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Obama Unveils Party's Midterm Message In 175 Words

President Obama laid out his party's top talking points for the midterm elections on Wednesday, explaining in a quick 175 words that universal pre-K and pay equity will take precedence, in a move designed to reach out to traditional constituencies

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Pledges to Help Find Kidnapped Girls

The Obama administration is dispatching military officials and hostage negotiators to Nigeria to aid in the recovery efforts of more than 250 girls kidnapped by the militant group Boko Haram, whose leader recently boasted "I will sell them in the market"

By Zeke J Miller

What You Need To Know About Flying Drones In Washington, DC

Even the smallest remote control helicopter is against the law if flown in the nation's capital. Here's why.

By Zeke J Miller

White House Mum on Benghazi Probe Cooperation

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to answer the question of whether the Obama administration will cooperate with a new Republican-led probe of the 2012 attack in Libya, but did offer criticism of how politicized the issue has become

By Zeke J Miller

Biden Tells Boehner To 'Stand Up' To Base On Immigration Reform

The Vice President used a Cinco de Mayo speech to push House Speaker John Boehner to push back against parts of the Republican base who are holding up comprehensive immigration reform

By Zeke J Miller

Obama: Botched Oklahoma Execution ‘Deeply Troubling’

It was the president's first time weighing in on an execution gone wrong in Oklahoma, and he promised to discuss the incident and broader government policy toward the death penalty with Attorney General Eric Holder

By Zeke J Miller

Tougher Sanctions On Russia May Come After Ukraine Election

Top western officials, including President Barack Obama, are raising the prospect of tougher sanctions for Russia earlier than expected if it doesn't do more to promote stability in Ukraine

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Hosts Obamacare Enrollment Party

Champagne, but no selfies, for those who helped 8 million Americans enroll in the Affordable Care Act

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Report: U.S. Should Boost Consumer Privacy Protections

The White House report recommends that the president take new steps to enhance consumer privacy in the age of “big data” and follows revelations of government snooping, breaches of corporate data systems and growing fear of data vulnerability

By Zeke J Miller

George W. Bush: 'I Hope Jeb Runs'

The former president says his younger brother Jeb, a former Florida governor and favorite of establishment Republicans, would do well in the White House. The younger Bush has been speaking at Republican fundraising events and may be mulling a run in 2016

By Zeke J Miller

Rand Paul: 'Happy' Is All Over the Place

The Kentucky Republican seems to like Pharrell

By Zeke J Miller

Wisconsin to Appeal Court's Voter ID Law Rejection

Gov. Scott Walker says his office will appeal a federal judge's ruling on Tuesday that its voter identification law unfairly burdens low-income and minority voters by requiring them to obtain and show a state-issued photo ID at the polls during future elections

By Zeke J Miller

Polls Suggest Trouble Ahead for Democrats in 2014 Elections

A Harvard Institute of Politics poll finds little enthusiasm among Democratic-leaning voters, as a Washington Post/ABC News poll sees President Obama's approval rating sink to a new low

By Zeke J Miller

U.S. Readies Russia Sanctions

Secretary of State John Kerry accuses Moscow of "distraction, deception and destabilization" in eastern Ukraine, calling its operation there "well planned"

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Bows to Robot in Japan

On the second day of his visit to Japan Thursday, President Barack Obama toured the country’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation where he came face to face with the tiny Honda-built humanoid robot...

By Zeke J Miller

Political Outsiders Shine on TIME 100 List

With Washington, D.C. mired in partisan gridlock, the nation’s political power centers have shifted outside the nation’s capital to statehouses and boardrooms across the country. That migration is reflected in this year’s TIME 100 list...

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Obama Eats $300 Sushi

President Obama begins his week-long Asia trip by dining with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the world's only three Michelin star sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro, which was popularized by Anthony Bourdain's television show No Reservations

By Zeke J Miller

GOP Candidate Mocks 'War On Women' Attacks By Noting She's a Woman

Republican defends against anti-woman charge by nothing that she is, in fact, a woman

By Zeke J Miller

White House Mum on Bieber Petition

The Obama administration had 'no comment' on a petition to have Canadian singer Justin Bieber deported from the United States following his recent legal troubles. Almost 275,000 people signed a petition on the White House website in January

By Zeke J Miller

Obama Signs Bill Barring Terrorist Ambassadors

The bill, sponsored by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, is a response to Iran selecting Hamid Aboutalebi as its Ambassador to the United Nations. Aboutalebi allegedly participated 1979 Iranian hostage crisis

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