Kennedy: Despite Benghazi reforms, diplomats "will face attacks again"
Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy says the State Department can mitigate - but not eliminate - the dangers faced by diplomats serving abroad
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Why somebody has to blink on the budget standoff
Both parties insist they don't want to shut down the government over budget fights, but Democrats won't accept Republican demands to defund Obamacare
Carney: GOP, not White House, threatening debt default
White House press secretary notes that only Congress has the authority to raise the government's borrowing authority
Engel: Obama no more responsible for Benghazi than Bush was for 9/11
Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., says Republicans should stop "pointing fingers" about the September 2012 attack on a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya
Royce: State Dept. was "asleep" during Benghazi
Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., criticizes the "troubling lack of accountability" within the State Department over the September 2012 attack in Benghazi
Obama: GOP using budget, debt limit fights to "extort"
President Obama says Republicans are irresponsibly threatening a shutdown - or a default on U.S. debt - if they don't get their way on repealing Obamacare
Boehner: "No interest" in a government shutdown
House Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will try to use budget fights to defund Obamacare, but they aren't angling for a government shutdown
Reid: Willing to try "anything" to move gun control legislation
Following the shooting at Washington Navy Yard, Senate majority leader says he's willing to emphasize mental health issues if it brings the GOP on board with gun control
Obama warns "extreme" Republicans against letting economy "tank"
Five years after the 2008 financial crisis, President Obama warns Republicans against sending the economy into another tailspin by holding up looming budget issues in Congress
Luntz: Federal debt limit sours debate national conversation again
Republicans and Democrats in Washington are arguing over the federal debt limit again
GOP warns of "fraud and abuse" with Obamacare subsidies
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., says the government should verify income eligibility before subsidizing insurance
Biden: "Neanderthal" GOP slowed domestic abuse legislation
Vice President Biden expresses amazement that some in the Republican caucus threatened the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act
Could GOP hostility to Obamacare force a government shutdown?
As Republicans seek a way forward on the budget, some in their ranks insist on a deal that unravels the president's health care law
W.H. "will not accept" Obamacare delay in budget negotiations
White House spokesman Jay Carney says Congress should pass a budget without any politically motivated attachments
Reid: GOP playing "juvenile political games" on budget
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Republicans will do anything to undermine the government's ability to function: "The anarchists are winning"
McConnell: Organized labor turning against Obamacare
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., claims the AFL-CIO came "very close" to calling for the "outright repeal" of Obamacare
Syria debate scrambles traditional party divisions
Democrats and Republicans are divided among themselves on the president's call for military action in response to a Syrian chemical attack
Paul: If W.H. defies Congress vote on Syria, "you're making a joke of us"
GOP senator challenges Secretary of State John Kerry to pledge that if Congress votes down the resolution to strike Syria, the president won't "go ahead and do the bombing anyway"
Members of Congress to vote on Syria action
Congress to decide whether or not to back President Obama's plan to launch a military strike on Syria
Rep. Connolly: "Shadow of Iraq" hangs over Syria debate
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., says he has not decided whether to vote to authorize the use of force in Syria
Cummings: If we vote down Syria strike, "is Assad strengthened?"
Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Calif., worries about the unintended consequences of a vote against military action in Syria
Congress reacts to Obama's plan to strike Syria
Congress to debate military strike on Syria upon returning from summer recess
GOP Rep. says Obama creating "roadblocks" to economic growth
Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., criticizes president's policies on energy, health care
Poll: Who would be blamed for government shutdown?
CBS News/New York Times asked Americans to weigh in on Planned Parenthood, as well as a possible government shutdown
What's next after House speaker's surprise resignation?
Speaker John Boehner's departure may bring even more turmoil to a gridlocked Congress
FlyDubai co-pilot planned to crash jet into Israeli airport, official says
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Battle with Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen tempers news on oil flow
Ex-"American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn gets life sentence
Russia plays down reported plague lab death and says, trust us
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Defense attorney says Letitia James should recuse herself from Cornell investigation
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