National Politics

Should President Obama end the war on terror?
Obama's declaration that the war on terror "must end" draws fierce pushback from Republicans who warn that such a pivot would be premature
Rand Paul uses 2016 bully pulpit to push Obama on drones
The president made headlines Thursday with his speech on drones, an issue that's given Paul a voice in the national debate
Now, some unions upset over Obamacare
They fear it's putting their members' coverage at risk and say WH not agreeing to help; Could cause problems for Dems in 2014 elections
Obama to tour Jersey Shore with Gov. Christie
The president's visit is to showcase the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy
Video: 5/23: Obama: The war on terror, "like all wars, must end"; baby born as tornado struck
Warning of the danger of keeping America on a "perpetual wartime footing," President Obama called for an end to the war on terror; and, With a tornado and a baby on the way, doctors and nurses at the Moore Medical Center really had to deliver.
Obama announces steps toward Guantanamo closure
The president's plans come as 60 percent of the 166 detainees who remain at Guantanamo are participating in a 14-week hunger strike
Video: GOP Sens. slam Obama's suggestion that war on terror "must end"
Flanked by several GOP colleagues who echoed his remarks, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blasted the president's declaration that the war on terror "must end" as premature and foolhardy, saying that a desire to bring the war "to a compete closure contradicts the reality of the facts on the ground," and arguing that "al Qaeda will be with us for a long time."
Video: Obama: The war on terror, "like all wars, must end"
Warning of the danger of keeping America on a "perpetual wartime footing," President Obama called for an end to the war on terror, explaining, "Our systematic effort to dismantle terrorist organizations must continue, but this war, like all wars, must end - that's what history advises; that's what our democracy demands."
Rep. Jo Bonner to resign from House for university job
Bonner, an Alabama Republican, will leave his seat Aug. 15 to work at the University of Alabama
IRS official Lois Lerner placed on leave
Head of tax-exempt organizations division placed on leave after scandal; House Oversight Committee chairman says she may be called back to testify