
Sat, 25-May-2013 09:01 - FoxNews Politics
Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a city torn by violence despite what critics claim are the nation's toughest firearms restrictions.

Sat, 25-May-2013 01:31 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that senior officials including Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak investigation.

Sat, 25-May-2013 01:31 - Reuters Politics
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.

Sat, 25-May-2013 01:31 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively.

Sat, 25-May-2013 01:31 - FoxNews Politics
A top Republican lawmaker blasted President Obama after he held an Oval Office meeting this week with illegal immigrants, despite having ignored recent requests for a sit-down from the union representing immigration officers.

Sat, 25-May-2013 01:01 - FoxNews Politics
With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth."

Sat, 25-May-2013 00:31 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department said on Friday that officials up to Attorney General Eric Holder vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose report on North Korea prompted a leak investigation.

Sat, 25-May-2013 00:31 - Reuters Politics
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.

Sat, 25-May-2013 00:31 - FoxNews Politics
The Justice Department acknowledged late Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder was on board with a search warrant to obtain the personal emails of a Fox News reporter, as media and civil liberties groups continued to raise concerns about the case.

Sat, 25-May-2013 00:01 - FoxNews Politics
While Attorney General Eric Holder is taking heat for his department's seizure of reporter records, the U.S. attorney who is personally overseeing those investigations is himself starting to face complaints that he's gone too far in pursuing leaks.

Sat, 25-May-2013 00:01 - FoxNews Politics
Four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement are receiving the highest honor Congress gives to civilians.

Fri, 24-May-2013 23:31 - FoxNews Politics
The State Department official who played a key role in massaging the Obama administration's storyline on the Benghazi attack has been put up for a promotion -- a move that could trigger a heated confirmation battle on the Hill.

Fri, 24-May-2013 23:01 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition from Republicans in Congress.

Fri, 24-May-2013 21:31 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Across-the-board budget cuts have created Furlough Friday in Washington and elsewhere, as the one-day closing of four federal agencies forced an unpaid day off for 115,000 workers.

Fri, 24-May-2013 20:31 - Reuters Politics
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world.

Fri, 24-May-2013 20:31 - FoxNews Politics
Anthony Weiner's campaign for New York City mayor got off to an energetic, but bumpy, start this week after his campaign website briefly featured an image of the wrong city's skyline -- instead of showing the Big Apple, the website featured a shot of beautiful Pittsburgh.

Fri, 24-May-2013 20:31 - FoxNews Politics
The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship.

Fri, 24-May-2013 20:01 - Reuters Politics
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit?

Fri, 24-May-2013 19:31 - FoxNews Politics
The review ordered by President Obama into the Justice Department's policies on pursuing reporters' records could have Attorney General Eric Holder effectively reviewing his own actions.

Fri, 24-May-2013 19:01 - FoxNews Politics
President Obama is tasking someone with intimate knowledge of alleged abuses by Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department to investigate the matter: Holder himself.

Fri, 24-May-2013 18:31 - FoxNews Politics
The IRS official who refused to testify this week -- while claiming she had done nothing wrong -- signed letters to Tea Party groups a year ago that asked them to turn over everything from printouts of their Facebook pages to the credentials of speakers who participated in their events.

Fri, 24-May-2013 16:01 - FoxNews Politics
President Obama is scheduled to speak at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation.

Fri, 24-May-2013 16:01 - FoxNews Politics
Two red state Democratic senators signaled support Thursday for legislation authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline opposed by President Barack Obama, Democratic Party leaders, and influential Democratic donors.

Fri, 24-May-2013 15:50 - FoxNews Politics
The IRS official who oversaw the unit responsible for the targeting of conservative groups has been placed on administrative leave, Fox News confirms, a day after she refused to testify at a congressional hearing.

Fri, 24-May-2013 13:50 - FoxNews Politics
When President Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.

Fri, 24-May-2013 12:20 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's choice to be transportation secretary promised on Wednesday to work with Congress to figure out how to fund U.S. transportation needs during a time of tight budgets and faced lingering Republican anger over recent air traffic controller furloughs.

Fri, 24-May-2013 12:20 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families.

Fri, 24-May-2013 12:20 - Reuters Politics
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Councilman Eric Garcetti declared victory Wednesday in his bid to become the next mayor and vowed to put the city's economic slump "in the rear-view mirror," capping a race shaped by dire fiscal forecasts and questions about the political clout of organized labor.

Fri, 24-May-2013 12:20 - Reuters Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday in an effort to be more transparent about his counterterrorism policy, a White House official said.

Fri, 24-May-2013 12:20 - Reuters Politics
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Hampshire's House of Representatives rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have authorized the construction of the state's first casino, bucking a regional trend toward easing restrictions on gaming in New England.