Rep. Tim Scott named new South Carolina senator
The first-term Republican was appointed by the South Carolina governor to replace retiring Senator Jim DeMint until new election
The White House
Electoral College poised to reelect Obama
Representatives of the Electoral College meet to choose the next president
Gun rights case could be headed to Supreme Court
As Washington reconsiders gun laws in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, a case over the right to be armed in public is moving through the court system
Kerry favorite to become Secretary of State
Longtime Massachusetts senator appears to be in line to replace Hillary Clinton at State Department, paving way for another senate bid by Scott Brown
Obama visits families of Conn. shooting victims
The president is in Newtown, Conn., to meet with victims' families and speak at an interfaith vigil
GOP Rep.: More - not fewer - guns the answer
In wake of Newtown, Conn., shooting, Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, said he wished the school principal had a gun
Boehner proposes raising taxes on millionaires
Obama hasn't accepted, but the offer indicates progress in stalled "fiscal cliff" negotiations
New ad: Avoiding "fiscal cliff" just a start
Nonpartisan Fix the Debt campaign will make the case that lawmakers "need to do more than avoid the fiscal cliff"
Obama repeats call for "meaningful action" on guns
In weekly address, politics takes a back seat to the tragedy in Connecticut.
Obama: Time for "conversation" on marijuana laws
President says it doesn't make sense for federal government to target individual pot smokers in Washington state or Colorado