Ex-DEA heads to White House: Press to stop legal pot

Eight say if Justice Dept. doesn't sue now, Colo., Washington states' recreational pot legalization will stand, spread

• Mar 5, 2013

Brennan's path to CIA director faces roadblock

Senate Intelligence Committee expected to vote on nomination Tuesday, but subsequent full Senate vote could be delayed

• Mar 5, 2013

Sequester causing long lines at airports, Napolitano says

Homeland Security Secretary says travelers are already experiencing up to "200 percent" more wait time at big airports thanks to sequestration

• Mar 4, 2013

Christie: No "damn idea" what D.C. lawmakers are doing

N.J. governor slams President Obama for staging a "photo op" rather than leading in sequester battle

• Mar 4, 2013

Poll: Most feel sequester will personally affect them

In a new CBS News poll, more Americans blame the GOP for the not averting the cuts before last Friday's deadline

• Mar 4, 2013

House GOP attempts to avert gov't shutdown

With funding expected to expire on March 27, the House GOP proposes softening the blow from some of the sequester cuts

• Mar 4, 2013

Jeb Bush changes tune on citizenship for illegal immigrants

In an apparent reversal, the former Fla. governor now says a path to citizenship could undermine the nation's laws

• Mar 4, 2013

White House: Obama not focused on 2014 right now

White House dismisses notion that Obama thinks he needs a Democratic Congress to pass his agenda

• Mar 4, 2013

Biden: Obama "not bluffing" on Iran

Vice president says America's "preference" in dealing with Iran is diplomacy but that military force is on the table

• Mar 4, 2013

White House looking for "petite bargain" on budget

With $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction already done, administration says its aim of replacing sequester with smarter budget savings isn't a "grand" bargain

• Mar 4, 2013

More diversity among Obama's latest Cabinet nominees

Today, the president nominated two women among his picks to be his budget director, EPA chief and energy secretary

• Mar 4, 2013

Bader Ginsburg on retirement: "Not this year"

The 79-year-old Supreme Court justice predicts another two years on the bench

• Mar 4, 2013

Obama set to announce Energy, EPA, budget chiefs

Amid criticism over the lack of diversity in his cabinet, he'll nominate two women and a Latino man to the posts this morning

• Mar 4, 2013

With sequester in place, what's next?

Congress will work on averting a government shutdown by the end of the month - and don't expect a solution to the sequester in the meantime

• Mar 4, 2013

How will the military be affected by sequester cuts?

The Defense Department budget cuts start small -- no more Air Force flyovers -- with biggest changes coming in a few months' time

• Mar 3, 2013

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