Obama pivots back to foreign policy

With no new doctrine to put forward, it remains to be seen if leaders abroad or at home will seriously consider the president is saying

• May 28, 2014

Gun law proposed in Calif. in wake of rampage

Measure would create restraining order limiting gun ownership by the mentally ill; another bill would guide cops in dealing with them

• May 28, 2014

Oldest-ever Rep. Ralph Hall ousted in primary runoff

91-year-old Texas Republican loses to much younger tea party challenger; longtime Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst also loses runoff

• May 27, 2014

Obama expected to announce training for moderate Syrian rebels

Speech comes amid increased concern that extremists are gaining ground in Syria

• May 27, 2014

White House to investigate leak of CIA chief name

White House counsel Neil Eggleston is charged with making recommendations about how to avoid future mistakes

• May 27, 2014

Michelle Obama to GOP: Don't play politics with kids' health

The first lady is taking on critics who want to relax the nutrition standards for school lunches she helped champion

• May 27, 2014

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's unconventional gig

The potential 2016 presidential hopeful strummed his way through Memorial Day without fanfare

• May 27, 2014

Oldest-ever Rep. Ralph Hall facing tough primary test

The 91-year-old Texas Republican is being challenged by a much younger tea party challenger in Tuesday's primary runoff

• May 27, 2014

George W. Bush gets partial knee replacement

The former president traveled to Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend for the procedure

• May 27, 2014

Hillary Clinton memoir lauds Obama's "courageous" leadership

In "Hard Choices," the former secretary of state reflects on her "unexpected partnership" with President Obama

• May 27, 2014

Obama: It is "time to turn the page" on war in Afghanistan

The president announced a gradual drawdown of troops in Afghanistan over the next few years

• May 27, 2014

White House focuses on women at annual science fair

Girls were involved in designing robots to assist search-and-rescue divers, bridge models and safer football helmets

• May 27, 2014

Next battleground in abortion fight: Wisconsin

A federal court in Wisconsin this week hears arguments in an ongoing dispute over laws that limit which doctors can perform abortions

• May 27, 2014

GOP pressing Obama on alleged nukes cheating by Russia

Lawmakers want WH to demand answers about accusations Moscow violated a START treaty; issue emerges at low point of post-Cold War relations

• May 27, 2014

Obama honors "profound sacrifice" of nation's fallen service members

The country must do more to keep faith with veterans and their families, the president says in a nod to the VA scandal

• May 26, 2014

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