House Intel chairman on Benghazi: "Gross negligence"

Rep. Mike Rogers, R.-Mich., says U.S. agencies did not take appropriate precautions to prevent the Benghazi attacks

• Dec 2, 2012

Ex-President George H.W. Bush in stable condition

A lingering cough related to bronchitis likely will keep former president at a Houston hospital through the weekend

• Dec 1, 2012

Post-Romney, who's the GOP's leader?

Mitt Romney's failed presidential bid and immediate withdrawal from politics has created a leadership vacuum within his party

• Dec 1, 2012

Are Obama's choices for state, defense imminent?

The AP reports that the president could announce his choices for new secretaries of defense and state as soon as next week

• Dec 1, 2012

U.S. government releases once-secret Watergate files

Files do not appear to provide any significant new revelations in the 40-year-old case that led to the resignation of President Nixon

• Nov 30, 2012

Poll: 51 percent support same-sex marriage

Generational and gender divides exist, but most Americans support legalizing same-sex marriage

• Nov 30, 2012

Will the Supreme Court weigh in on same-sex marriage?

The court meets today to consider whether it should take up cases that could influence same-sex marriage laws

• Nov 30, 2012

Boehner: "no substantive progress" on "cliff" talks

House Speaker John Boehner said the country is in "danger" of going "off the cliff."

• Nov 30, 2012

Congress looks at stopping the buck - at the mint

Dollar bill's demise could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over next 30 years; Most people don't seem to like alternative $1 coins

• Nov 30, 2012

Senate backs quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan

Reflecting a war-weary nation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan

• Nov 29, 2012

Post-Sandy, Dems push for climate change action

After the storm, lawmakers assess the damage and push for reforms to prevent repeats in the future -- including tougher climate change laws

• Nov 29, 2012

Joe Biden shops at Costco

Vice President Joe Biden went shopping for presents and to highlight the importance of renewing middle-class tax cuts

• Nov 29, 2012
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Presidential losers at the WH: A recent history

With Mitt Romney visiting the White House, a look at how onetime opponents have been welcomed in the past

• Nov 29, 2012

Romney adviser spills why Romney lost

Romney campaign adviser Stuart Stevens talks with Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell about campaign failures and Obama's tactics

• Nov 29, 2012

Will Scott Brown's Senate departure prove brief?

Speculation abounds about the prospects of another Scott Brown Senate bid if John Kerry is appointed to the president's Cabinet

• Nov 29, 2012

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