S. Korean president: Time to end "vicious circle" with North Korea

President Park Geun-hye tells a joint session of Congress that as long as the U.S.-South Korean alliance is strong, North Korean provocations will not succeed

• May 8, 2013

Chris Christie and the weight of the presidency

John Dickerson: The fact that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's weight-loss surgery is both personal and political is the true sign that he is a contender

• May 8, 2013

Pro-gun reform pressure keeps background check bill on the table

Advocates for gun control continue pressure on lawmakers publicly and privately, keeping the issue simmering

• May 8, 2013

Benghazi "whistleblowers" head to House committee

Witnesses Wednesday expected to offer testimony at odds with what the administration has said about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi, Libya

• May 8, 2013

Ex-WH press sec.: I had gag order on drone program

Robert Gibbs says he was banned from acknowledging the existence of the controversial drone program as Obama's press secretary

• May 8, 2013

Rand Paul after filibuster: Drone debate not over

Republican Kentucky senator who filibustered CIA director's nomination over drone strikes promises in op-ed to continue fighting

• May 8, 2013

Senate considers privacy protections against drones

Legal experts tell a Senate panel that privacy laws should be updated as the commercial drone industry grows

• May 8, 2013

Dems, GOP turn up heat on Obama over drones

Senators are challenging the president to spell out his justification for using drones for targeted killings

• May 8, 2013

Paris, S.C.? Mark Sanford returns to Congress

Dickerson: South Carolina conservatives may still say a candidate's sins matter, but they aren't voting that way

• May 7, 2013

Ex-S.C. Gov. Sanford wins House seat

Former GOP governor defeated Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the special election for South Carolina's 1st congressional district

• May 7, 2013

With military sex assaults on rise, critics blast "broken" system

Congress pushing for change in military justice system that allows senior officers to overturn criminal convictions within military

• May 7, 2013

Reid: Tea party has "full control" of Senate GOP

Senate majority leader continues to chastise Senate Republicans -- Ted Cruz in particular -- for holding up the budget process

• May 7, 2013

Christie: My weight loss is "nobody else's business"

After revealing secret weight loss surgery, NJ governor says he's not a "role model" on weight loss issues, decries "shallow" media coverage

• May 7, 2013

Obama: No "easy answers" on Syria

President cites moral and security obligations in addressing Syrian conflict, but won't make decisions based on what's "perceived"

• May 7, 2013

Republicans question security in immigration bill

U.S. officials say the border is secure -- but that the immigration reform bill would make it even stronger

• May 7, 2013

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