James Brady, Reagan spokesman and anti-gun activist, dies at 73

Shot and paralyzed during the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, Brady spent the past three decades fighting for stricter gun control

• Aug 4, 2014

Amid probe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide to meet with U.S. prosecutors

Cuomo's secretary, Larry Schwartz, is accused of meddling with a commission the governor created to root out corruption

• Aug 4, 2014

As foreign policy crises rage on, Obama turns attention to Africa

Nearly 50 heads of state are in D.C. for a summit focused on helping the U.S. catch up to China's economic rise in Africa

• Aug 4, 2014

Who's dealing with the border crisis as Washington clears out?

With Congress gone until Labor Day and Obama leaving for Martha's Vineyard this week, what happens to the immigration crisis?

• Aug 4, 2014

CIA torture debate continues smoldering ahead of Senate report

Committee report is expected to conclude America engaged in torture after 9/11, but some intelligence officials and lawmakers aren't buying it

• Aug 3, 2014

Bloomberg: China is outpacing the U.S. on trade with Africa

The upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit will push American businesses to get more involved, the former New York mayor and a senior White House adviser said

• Aug 3, 2014

Top Republican: forthcoming report on CIA torture is "wrong"

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., denied that the CIA tortured detainees and said the information helped stop terror attacks

• Aug 3, 2014

U.N. agency head: Israel does too little to protect Palestinians

Pierre Krahenbuhl, the commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, said that Hamas' actions do not justify the Israeli response

• Aug 3, 2014

Mitch McConnell, Alison Grimes on the attack at Kentucky picnic

The Senate minority leader is fighting a tough re-election campaign but could become majority leader if he hangs on

• Aug 3, 2014

Bill Clinton eulogizes former foe Richard Mellon Scaife

Scaife, who passed away July 4, was a thorn in Clinton's side during his presidency, but the two men eventually forged an unlikely friendship

• Aug 3, 2014

Sen. Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton not "fit to lead the country"

Kentucky Republican revs up GOP activists ahead of trip to Iowa, where he'll be competing for attention with other potential 2016 candidates

• Aug 2, 2014

What steps can Obama take on immigration without Congress?

Quite a few, according to policy experts -- but that doesn't mean he can take them without sparking controversy

• Aug 2, 2014

House GOP campaign chief touts midterm election recruits

Rep. Greg Walden says GOP candidates will bring "accountability" to Washington, but Obama says the Republicans already in Congress aren't doing much

• Aug 2, 2014

Gaza conflict scrambles delicate dance of Mideast diplomacy

The fighting between Israel and Hamas has created some strange bedfellows amid the already-complicated web of Middle Eastern statecraft

• Aug 2, 2014

House Republicans pass dead-end border security bill

After delaying their 5-week recess to round up enough votes, the House GOP passed a funding bill that the Democratic-led Senate has said it will ignore

• Aug 1, 2014

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