Boehner pressures Holder over "Fast and Furious"

House Speaker joins Rep. Darrell Issa's threat to pressure attorney general over "Gunwalker" scandal

• May 18, 2012

House passes $642 billion defense bill

GOP-led House approves defense bill that endorses indefinite detention of terror suspects

• May 18, 2012

Hollande stands by plan to pull Afghanistan troops

New French president pledges to "support Afghanistan in a different way" during Oval Office meeting with Obama

• May 18, 2012

French leader sticks to Afghan pullout timetable

Newly-elected French President Francois Hollande affirms to President Obama his plans to withdraw French troops by year's end

• May 18, 2012

Edwards jury requests evidence, office supplies

After hearing nearly 4 weeks of testimony and evidence, jurors begin deliberations over John Edwards' fate

• May 18, 2012

G8 is largest world leader gathering at Camp David

Obama set to host world leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia

• May 18, 2012

Camp David, from FDR through Obama

The presidential retreat has hosted First Families and visiting dignitaries

• May 18, 2012
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Obama announces global food initiative

Kicking off the G-8 summit, Obama outlines new alliance aimed at achieving increased food security in developing African nations

• May 18, 2012

Jury begins deliberations in John Edwards case

After hearing nearly 4 weeks of testimony and evidence, jurors begin deliberations over John Edwards' fate

• May 18, 2012

Romney makes first general election ad buy

Campaign ad lays out what Mitt Romney says he would do on his first day in office

• May 18, 2012

The problem with Romney's promises on the debt

The presumptive GOP nominee says he will stop the "prairie fire of debt," but analysts say his tax plan would add to the deficit

• May 18, 2012

Gov. Brown: California not like "tired" Europe

Calls for tax hikes to help bring down a ballooning budget deficit now estimated at about $16 billion

• May 18, 2012

House OKs continued war in Afghanistan

More than 10 years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, American public support for the overseas conflict has deteriorated

• May 17, 2012

Americans Elect fails to produce a candidate

The nonpartisan third party organization suspended its efforts to draft a third-party candidate after spending tens of millions

• May 17, 2012

Romney slips on promise about Navy ships

Candidate said he'd propose building 17 a year, up from 15 -- a figure campaign says was an error

• May 17, 2012

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