Michelle Obama turning 50 this week

Ahead of reaching her milestone birthday Friday, the first lady describes herself as “50 and fabulous”

• Jan 13, 2014

Supreme Court weighs Obama's recess appointments

The court will hear arguments about whether Obama overstepped his authority last year when he appointed three officials during a 2012 Senate recess

• Jan 13, 2014

Most pols wait-and-see on Christie's traffic scandal

Some take the N.J. governor at his word that he had no personal involvement, but others reserve judgment pending subsequent investigations

• Jan 12, 2014

Rubio: LBJ's war on poverty failed "because it's incomplete"

Florida senator recently unveiled several antipoverty initiatives, but Democrats are skeptical of his plan to block-grant federal funds to states

• Jan 12, 2014

N.J. pol: Not "credible" that Christie unaware of bridge closure

Thomas Wisniewski, who is leading the N.J. Assembly's investigation, floats the idea of impeachment if Christie was aware; Rubio remains silent

• Jan 12, 2014

Iran and world powers reach agreement on nuclear deal start

Iran will start to limit uranium enrichment and destroy weapons-grade stockpile on Jan. 20 in return for limited sanctions relief, officials there and in U.S. announce

• Jan 13, 2014

Lawmakers question timing of Robert Gates' memoir

Ex-defense secretary's book could hamper U.S. foreign policy or put troops in danger, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Elijah Cummings say

• Jan 12, 2014

Robert Gates' "Duty"

In his first network TV interview the former Secretary of Defense talks about his surprisingly frank memoir about war under two presidents, White House micromanagement, and an "egotistical" Congress

• Jan 12, 2014

Documents show Christie's inner circle well informed about traffic jams

Gov. Christie not implicated, no evidence anyone now on payroll knew about the lane-closure plan ahead of time

• Jan 12, 2014

GOP suspicious of Obamacare enrollment figures

Democrats have touted a robust expansion of insurance coverage, but GOP Sen. Thad Cochran says there may be less than meets the eye

• Jan 11, 2014

Former Reagan spokesman Larry Speakes dies

The acting press secretary took over after James Brady was wounded in assassination attempt on President Reagan

• Jan 10, 2014

Emails show Christie officials trying to control fallout from bridge gridlock

New Jersey legislators released on Friday more than 1,000 pages of documents that may shed light on a bridge traffic jam

• Jan 10, 2014

Christie's bridge scandal: A blessing in disguise?

Should the Republican New Jersey governor mount a presidential bid in 2016, the ongoing scandal could manifest in unexpected ways

• Jan 10, 2014

Tea party group mobilizes to oust Boehner

Tea Party Leadership Fund accuses House Speaker of “stabbing conservatives in the back,” vows to run primary challenger and air ads against him

• Jan 10, 2014

Author: Roger Ailes "like Citizen Kane meets P.T. Barnum"

Gabriel Sherman discusses his new biography, "The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News and Divided a Country"

• Jan 10, 2014

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