Md. lawmakers pass strict gun-control bill

Maryland will become the first state in nearly 20 years to require people who buy a handgun to submit fingerprints to state police

• Apr 4, 2013

WH slammed for upcoming concert; are critics justified?

Right-leaning news outlets are seizing on an April 9 "In Performance" concert to fuel their sequester arguments

• Apr 4, 2013

Majority of Americans favor legalizing pot, poll shows

Pew survey also finds both Democrats and Republicans want the federal government to avoid interfering in states where pot is legal

• Apr 4, 2013

Michelle Obama flubs, calls herself a "busy single mother"

First lady quickly catches her mistake and explains that when your husband is president, "It can feel a little single"

• Apr 4, 2013

Obama urges donors to continue push for gun control, climate change

At high-dollar Calif. fundraiser, the president also didn't hide his opinion of the state's attorney general's looks

• Apr 4, 2013

Taking cues from Obama, Cabinet members offer up pay cuts

Secretary of State John Kerry donating 5% of salary to charity; Attorney General Eric Holder to do same if Justice Dept. is forced to enact furloughs

• Apr 4, 2013

Reagan kids disagree on father's same-sex marriage position

The 40th president's daughter says he would almost certainly support it if he were alive today; his son isn't so sure

• Apr 4, 2013

Medicare cancer patients feeling sequester pain

Hit by new sequester budget cuts, cancer clinics nationwide are turning away Medicare patients

• Apr 4, 2013

Despite national push, more states relaxing gun laws

As the Obama administration lobbies for stronger national gun legislation, states are taking the matter into their own legislatures - and more of them are relaxing laws than strengthening them

• Apr 4, 2013

Hillary Clinton memoir to be published next year

She'll focus mainly on her years as secretary of state and isn't expected to write about her 2008 campaign or her future plans

• Apr 4, 2013

Despite dire warnings, sequester "calamity"-free so far

Thanks to delays in implementation and the localized nature of the spending cuts, the sequester hasn't hit the economy as hard as expected

• Apr 4, 2013

Obama fundraises, catches Keystone heat in Calif.

Near one event, protesters demonstrate against proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, which needs administration approval

• Apr 4, 2013

Feinstein: NRA intimidation weakens weapons reform

Calif. Democrat said NRA has intimidated senators with threats that gun lobby would spend to unseat them if they support restrictions

• Apr 3, 2013

Monica Lewinsky lawyer William H. Ginsburg dies

Lewinsky's first lawyer during the sex scandal involving President Bill Clinton was 70

• Apr 3, 2013

Obama to Congress: Colorado proves gun control is possible

As he presses Congress to act, Obama travels to state that's passed its own gun reforms after suffering from mass shootings

• Apr 3, 2013

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