Obamacare backers tout benefits in new TV ad

Obama's former campaign arm, Organizing for Action, is launching a PR push in the run-up to Obamacare's full implementation

• Jun 17, 2013

Supreme Court strikes down Arizona voting law

Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier

• Jun 17, 2013

Snowden: U.S. gov't destroyed my chance for fair trial

NSA leaker says the U.S. "immediately and predictably" destroyed any chance of a fair trial by declaring him guilty of treason

• Jun 17, 2013

Manchin on offense to defend gun safety position

Under fire from the NRA, the pro-gun Democratic W.Va. senator defends his work on background check legislation

• Jun 17, 2013

At G8, Obama announces launch of trade agreement negotiations

Despite "tough issues and politics" ahead, Obama predicts success for U.S.-Europe trade agreement

• Jun 17, 2013

Report of U.S. spying on Russia beats Obama to G8

Hours before meeting between Obama, Putin, on sidelines of G8, Guardian report claims U.S. snooped on Russian leader during G20 summit in 2009

• Jun 17, 2013

Obama taps gov't lawyer to lead Gitmo closure effort

Move fulfills part of Obama's pledge last month to renew efforts to close the military-run detention center

• Jun 17, 2013

Obama in Europe for G8 as Syria crisis looms large

President kicks off trip in Northern Ireland; face-to-face meetings with Putin and other officials will focus on war in the Mideast

• Jun 17, 2013

Why Obama needs to explain America's national interest in Syria

John Dickerson: If Obama's decision to arm the Syrian opposition comes under fire, he'll need a better rallying cry to explain why America got involved in the first place

• Jun 17, 2013

U.S. engaging in Syria without a plan, lawmakers fear

WH says U.S. will provide military support to the rebels fighting in Syria's civil war, but Congress wants to know: What's the goal?

• Jun 17, 2013

AP: IRS official in D.C. reviewed tea party applications

Statement by Holly Paz to congressional investigators contradicts earlier agency claims that only agents in Cincinnati office did so

• Jun 17, 2013

Officials refute NSA surveillance "hyperbole"

Current and former U.S. officials take to the airwaves to slam Edward Snowden and emphasize strict limits on surveillance authority

• Jun 16, 2013

Congress not yet likely to approve Syrian arms aid, Rogers says

Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says Obama has so far offered only vague plans about involvement in Syria

• Jun 16, 2013

NSA programs may be legal, but are they ethical?

A "Face the Nation" panel looks at what changing social norms about privacy mean for NSA surveillance programs

• Jun 16, 2013

Dick Cheney defends NSA surveillance programs

The former VP hints Edward Snowden may have collaborated with the Chinese before the NSA leaks, worries about more releases

• Jun 16, 2013

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