Markey guards lead as Mass. Senate election approaches

Despite polls showing Democratic Rep. Ed Markey with a widening advantage, an official with the campaign of Republican Gabriel Gomez says, "We are surging"

• Jun 22, 2013

U.S. files espionage charges against NSA leaker

Edward Snowden, who exposed NSA surveillance programs, is being charged with espionage and theft of government property

• Jun 22, 2013

Clinton: Female president would send right signal

Hillary Clinton told a Canadian audience that she would "certainly vote for the right woman to be president"

• Jun 21, 2013

Biden on gun reform: "We're not going to back down"

Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the U.S. Conference of Mayors about continued efforts to pass through Congress legislation to reduce gun violence

• Jun 21, 2013

British spy agency tapping worldwide phone, Internet records

Snowden leaks show GCHQ is sharing with the NSA data drawn from cables that carry the world's phone calls and Internet traffic

• Jun 21, 2013

Christie: Did you want me to wear my Romney sweatshirt?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie defended his pre-election, post-superstorm Sandy work with President Obama

• Jun 21, 2013

Obama nominates Comey as FBI director

President Obama lauded the "fierce independence and deep integrity" of his pick to head the FBI, former Bush administration official James Comey

• Jun 21, 2013

W.H. dodges questions about "overkill" border control amendment

White House press secretary Jay Carney commended "bipartisan effort" on immigration reform legislation

• Jun 21, 2013

Howard Dean opens possibility of 2016 presidential bid

Former governor and DNC chair Howard Dean said he may reprise his 2004 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination

• Jun 21, 2013

Justice Department investigating secret recording of McConnell

Washington-based prosecutors enter probe into a secret recording that showed the Senate minority leader ripping Ashley Judd

• Jun 21, 2013

McCaskill on NSA leaks: "The Guardian has an agenda"

Britain's Guardian newspaper distorted facts and omitted context in reports of top-secret NSA surveillance programs, Democratic senator charged

• Jun 21, 2013

Obama to progressive activists: "I need you"

With no mention of surveillance controversy, President Obama asks liberals at Netroots Nation conference to join him in pushing his second-term agenda through Congress

• Jun 21, 2013

Are pro-immigration reform GOPers hurting their 2016 chances?

What might be smart politically for a general election could be a terrible strategy for a Republican presidential primary

• Jun 21, 2013

Boosting immigration reform, senators unveil border plan

Plan is expected to attract enough Republican support to help get an immigration reform plan passed in the Senate

• Jun 20, 2013

Comey to be officially nominated as FBI director

President Obama to announce former deputy attorney general James Comey as his pick for FBI, subject to Senate confirmation

• Jun 20, 2013

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