Tag: Nation

FILE - In this June 10, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Struggling to salvage a massive surveillance program, Obama faced congressional critics of the National Security Agency's collection of Americans' telephone records Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, as snowballing concerns made new limitations on the intelligence effort appear increasingly likely. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Surveillance critics face Obama in Oval Office

Josh Lederman · August 2, 2013 2:52 am

Report: Wildlife agency ignored whistle-blowers

Matthew Daly · August 2, 2013 1:18 am

This May 7, 2013 photo provided by Science Applications International Corporation shows Deborah Lee James, President of the Technical and Engineering Sector at SAIC, in Virginia. President Barack Obama is nominating the former assistant defense secretary and House staffer as secretary of the Air Force. The White House said Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, that James is Obama's pick to replace Michael Donley, who retired in June. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be one of the few women to serve as the senior civilian leader of an armed services branch. (AP Photo/SAIC)

Obama nominates James as Air Force secretary

Josh Lederman · August 2, 2013 1:14 am

FILE - In this July 30, 2013 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans Thursday killed a $54 billion funding bill for transportation, housing and community development grants because it exceeded the punishing spending limits required under automatic budget cuts that are the product of Washington's failure to deal with its fiscal problems. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Budget plans imploding, Congress is heading home

Andrew Taylor · August 2, 2013 1:10 am

Senate confirms Joint Chiefs chairman for 2nd term

Washington Examiner · August 2, 2013 1:03 am

Obama picks restructuring expert to take over IRS

NEDRA PICKLERSTEPHEN OHLEMACHER · August 2, 2013 12:29 am

Obama taps childhood friend for diplomatic post

Josh Lederman · August 1, 2013 11:54 pm

Legislation introduced in House to reform NCAA

Washington Examiner · August 1, 2013 11:28 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013. Carney was asked about National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden who left the transit zone of a Moscow airport and officially entered Russia after authorities granted him asylum for a year, his lawyer said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House ‘extremely disappointed’ with Russia

Darlene Superville · August 1, 2013 10:50 pm

Obama calls Palestinian and Israeli leaders

Nedra Pickler · August 1, 2013 10:34 pm

IMF counting on Europe to help Greece slash debt

Marjorie Olster · August 1, 2013 10:20 pm

House’s last votes about messaging, not laws

Henry Jackson · August 1, 2013 10:06 pm