WH official: Obama to tap Walmart exec as budget chief

Sylvia Matthews Burwell ran the retail giant's philanthropy wing; if confirmed by Senate, she faces heated partisan budget battles

• Mar 3, 2013

A "new standard" of compromise ahead for Congress?

Durbin says his work with McCain, Graham on immigration could "set the stage" for bipartisan dialogue on the budget

• Mar 3, 2013

Mitt Romney: "It kills me" to not be in the White House

In wide ranging interview, 2012 GOP presidential nominee unpacks his loss, slams President Obama's post-reelection leadership

• Mar 3, 2013

Biden remembers bloody 1965 Selma march

Vice president credits police brutality during 1965 march across bridge in Selma, Ala., with the passage of the Voting Rights Act

• Mar 3, 2013

Coming to auction: Jesse Jackson Jr.'s ill-gotten goods

Ex-congressman pleaded guilty to misusing campaign funds; Rolex, Michael Jackson fedora, fur coats among public auction items

• Mar 3, 2013

Ben Stein: Our government has gone off the rails

Says our nation has been attacked by partisanship, ideological rigidity, and lack of courage over sequester

• Mar 3, 2013

McCain, Graham will delay Brennan nomination

Senators won't vote on CIA director until White House releases documents detailing Benghazi response

• Mar 3, 2013

Woodward to Sperling: "Yes" we can put email exchange behind us

Longtime Washington journalist says he will invite the W.H. adviser to his home

• Mar 3, 2013

Boehner: No one tried harder than me to avert sequester

House speaker says "I don't think anyone quite understands" how sequester cuts will play out

• Mar 3, 2013

McConnell defends wife against "racial slurs"

Senate Minority leader blasts liberal Kentucky group for racially insensitive Tweets directed at his wife, Elaine Chao, who was born in Taiwan

• Mar 3, 2013

Wall Street shrugs at sequester's economic effect

Markets take in stride Washington's battle over across-the-board spending cuts as long as they don't anger public, expert warns

• Mar 2, 2013

Rove: GOP needs candidates who reflect diversity

Karl Rove said California GOP needs to focus on larger themes of restoring jobs and reducing government spending

• Mar 2, 2013

Obama campaign releases list of top fundraisers

Tally shows 770 top donors collectively raised at least $186 million for president's re-election campaign

• Mar 2, 2013

Romney: Sequester not a success for Obama

Last year's Republican presidential nominee accuses president of "berating" Republicans, spoiling chance to compromise

• Mar 2, 2013

U.S. Capitol official: Obama wrong on janitors' pay cut

The president used Capitol janitors as an example of those affected by the sequester; their supervisor says that's "not true"

• Mar 2, 2013

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