Tag: Nation

A parking sign for the former Social Security Administration office is seen in Houston, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Budget cuts have forced the Social Security Administration to close dozens of field offices even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, swamping the agency with applications for benefits, a senior agency official told Congress Wednesday. Better Internet access and more online services are easing the transition, said Nancy Berryhill, the agency's deputy commissioner for operations. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Social Security closes offices as baby boomers age

Stephen Ohlemacher · June 18, 2014 9:07 pm

President Barack Obama meets with, from left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Obama briefed leaders of Congress on US options for blunting an Islamic insurgency in Iraq. US officials say Obama is not yet prepared to move forward with strikes and is instead focused on increased training for Iraq's security forces, boosting Iraqi intelligence capacities and upgrading equipment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: No additional authority to act in Iraq

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 9:04 pm

FILE - This Sept. 12, 2012 file photo shows a man walking through a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The State Department promised Wednesday to cooperate with the House special committee looking into the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, expressing hope the new investigation is conducted in a fairer and more bipartisan manner than previous Republican-led probes. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

State Dep’t vows to work with House Benghazi probe

Bradley Klapper · June 18, 2014 8:52 pm

House Republicans Look To Leadership Elections

David Espo · June 18, 2014 7:49 pm

Outgoing White House press secretary Jay Carney waves following the conclusion of his final news briefing at the White House in Wednesday, June 18, 2014. This was Carney's last briefing to members of the media, he is stepping down as White House press secretary and Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest will step into the role (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Carney gives his last briefing as Obama spokesman

Jim Kuhnhenn · June 18, 2014 7:19 pm

This photo taken June 16, 2014 shows scientists preparing Martha, right, an extinct passenger pigeon, at the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum in Washington.

Energy and Environment

All gone: How erasing billions of birds shocked us

Seth Borenstein · June 18, 2014 7:03 pm

How the Supreme Court handles death cases

How the Supreme Court handles death cases

Mark Sherman · June 18, 2014 7:01 pm

This undated image obtained from Facebook shows Ahmed Abu Khattala, an alleged leader of the deadly 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, who was captured by U.S. special forces on Sunday, June 15, 2014, on the outskirts of Benghazi. U.S. officials are preparing to try the captured Libyan in the U.S. court system and pledging to step up efforts on catching others responsible for the deaths of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in the attacks. (AP Photo)

US aims for trial of Benghazi suspect held on ship

LOLITA C. BALDORNANCY BENAC · June 18, 2014 6:43 pm

US military assets in and near Iraq

US military assets in and near Iraq

Lolita Baldor · June 18, 2014 5:30 pm

First lady Michelle Obama hugs Juan Cua Monroy, 20, originally from Guatemala, after he was sworn in as a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

First lady makes pitch for immigration overhaul

Nancy Benac · June 18, 2014 4:49 pm

Boehner opposes working with Iran to aid Iraq

Boehner opposes working with Iran to aid Iraq

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 2:49 pm

Gen. Dempsey disappointed with Iraq leaders

Gen. Dempsey disappointed with Iraq leaders

Donna Cassata · June 18, 2014 2:37 pm