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Utah governor: Obama should have reached out on health law
Utah's governor on Wednesday said President Obama's health care law would have turned out better if the administration had reached out to governors for their ideas.
Chris Rock: President Obama 'our boss,' 'dad of the country'
Actor and comedian Chris Rock called President Obama the "dad of the country" as he rallied on Capitol Hill to support his father figure's call for new gun controls.
GOP 'Burden Tracker' details new rules from health care law
Republican-led House committees have put together a document that lists all of the "mandates, rules and red tape" of President Obama's health care law in one place.
Colo. Democrats push sweeping anti-gun package
Democratic legislators here unveiled Tuesday a package of gun-control measures in the wake of last year's Aurora theater shooting that critics said would make Colorado the most anti-gun state in the nation.
Obama calls, congratulates Ravens' Harbaugh for Super Bowl win
President Obama called Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and general manager Ozzie Newsome Tuesday afternoon to congratulate the two men on leading their team to a Super Bowl victory.
Obama to visit Israel
With Israeli and Palestinian leaders at odds over how to restart peace talks, President Obama will make his first trip to Israel as president in the coming months, the White House confirmed Tuesday.
Napolitano to testify on immigration
The Senate Judiciary Committee will kick off its immigration hearings this year with testimony from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano next week.
Hoyer: GOP to blame for nation's fiscal woes
The House's No. 2 Democrat pushed back at Republican complaints that President Obama's policies have lead to a ballooning of the federal debt and deficit, saying that spending initiatives are the responsibility of Congress — not the White House.
Seven million will lose insurance under Obama health law
President Obama's health care law will push 7 million people out of their job-based insurance coverage — nearly twice the previous estimate, according to the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday.
Top Democrat warns against using term 'illegal immigrants'
Opening the first immigration hearing of the new Congress, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee warned his colleagues not to use the term "illegal immigrant" as the debate goes on.
Obama's top speechwriter departing
President Obama's head speechwriter, Jon Favreau, is leaving his job at the end of the month, possibly to pursue a career as a Hollywood screenwriter.
Biden: Winning second term was 'easy'
Vice President Joseph R. Biden joked Tuesday with the British prime minister that winning a second term was "easy."
N.Y. green chief promises caution at raucous fracking hearing
Anti-fracking activists on Monday continued their public push to keep the gas-drilling practice out of New York by repeatedly interrupting a legislative hearing on the subject.
Paul tweets on death of former SEAL sniper, Navy hero
Former Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul said Monday that the shooting death of a Navy Iraq War veteran was the consequence of his life as one of the military's most celebrated snipers.
Panetta to testify on Benghazi
Nearly five months after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will testify to Congress on Thursday about the military's response.
