Bridget Johnson
A Day with his Pals: Kerry Coasts Through Nomination Hearing
The secretary of state-in-waiting even took a moment to sympathize with an antiwar protester who interrupted his hearing.
‘Madam Secretary, You Let the Consulate Become a Death Trap’
Few challenged Clinton, who came to the long-anticipated Benghazi hearings ready to fight — and the White House quickly swiped her talking points.
5 Americans Who Need Washington’s Help to Come Home
As the Obama administration takes renewed heat over Benghazi, as the Americans lost in Algeria are mourned, others are crying for their government to get involved.
Of ‘Collective Action’ and ‘Hope and Resolve’: Term No. 2 Begins
With a church tweet, a campaign-style proclamation, and a reference to Newtown, Obama is off and running. MORE: Carter approves of more progressive tone
Did Holder’s Department Drive an Internet Pioneer to His Death?
Cornyn has questions — lots of them — for the attorney general. Issa is investigating. And one Dem warns it could happen to someone else.
Extreme Constitution Makeover: Amendments of the New Congress
From removing presidential term limits to tweaking the First Amendment to make sure it doesn't apply to businesses.
GOP, Some Dems Vow to Fight Obama’s Gun-Control ‘Power Grab’
Anatomy of a proposal: From asking Holder to re-examine who should be excluded from gun ownership to "nurturing school climates" and background checks on victims of gun theft.
Will Obama’s Gun Package Include Bypassing Congress on ATF Director?
Gun-control advocates including Bloomberg are urging a recess appointment for the nomination that's long been stalled in the Senate.
Al-Shabaab Tweets Commando’s Body as Admin ‘Celebrates’ Progress in Somalia
A day after Obama notified Congress under the War Powers Resolution, Washington wasn't talking about U.S. assistance in a failed French raid.
Biden Drafts Gun Agenda While Acknowledging Weak Links to Tragedies
For each recent shooting, "It's hard to be able to pinpoint what you could have done to assure it wouldn't have happened."
5 Reasons to Miss Joe Lieberman
The 113th Congress is missing one of the true gentlemen of the game.
Is Keystone XL DOA in Term No. 2?
There are no more campaign promises to make -- and there's an incoming secretary of State who makes environmentalists hurrah.
The Nod of Chucky: Obama Takes Stab at Lawmakers Who Derailed Rice
Despite pushback over Hagel's positions, the president angles for a Senate fight sandwiched in between the fiscal cliff and debt ceiling.
The 10 Gun Bills Introduced on Day One of the New Congress
Eight are from Dems. Two are from freshman Republicans who voted against Boehner. Things could get interesting.
Can the GOP’s Young Guns Still Reform the Party?
Ryan, Cantor, McCarthy divide over fiscal-cliff bill as the success of their program to groom new Republican lawmakers dips.
House Passes Fiscal Cliff Deal, 257-167
Boehner votes yes. Cantor votes no. Yet no one in the GOP leadership takes the floor during debate.
No Luck for Senators Trying to Rein in FISA Powers
Sen. Rand Paul said Americans have become "lazy and haphazard in our vigilance" of the Fourth Amendment.
Fiscal Cliff: Drink Some Eggnog and Deal With It
Emboldened after Boehner's B-pocalypse, Obama tells lawmakers to "cool off" and "agree on what we already agree on."
DHS Delays REAL ID Implementation Indefinitely
After years of kicking the can on the 2005 law, and just 13 states in compliance, Napolitano kicks it once again to a "suitable date."
Reid Seeing ‘Gyrations I’ve Never Seen Before’ on the Hill
Fiscal cliff TMI: Patty Murray was hoping Boehner was talking about the morning-after pill Plan B.
Will GOPs Back Jindal’s Push to Put the Pill OTC?
The Louisiana governor's controversial proposal to banish "birth control politics" has both the left and right a little dizzy.
What’s Gun-Control Proponents’ Next Move After Sandy Hook?
Obama says he's game for "change," but stops short of elaborating. Congressional Dems are planning on pushing him.
Lawmakers Say Military Suicides are Reason to Look at Gun Ownership
"This sensible approach does not attempt to limit an individual’s 2nd amendment rights..."
Taken in Syria: The Quest to Find Austin Tice
Four months after this Marine-turned-journalist disappeared, clues point to Assad and the family tries to get help from Washington. And sources believe Austin is still alive.
Assad and WMD: ‘Don’t Doubt — He Will Use Everything’
A Syrian general who defected talks to PJM: If opposition gets weapons it needs, "We'll give you the last weapon after we take over the power."
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