Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.Read more

Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms

| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That's been based on a principle of taking "action for action" by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms.Read more

Obama agenda seems to be weathering controversies

| |Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to the Oval Office.Read more

Colorado sheriffs sue over new gun restrictions

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional.Read more

Treasury says U.S. can pay its bills for months, putting off fight with Congress over raising debt ceiling

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Any confrontation over the nation’s debt ceiling is now unlikely until after Labor Day.Read more

Obama meets with new acting IRS head

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

The White House says President Barack Obama has met with Daniel Werfel, the new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.Read more

Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

Military Sexual Assault

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to sexual assault, an acknowledgement that assaults have escalated beyond the Pentagon's control.Read more

US wants Bangladesh progress on labor standards

|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. wants to see Bangladesh move forward on improving labor standards after a building collapse that killed hundreds of garment workers.Read more

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

IRS Political Groups

Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees.Read more

Transportation nominee Anthony Foxx prepares for DC debut at confirmation hearing

| |Friday, May. 17, 2013

US NEWS TRANSPORTATION 5 ABA

Anthony Foxx appears to have a clear path to confirmation as U.S. transportation secretary next week, as virtually all of his 16 predecessors have.Read more