Focus on the nation’s fiscal future comes amid renewed concerns about sluggish job creation
Congress reconvenes this week amid signs of progress on a thorny issue
Congressman Peter King says North Korea's leader is precipitating conflict for domestic aims and may have no face-saving options to back down
US president says Africa is strengthening democratic rule and making economic strides
Justices hear arguments on constitutionality of a California state law barring same-sex marriages
U.S. Supreme Court will hear two landmark cases on same-sex marriage
Company had released report alleging near constant cyber attacks by Chinese militany unit of hackers
Federal spending authority expires in just over a week’s time
Efforts to forge a so-called 'grand bargain' have been stymied by hardened partisanship
President's third trip to Capitol Hill this week may have boosted his working relationship with lawmakers
James Clapper says that budget sequestration is degrading America’s early warning apparatus for threats at home, abroad
Lawmakers praise the overtures, but say those efforts alone will not spur bipartisan action
Vote ends a contentious nomination process that was delayed amid heated arguments over use of unmanned aircraft, known as drones
US State Department representative for North Korea says Pyongyang must choose between provocation or peace, isolation or integration
Attorney General Eric Holder testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee amid firestorm on Capitol Hill over presidential authority in times of crisis
Politicians in Washington will be monitoring public’s reaction as federal services are reduced
Not even the start of the so-called sequester appears to be having any impact on Washington’s political gridlock
Plan for $85 billion in cuts in across the board spending cuts remain in place after last minute attempts to resolve impasse failed
Chuck Hagel will lead Pentagon as war in Afghanistan is winding down, and during US fiscal austerity
Americans are bracing for across-the-board federal spending cuts, a sequester, that will automatically begin Friday if there is no budget agreement ahead of the deadline
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