Congressional negotiators reach budget deal

Deal will provide sequester relief and cut the deficit, but may be a tough sell with conservatives

• Dec 10, 2013

Views of Obamacare improve, but are still negative overall

In the wake of the administration's deadline to fix HealthCare.gov's glitches, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows most Americans don't think the signup is going well

• Dec 10, 2013

Negotiators nearing budget deal to avert another shutdown

Unclear if conservative lawmakers will go along with bipartisan deal hammered out by Budget Committee chairs, given opposition from outside groups

• Dec 10, 2013

Kerry to Congress: “We’re at a crossroads” on Iran

White House requests for Congress to hold off on new Iran sanctions see some success as one committee chairman says he won’t push for them

• Dec 10, 2013

Biden warns of “concentrated effort” to delegitimize Israel

Vice president reaffirms the United States’ commitment to push back against the “wholesale effort” against the Jewish state

• Dec 10, 2013

Biden meets with families of Newtown victims

A year after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, the vice president pledges $100 million for mental health improvements

• Dec 10, 2013

Hearing cut short for Obama's pick to head IRS

Republicans invoke little-used provision to delay hearing due to frustration at recent Senate rule change

• Dec 10, 2013

Obama takes “selfie” at Mandela memorial service

The British and Danish prime ministers join Obama for a light-hearted photo-op during the service for the South African leader

• Dec 10, 2013

Far-right Texas Rep. to challenge conservative Sen. John Cornyn

Rep. Steve Stockman is mounting a primary challenge against the Senate’s number two Republican because of a riff over support for Ted Cruz

• Dec 10, 2013

Obama, Raul Castro shake hands at Mandela funeral

This is the second handshake between Cuban and American presidents since diplomatic relations were cut off

• Dec 10, 2013

Obama: Mandela's struggle "woke me up to my responsibilities"

At a memorial service for the late South African president Nelson Mandela, Obama called himself a beneficiary of Mandela's struggle

• Dec 10, 2013

Former Clinton aide John Podesta to advise Obama

The former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton will return to the White House as a counselor to Obama in January

• Dec 10, 2013

Poll: Most Americans are still pessimistic about the economy

Although the nation's unemployment is at a five-year low, most Americans continue to say the economy is in bad shape

• Dec 10, 2013

Kerry to defend Iran deal to skeptical Congress

The secretary of state testifies before the House Foreign Relations Committee, where he'll face tough questions from members of both parties

• Dec 10, 2013

Plastic guns ban extended

10-year continuation of Undetectable Firearms Act signed into law by auto-pen by President Obama after Senate passes it

• Dec 10, 2013

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