Congress - finally! - averts fiscal crisis with time to spare

Passing a short-term budget bill to avert a shutdown - six days before the deadline - Congress moves on to larger budget battles

• Mar 21, 2013

Poll: Hillary Clinton tops Rubio, Bush in Florida

Another poll showcases Clinton's electoral strength in 2016 as the former secretary of state ponders her political future

• Mar 21, 2013

Obama tells Israel: "Peace is the only path to true security"

U.S. president makes strong case for two-state solution; tells Israeli youth to embrace the opportunity presented by Arab Spring

• Mar 21, 2013

Biden on assault weapons ban: "Think about Newtown"

Standing alongside parents of Sandy Hook victims, vice president asks Congress to consider the "beautiful babies" who died in Newtown before saying the "politics" of gun laws are too hard

• Mar 21, 2013

Interior sec. nominee faces full Senate vote next month

After easily clearing the Senate Energy Committee, Sally Jewell now faces possible obstacles to confirmation by full Senate

• Mar 21, 2013

Leading pediatricians' group backs same-sex marriage

American Academy of Pediatrics announces stand as separate survey shows nation's views on issue continue to shift in that direction

• Mar 21, 2013

Secret report raises alarms on intel blind spots

Washington Post: Panel warns U.S. spy agencies have paid inadequate attention to China, Middle East and other areas because of focus on military operations, drone strikes

• Mar 21, 2013

Post-Newtown, NRA coffers keep growing

Gun rights group raised nearly $1.6M in February, the same month Obama forcefully called for new gun control measures in his State of the Union

• Mar 21, 2013

Obama taps Matthew Barzun as London ambassador

Businessman and Obama fundraiser poised to become U.S. ambassador to Court of Saint James

• Mar 21, 2013

Calls for U.S. military action in Syria subside, for now

Obama administration is waiting for clear evidence of chemical weapon use in Syria before figuring out next steps

• Mar 21, 2013

Biden: "I haven't given up" on assault weapons ban

Although Senate Democrats have pulled the ban from its gun control bill, Biden will continue pushing for it

• Mar 20, 2013

Stopgap spending bill passes in the Senate

Congress gets one step closer to avoiding a government shutdown; Senate pats itself on the back for getting something done

• Mar 20, 2013

Is the "red line" on Syria's chemical weapons blurring?

Rhetoric over the use of chemical "agents" in Syria is escalating, but it may be difficult to say when Obama's red line has been crossed

• Mar 20, 2013

Obama: Chemical weapons attack in Syria would be "game changer"

In Israel, Obama doubles down on "red line" represented by chemical attack -- but demands the facts before acting

• Mar 20, 2013

Fracking conflict of interest for Obama energy pick?

Nonprofit group says Ernest Moniz took money from oil and gas consulting firm while putting out pro-fracking scholarship

• Mar 20, 2013

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