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Lugar loss will mean new approach for Indiana in CongressIn addition to Lugar's Tea Party-backed opponent Richard Mourdock, three other Indiana races will see new faces.
Sendak's closest friends near at deathbedThey had fond memories of the legendary children's-book author, who died at 83.
Secret CIA informant volunteered to be al-Qaeda bomberThe intelligence agency had planted a spy in the al-Qaeda organization behind the latest attempt at an underwear bomb; the informant's inside information was what allowed the CIA to bring down the plot and kill its organizer.
North Carolina bans gay marriage with constitutional amendmentVoters approved the amendment on Tuesday, with 58 percent in favor. North Carolina is the thirtieth state to ban gay marriage.
Maurice Sendak with the Wild Things, nowThe beloved children's book author passed away at 83 after suffering a stroke.
Lugar primary loss a Tea Party victorySix-term Senator Richard Lugar lost in Indiana's Republican primary to Richard Mourdock, a challenger backed by the tea party movement.
Transportation bill, not yet passed, already blasted by criticsHouse and Senate negotiators are considering how to mesh two very different transportation bills, but experts and lobbyists say neither bill addresses the fundamental problems.
- How North Carolina gay-marriage vote could hurt Obama reelection bid
President Obama is in an awkward spot on gay marriage, and Tuesday's vote to ban gay marriage in North Carolina – a swing state – highlights a potential vulnerability in November.
- 'Undetectable' bomb reveals how Al Qaeda threat to US is evolving
The foiled plot to plant another 'underwear bomb' on a US airliner shows that as the core of Al Qaeda declines, affiliates like Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are taking the lead.
- Bake sale ban in Massachusetts sparks outcries over 'food police'
A cookie crackdown? A brownie ban? The time-honored bake sale falls under a new Massachusetts law that limits students' access to junk food before and after school. Aim is to fight obesity, but critics decry a nanny state of 'food police.'
- If GOP's Sen. Dick Lugar loses, are Dems prepared to pounce?
If six-term Sen. Dick Lugar loses in Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, Democrats see much-improved chances of picking up that US Senate seat in November. But it would not be a shoo-in.
Student loans: GOP filibuster blocks Senate move to freeze low ratesStudent loans will cost more come July 1 unless Congress acts. While both parties say they support extending low rates on federally subsidized loans, election-year politics have intervened.
Should Mitt Romney have to defend Obama against 'treason' remark?Mitt Romney did not rush to contradict a woman at a town hall who called for President Obama to be tried for treason. He's hardly the first politician not to rush to the aid of an opponent.
Monitor BreakfastAusterity votes in Europe show that GOP is wrong, top Democrat saysAusterity agendas in France and Greece resulted in voter rebellions this week. It's a sign that the GOP's austerity program for the US is mistaken, says Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen.
A possible blessing for Dick Lugar in fight to retain US Senate seatA primary vote Tuesday in Indiana will determine if Sen. Dick Lugar (R) will get the GOP nod to run again for his seat. It helps Lugar that Rick Santorum, who would have drawn a lot of conservative voters to the polls, is out of the presidential race, analysts note.
Maurice Sendak tribute: much more than 'a kiddie-book artist'Maurice Sendak, who died Tuesday, once said he wanted to be recognized as more than 'a kiddie-book artist.' The author-illustrator, most famous for 'Where the Wild Things Are' and other children's books, had a career that spanned 60 years.
What Rick Santorum's lukewarm endorsement of Mitt Romney meansNearly a month after exiting the presidential race, Rick Santorum endorsed Mitt Romney in the 13th paragraph of an e-mail sent to supporters late Monday. That's not exactly a show of enthusiasm for the Republican standard-bearer.
Romney: President Obama should not be tried for treasonObama's likely Republican opponent told reporters after a campaign rally Monday in Cleveland that 'no, of course' the president should not be tried for such an offense.
North Carolina ready for constitutional ban on gay marriages, says pollNorth Carolina will vote Tuesday on a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriages and civil unions. One North Carolina poll shows only 38 percent oppose the ban.
Price of debt-ceiling deal: GOP plan goes 'for the jugular,' Dems sayNo one in Congress likes the 'sequester' – the more than $900 billion in automatic cuts written into last year's debt deal – but Democrats say that's better than the new GOP plan to avoid it.
