Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

By BILL BARROW and THOMAS BEAUMONT| Associated Press|Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Senate-Democratic Struggles

ATLANTA — 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

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON| Associated Press|Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Myanmar-Pledges

WASHINGTON — 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

By DAVID ESPO| AP Special Correspondent|Saturday, May. 18, 2013

Obama

WASHINGTON — 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

By IVAN MORENO| Associated Press|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Colorado Gun Laws Sheriffs

DENVER — 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

By David Lightman| McClatchy Washington Bureau|Friday, May. 17, 2013

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

Obama meets with new acting IRS head

The Associated Press|Friday, May. 17, 2013

WASHINGTON — 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

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR| Associated Press|Friday, May. 17, 2013

Military Sexual Assault

WASHINGTON — 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

The Associated Press|Friday, May. 17, 2013

WASHINGTON — 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

By JOSH LEDERMAN| Associated Press|Friday, May. 17, 2013

IRS Political Groups

WASHINGTON — 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

By Curtis Tate| McClatchy Washington Bureau|Friday, May. 17, 2013

US NEWS TRANSPORTATION 5 ABA

WASHINGTON — 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