances is an annual Paul tradition

• Dec 23, 2014

Michael Grimm to plead guilty to tax evasion, AP sources say

New York Representative Michael Grimm appears in federal court in New York Tuesday, with reaction from Boehner and Pelosi

• Dec 23, 2014

U.S. economy surged in third quarter

GDP between July and September grew at the fastest rate in 11 years, Commerce Department says

• Dec 23, 2014

Special envoy for Guantanamo closure exits Obama administration

Cliff Sloan, the lawyer charged with finding homes for cleared Guantanamo detainees, takes his leave

• Dec 23, 2014

Compared to past presidents, Obama takes few vacations

Obama is criticized when taking his annual vacation in Hawaii, but he has enjoyed less time off than other presidents

• Dec 22, 2014

What Americans think of normalizing relations with Cuba

CBS News poll measures U.S. sentiment on Cuba and the President's handling of relations with Cuba

• Dec 22, 2014

Chris Christie's late-night foreign policy prep

The New Jersey governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate has been studying and quietly consulting the Republican party's foremost foreign policy thinkers to help him formulate his views on the international affairs

• Dec 22, 2014

RNC calls on theater owners to screen Sony's "The Interview"

Reince Priebus wrote an open letter to CEOs of U.S. theaters and promised to help sell tickets to the movie

• Dec 22, 2014

Obama preparing to pick Sally Yates for deputy attorney general

If confirmed by the Senate, Yates would oversee day to day operations

• Dec 22, 2014

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