National Zoo funding on chopping block, too, as sequester nears

A look at how the federal budget cuts could affect services you might not expect, from parks to national monuments

• Feb 26, 2013

GOP Rep.: Cheney probably will go to hell for Iraq war

Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., said former vice president will pay for his role in starting the conflict

• Feb 26, 2013

GOP take aim at Obama for "nonstop campaigning" on sequester

Republicans blast president for "trying to scare the American people," as automatic budget cuts inch closer

• Feb 26, 2013

Chicago voters set to pick Jackson Jr. replacement

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's PAC has spent big in effort to sink candidate with "A" rating from National Rife Association

• Feb 26, 2013

Va. shipyard latest setting for Obama sequester strategy

With just days to avert major spending cuts, president visits Virginia company that could take a hard hit from the sequester

• Feb 26, 2013

Senate panel likely to vote on gun laws next week

Several Democratic-written bills include assault weapons ban and other gun curbs in first roll calls in response to Newtown shooting

• Feb 25, 2013

Obama to governors: Help me get Congress to act on sequester

Days away from sequester cuts, the president calls on governors to help him get Washington to do "some governing"

• Feb 25, 2013

McCain, Graham to meet with Obama

The Republican senators will visit the White House Tuesday to discuss immigration, possibly sequester

• Feb 25, 2013

Are donors paying for access to Obama?

The president's spokesman, Jay Carney, dodged questions about whether political donors can guarantee access to the president

• Feb 25, 2013

Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies at 96

Koop raised the profile of surgeon general by bringing America's attention to AIDS and pushing for a smoke-free nation

• Feb 25, 2013

Where will the sequester cuts hit your community?

From cuts in education budgets, to reductions in military readiness, to the elimination of social programs, here's how the sequester cuts could impact you

• Feb 25, 2013

Obama on budget cuts: "Hope springs eternal"

The president added that while the sequester's cuts are serious, they are "not the equivalent" of the U.S. defaulting on its debt

• Feb 25, 2013

Sequester cuts will impact homeland security, Napolitano says

Homeland Security secretary says there's no way to maintain the current level of airport, customs and border security

• Feb 25, 2013

Jindal: Obama should "stop campaigning" on sequester

Louisiana's Republican governor says the president has an "insatiable appetite" for new taxes

• Feb 25, 2013

Kerry focuses 1st trip as top diplomat on Syria

New secretary of state facing early challenge in effort to bolster Syrian opposition, force Assad out

• Feb 25, 2013

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