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Domestic violence bill passes Senate: Is GOP chastened by Election 2012?The Senate passes VAWA, a domestic-violence bill that was caught in gridlock last year. But signs suggest that the House could be ready to compromise with the Senate this year.
Pressure builds on Sen. Robert Menendez: Is it enough to topple him?The New Jersey senator is accused of political favors, bribery, and prostitution. But those charges are difficult to prove, and experts say Menendez has the popularity to ride out the political storm.
The State of the Union is ... boring?Tens of millions of Americans are expected to tune in to President Obama's State of the Union address. The dirty little secret surrounding these events is that, for all the anticipation and coverage, they are usually snoozers.
Ted Nugent to attend State of the Union. Will that backfire?Ted Nugent, rocker and gun rights defender, will be a congressman's guest at Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Verbal broadsides expected, for better or for worse.
At core of Obama's State of the Union address: the middle classJob creation and building the middle class will get special emphasis in President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, administration officials say. Will the speech also make liberals glow, as his inaugural did?
FocusState of the Union: Obama's ambitious second-term agendaProspects are mixed for President Obama's second-term agenda, from immigration to climate change to economic recovery. Both Obama and the Republicans are walking a tricky political line.
Why is Joe Biden talking guns with Field & Stream?On Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden will sit down with editors of Field & Stream magazine to discuss the administration’s gun-control policies. He will have his work cut out for him.
Will Rand Paul force Marco Rubio to toughen his response to Obama's address?Sen. Rand Paul will be delivering the 'tea party' response to Obama's state of the union address. He could overshadow the official Republican response, given by Sen. Marco Rubio.
FocusState of the Union: Can Obama still be transformational?In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama can fuel talk that he is the Democrats’ Ronald Reagan – an iconic figure whose goals guide his party's next generation.
Chuck Hagel, John Brennan threatened with Senate 'hold.' What's that?GOP Sen. Lindsay Graham may put a 'hold' on Senate votes to confirm Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon and John Brennan the CIA, citing a need for more information about the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attacks. How that would work.
- Chuck Hagel, John Brennan threatened with Senate 'hold.' What's that?
GOP Sen. Lindsay Graham may put a 'hold' on Senate votes to confirm Chuck Hagel to head the Pentagon and John Brennan the CIA, citing a need for more information about the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attacks. How that would work.
Marco Rubio reply to State of the Union address: Can he meet expectations?Sen. Marco Rubio (R) of Florida will deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address. He carries on his back the hopes of a party that lost badly among Latino voters in the presidential race.
Obama girds for State of the Union address. His Republican opponents do too.President Obama will face a tough crowd of Republicans during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. They probably won't like what they hear about taxes and spending.
Do US drone kills need an oversight board? How would it work?The confirmation hearing for John Brennan, Obama's pick to be CIA chief, has given impetus to the idea that drone strikes on terror suspects be subject to some form of judicial oversight.
Monitor BreakfastNTSB chair Deborah Hersman: Future of auto safety lies with technologyDeborah Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board sees collision-avoidance technology as the future of auto safety. As for a move from NTSB to a post in Obama's cabinet? She declines to say.
Immigration reform 101: Is a sensible guest-worker program possible?The immigration-reform plan proposed by a group of bipartisan senators seeks to establish a flexible guest-worker program. But labor and business want to do that in two very different ways.
- Immigration reform 101: Is a sensible guest-worker program possible?
The immigration-reform plan proposed by a group of bipartisan senators seeks to establish a flexible guest-worker program. But labor and business want to do that in two very different ways.
Bush family e-mails hacked: Was anything stolen of value (beyond privacy)?Hacked Bush family e-mail released to date shed light on George H.W. Bush's 'kindness and good nature,' the family's concern for his health, and, perhaps, a preview of a W. art exhibit.
Why CIA nominee Brennan came off better than Hagel in Senate hearingCIA director-designate John Brennan, in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, was not pressed very hard on the controversial drone strike program.
Why Obama is on charm offensive with DemocratsPresident Obama spent quality time this week at the off-site retreats of his own party's congressional caucuses. He needs to do more of this, analysts say.
