Who's in charge if catastrophe strikes at 8:01?

For a brief window tonight, both Obama and Biden will be mid-air - who's next in the line of succession?

• Mar 19, 2013

Obama, Congress celebrate ties with Ireland

President meets with Irish prime minister at the White House and accompanies him to St. Patrick's Day lunch with Congress

• Mar 19, 2013

Perry: Expect a 2016 announcement later this year

Texas governor says he'll make announcement about re-election in June, and announce a decision about 2016 "sometime later in the year"

• Mar 19, 2013

Rand Paul endorses path to citizenship

Breaking with many in his party, Paul, a Tea Party-backed Republican, announces support for a process that allows undocumented citizens an eventual path to citizenship

• Mar 19, 2013

Clinton's gay marriage support signal of 2016 run?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced her support for same-sex marriage, prompting further speculation that she plans to run for president in the 2016 election

• Mar 19, 2013

A changed Mideast awaits Obama's visit

The region looks much different than it did the last time he traveled there in 2009

• Mar 19, 2013

The GOP's anguished attempts at reinvention

John Dickerson: The Republican Party's autopsy of its 2012 loss puts political expediency over principles. Now it just needs to find a body to lead it

• Mar 19, 2013

Ted Cruz objects to MS awareness resolution

Freshman GOP senator voted no on resolution aimed at commemorating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week because he didn't have time to review the language

• Mar 19, 2013

Poll: Majority thinks U.S. should have stayed out of Iraq

On the 10th anniversary of the U.S invasion of Iraq, a CBS News poll shows most think the U.S. should have avoided the war

• Mar 19, 2013

The Iraq war's lasting impact on U.S. politics

10 years later, the war's imprint on the political landscape, particularly for President Obama, are strikingly clear

• Mar 19, 2013

The first test for Mark Sanford's comeback

The former S.C. GOP gov. is trying to reclaim his former congressional seat 3 years after admitting to an extramarital affair

• Mar 19, 2013

GOP senator blocking Obama's EPA nominee

Gina McCarthy nomination could face delay in full Senate

• Mar 18, 2013

Spending bill clears first hurdle in Senate

Bipartisan bill to fund the government through September set to pass Senate on Tuesday and head back to the House

• Mar 18, 2013

Alienated GOP voter listening to new message, but not convinced

Republican Party is trying to win back voters like Burton Waddy, a registered Republican who voted for Barack Obama in 2012

• Mar 18, 2013

Obama: U.S. "ready" to resolve Iran's nuclear threat

Ahead of his trip to Israel on Wednesday, the president says in a Nowruz video that now is the time for a "peaceful" resolution

• Mar 18, 2013

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