With 2016 on horizon, Biden bolsters his brand

With 2016 jockeying underway, Biden is focusing on his job in the White House - while also polishing his reputation for a potential future bid

• May 28, 2013

Could the IRS scandal affect next year's midterms?

It's too early to predict 2014, but watch this year's recruiting and fundraising

• May 28, 2013

McCain sneaks across Turkey-Syria border, meets with rebels

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., an outspoken critic of Obama's Syria policy, met with rebels fighting in the violent civil war there

• May 27, 2013

Obama: "Their sacrifice will never be forgotten"

President Obama honors fallen service members by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns

• May 27, 2013

Trump thinking - again - about running for president

The billionaire, a regular presidential campaign tease, seems to be checking out a potential 2016 candidacy

• May 27, 2013

Christie and Obama: Together again

Obama's return to N.J. isn't just to check out the shore's recovery - the politics of bipartisanship will be on display, too

• May 27, 2013

Gen. Myers on Syria: "It is a regional war"

General Richard Myers, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the conflict in Syria is already a regional conflict that threatens to spill into Lebanon and Jordan

• May 27, 2013

Memorial Day: An evolved observance of America's fallen heroes

Old Guard soldiers reflect on acts of sacrifice often lost at summer's cusp among barbecues and swimming pool openings

• May 27, 2013

Obama urges Americans to "step up" tornado aid

President surveys damage left by tornado in Moore, Okla., and promises whatever federal assistance is necessary to rebuild

• May 26, 2013

GOP ought to be "closed for repairs," says Bob Dole

Former Republican presidential candidate and Senate leader blasts today's GOP for unwarranted obstructionism, lack of positive agenda

• May 26, 2013

Coburn: War on terror "is going to continue"

Senators Schumer and Coburn at odds over Obama's resolution to end the war on terror, and ongoing probes into possible First Amendment violations

• May 26, 2013

Okla. tornado shows disaster response needs reform, senators say

Ahead of President Obama's visit to Moore, Okla., Sunday, Gov. Fallin says quick help from FEMA will be needed in the coming months

• May 26, 2013

Senators lack votes on immigration despite progress

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., says supporters do not yet have 60 votes to move immigration reform through Senate

• May 25, 2013

Hagel: Military sexual assault "must be stamped out"

Defense secretary tells West Point grads they must be generation of leaders that puts end to the "scourge" of sexual assault in military

• May 25, 2013

Senator: Oklahoma "hit hard, but we're not knocked out"

Politics stand aside in weekly addresses as Okla. GOP senator recalls stories of selflessness after tornado, Obama praises fallen soldiers

• May 25, 2013

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