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3 questions for Republican presidential hopefuls ahead of CPAC

By Domenico Montanaro, NewsHour Political Team

It’s that time of year again -- time for CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, when potential Republican presidential hopefuls try to woo activists from around the country who are gathering just outside of Washington. Here's what to watch.

U.S.-Israel tensions continue to rise ahead of Netanyahu speech

By Julie Pace, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Trading barbs, the U.S. and Israel escalated their increasingly public spat Wednesday over Benjamin Netanyahu's GOP-engineered congressional speech next week, with the Israeli prime minister accusing world powers of rolling over to allow Tehran to develop nuclear weapons.

Talking heads skew 'net neutrality' debate

By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Is President Barack Obama taking over the Internet? Not by a long stretch, but that’s not stopping political banter in the “net neutrality” debate.

Who were the biggest presidential vetoers?

By Domenico Montanaro

With his veto of the Keystone Pipeline, President Obama issued the third veto of his presidency. That is the fewest of any president since James Garfield in 1881.

The 3 possibilities in the shutdown showdown over Homeland Security

By Lisa Desjardins, Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe

With four days left until the Department of Homeland Security runs out of funding (Friday at midnight), the politics remain complicated but the options for Congress are simple: (1) Let DHS funding run out, (2) Fund the agency for the…

Obama warns governors that Homeland Security shutdown would hurt states' economies

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned the nation's governors Monday that a looming shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would have a direct impact on their states' economies, as well as on security throughout the U.S.

If you're running for president, you've got to answer the 'gotcha' questions

By Domenico Montanaro

It's one of those questions. "Is President Obama a Christian?" "I don't know," is not the right way to answer if you're a serious presidential candidate. But that's what Republican Scott Walker said this weekend, trying to punt and play…

Homeland Security Secretary: Giuliani's Obama remarks 'regrettable'

By Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he’s disappointed in former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani for saying he doesn’t think President Barack Obama loves the United States.

800,000 HealthCare.gov customers given wrong tax info

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it sent about 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers the wrong tax information, and officials are asking those consumers to delay filing their 2014 taxes.