

Politics Jul 28

Hillary Clinton will address multiple audiences on Thursday when she takes the stage to deliver the biggest political speech of her life. Clinton will face pressure to be many things to many people, all while finding a way to acknowledge…
By Daniel Bush
Politics Apr 17

The Republican Party's rules chairman is accusing other GOP officials of "a breach of our trust" by trying to preserve the party leadership's power to allow the nomination of a fresh candidate for president.
By Alan Fram, Associated Press
Politics May 23

President Barack Obama is preparing to boost the profile of an up-and-coming young Hispanic Democrat by nominating San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to become the nation's housing secretary. Obama's current housing chief gets a new title: budget director. Obama was…
By Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Politics May 08

On Wednesday the U.S. Senate rejected Debo Adegbile, President Barack Obama's nomination for Department of Justice assistant attorney general. In a 47-52 vote, seven Democrats joined Republicans against Adegbile, who currently serves as Senior Counsel to the Senate Judiciary…
Is the judicial confirmation impasse impacting American justice?…
Jeh Johnson tapped for Homeland Security…
President Obama nominated former Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, tapped to succeed Janet Napolitano. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at Johnson's career and challenges he could face with Daniel…
News Wrap: CIA uses NSA data to track down targets, carry out drone strikes…
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