When Richard Nixon realized it was all over

40 years after he resigned in disgrace, presidential library releases 1983 interview in which Nixon recalled his final days in the White House

• Aug 5, 2014

Same-sex marriage arguments flooding federal courts

Federal appeals courts will hear arguments from nine states, part of a slew of cases pressuring the Supreme Court to issue a final verdict

• Aug 5, 2014

Republican congressman: Immigrant children might carry Ebola

Rep. Todd Rokita's thoughts on the surge of minors crossing the southern border are the latest in a string of curious immigration musings from the GOP

• Aug 5, 2014

Congressman questions fairness of case against son

A Philadelphia congressman's son was accused of stealing funds for city schools and using loans unlawfully to pay personal expenses

• Aug 5, 2014

How Obamacare became a tale of two Americas

A new poll shows widely varying decreases in the number of uninsured residents across the country, depending on whether a state fully embraced the law

• Aug 5, 2014

Obama says U.S. business will invest billions in Africa

African leaders and American CEOs are mingling at a business forum focused on increasing U.S.-Africa ties

• Aug 5, 2014

The White House's complex pan-African dinner prep

It's not easy to pull together dinner for the Obamas and 400 African leaders given the varied traditions of the 50-plus countries represented

• Aug 5, 2014

Poll: No consensus on how to pay for highways

It's not just Congress that can't agree on a long-term source of funds to fix America's infrastructure.

• Aug 5, 2014

The tea party's last chance to topple incumbents this year

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts faces a challenge from tea partier Milton Wolf in a year when grassroots Republicans have had a rough go of it

• Aug 5, 2014

Gaza conflict straining relations between U.S. and Israel

There is growing U.S. discomfort about how the weapons provided to Israel are being used during the conflict in Gaza

• Aug 4, 2014

Malia Obama spotted at Chance the Rapper's Lollapalooza closeout

The elder first daughter lived out every native Chicagoan's teenage rite of passage

• Aug 4, 2014

U.S. closing emergency child immigrant shelters

Shelters the U.S. government established at three military bases will soon close

• Aug 4, 2014

Chris McDaniel files challenge over Mississippi GOP runoff loss

The defeated tea party-backed candidate is formally challenging his June loss to Sen. Thad Cochran in the state's Republican primary runoff

• Aug 4, 2014

Key witness in ex-Virginia governor's trial: No affair

The businessman at the center of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's corruption trial says he never had any intimate contact with McDonnell's wife

• Aug 4, 2014

James Brady (1940-2014)

Former White House Press Secretary James Brady has died at the age of 73

• Aug 4, 2014
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