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Myanmar rebel leader urges US role in peace talks

Myanmar rebel leader urges US role in peace talks

Matthew Pennington · April 22, 2014 8:52 am

FILE - This March 18, 2014 file photo shows Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaking in Washington. Reviewing the U.S. deportation policy, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is said to be weighing limiting deportations of immigrants living here illegally but without serious criminal records. The change could shield tens of thousands of immigrants now deported because of repeated violations such as disobeying a deportation order or missing a court date. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

US weighs curbing deportations

Erica Werner · April 22, 2014 7:29 am

Justice Stevens: Make 6 changes to Constitution

Justice Stevens: Make 6 changes to Constitution

Mark Sherman · April 22, 2014 3:12 am

Justice Dept. broadening criteria for clemency

Justice Dept. broadening criteria for clemency

Eric Tucker · April 21, 2014 10:18 pm

Salaries rising for fundraisers at top charities

Salaries rising for fundraisers at top charities

Brett Zongker · April 21, 2014 9:35 pm

These printed copies of a presentation released by the U.S. Department of State on Thursday, April 17, 2014, purport to show Russian involvement in Eastern Ukraine. The 11-page document contains images of soldiers in eastern Ukraine that the State Department says are Russian forces, showing militants wearing similar uniforms and brandishing Russian weapons. There was no way to immediately verify the photographs, which the State Department says were taken from the Internet and social media. (AP Photo)

US: Pictures indicate Russian troops in Ukraine

Lara Jakes · April 21, 2014 9:26 pm

Clinton White House lawyer named top Obama counsel

Jim Kuhnhenn · April 21, 2014 9:22 pm

US looking into possible chemical attack in Syria

US looking into possible chemical attack in Syria

Lara Jakes · April 21, 2014 7:43 pm

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden , left, is greeted upon arrival at Borispol airport outside Kiev, Ukraine, Monday April 21, 2014. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Ukraine's acting president, Oleksander Turchinov, and Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk on Tuesday, during a visit to Kiev. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

National Security

Joe Biden in Ukraine to show support as tensions rise

Nedra Pickler · April 21, 2014 7:08 pm

Chris Brown’s trial on assault charge delayed

Chris Brown’s trial on assault charge delayed

Jessica Gresko · April 21, 2014 6:29 pm

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama cheer a little egg roller as they host the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House is Washington, Monday, April 21, 2014. Thousands of children gathered at the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama kicked off the festivities on the White House South Lawn. This year's event features live music, cooking stations, storytelling, and of course, some Easter egg rolling. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obamas hosting annual Easter Egg Roll

Stacy Anderson · April 21, 2014 6:07 pm

First lady Michelle Obama sits on the floor with "kid reporter" Justin Creppy, 6, from Upper Marlboro, Md., Monday, April 21, 2014, in the Library of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Michelle Obama: ‘splurging is the key to life’

Stacy Anderson · April 21, 2014 5:47 pm