Boehner tussles with Obama over "fiscal cliff" details
GOP leader calls on White House to be more specific on spending cuts; WH says it's the GOP that lacks specifics
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Scalia draws parallels between bans on sodomy, murder
Supreme Court justice: "If we cannot have moral feelings against homosexuality, can we have it against murder? Can we have it against other things?"
McCain seeks seat on Senate Foreign Relations Committee
If seated on Foreign Relations, he would participate in confirmation hearings for potential Secretary of State nominee Susan Rice
Obama takes on union fight in Michigan
With Michigan's GOP governor set to sign so-called right-to-work bill on Tuesday, president assails "right to work for less money"
S.C. gov. will not appoint "placeholder" senator
Speculation growing that Rep. Tim Scott, R-S.C., will be the choice to replace retiring GOP Sen. Jim DeMint
Cuomo won't weigh in on Clinton 2016 bid
The N.Y. governor wouldn't commit to backing Hillary Clinton if she decides to run, stoking speculation about a run of his own
Poll: Americans side with states in pot laws
64 percent oppose federal intervention into state laws legalizing marijuana, according to Gallup poll
Poll: Republicans lack a leader
The list of future GOP leaders is filled with politicians who are unknown to many Americans
Boehner and Obama meet on "fiscal cliff"
The two main negotiators met at the White House Sunday - their first face-to-face meeting in weeks
Little change in "cliff" talks, or talking points
In their weekly addresses, President Obama and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., don't budge from their positions regarding taxes on the wealthy