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Obama's approval rating holding steady

Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.

Obama calls on Congress to fund embassy security

President Barack Obama is trying to turn the tables on Republicans who have criticized his administration's response to last year's deadly attack in Benghazi,

White house takes action

The Obama administration scrambles to deal with IRS, Associated Press and Benghazi controversies.

President Obama, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan news conference

President Barack Obama welcomes Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House.
 

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

Trying to steer clear of Republican criticism of the administration's response to the terror attacks that killed four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya,

Photos: AG Holder's congressional grilling

Emotions ran high when Attorney General Eric Holder testified on Capitol Hill on issues ranging from the IRS, the Boston Marathon bombing and secret AP phone

Scandals Rock DC

President Obama and the White House take fire as number of political scandals grow.

What the Veep? If bullets were chocolate

A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See what the White House has to say in

Military sex assaults

New report finds 70 sexual assaults in the military each day; Air Force officer tasked with preventing assaults charged with sexual battery.

Obama: North Korea has failed again

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that North Korea can no longer create an international crisis with nuclear provocations, asserting the United States and

Ladies First: FLOTUS and Jason Collins team up

A week ago, first lady Michelle Obama tweeted to NBA star Jason Collins that "We've got your back." She's putting those words into action as she'll stand

White House: Assad likely behind chemical arms use

The White House says it's highly likely that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, not the rebel opposition, was behind any chemical weapons use in Syria.

DC Download: Weekly rewind

Although Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court were on break, this week was packed with plenty of political headlines. Here’s a look at what you might have

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical

Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just don't trust their leaders in

The President's Agenda

Despite some setbacks President Obama feels like there is still more he can get done.

President Obama cautious on Syria

President says more information needed on use of chemical weapons.

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Markey & Gomez on the campaign trail

U.S. Senate candidate Edward Markey plans to campaign in West Roxbury Tuesday …

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