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White House hosts premiere of Jackie Robinson movie
At the White House Tuesday night, President Obama will host a movie premiere about a black man who broke the so-called "color barrier."
Colbert Busch campaign: Dem leads in general election matchups
Elizabeth Colbert Busch's campaign released poll numbers Monday that showed the Democrat leading Republicans Curtis Bostic and Mark Sanford in potential general election matchups.
White House sends hundreds of OMB staffers furlough notices
The White House has sent furlough notices to 480 people in its budget office, but Jay Carney, President Obama's spokesman, would not say Monday whether anyone working in the West Wing will be affected by the sequester budget cuts now taking effect.
Indebted DNC sends barrage of solicits
The Democratic National Committee says going $21 million into debt was worth every penny to win the election, but that doesn't mean it isn't desperately pleading for cash.
Paper: U.S. must have border security 'yardstick' for reform
Arizona's biggest newspaper is arguing in an editorial that comprehensive immigration reform could be "doomed" if Department of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano fails to come up with a yardstick for measuring border security.
Texas leaders stand firm against Obamacare
Texas Gov. Rick Perry joined the state's GOP Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and other lawmakers in Austin on Monday to reiterate their opposition to "Obamacare" and call for flexibility in how they implement Medicaid, a health entitlement program for the poor that they view as broken.
FAA to hold online drone privacy forum
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday will host its first "online public engagement session" to allow the public to voice concerns over the threats to personal privacy posed by domestic drones.
Hate your kids? Support Fed's policies, says Reagan budget chief David Stockman
David Stockman, a director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration, said Monday that if people hate their children, they should cheering on the policies being pushed by the Federal Reserve.
Sen. Jeff Flake: Universal background checks 'a bridge too far'
Sen. Jeff Flake, Arizona Republican, said Sunday that universal background checks on all gun sales are "a bridge too far for most of us" as Democrats try to cobble together a package that can win 60 votes in the Senate.
Cardinal Dolan: Defense of traditional marriage is not 'an attack on gay people'
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, conceded on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that the Catholic Church has not done enough to make gay people and couples feel welcome, but he said that "we try our darndest to make sure we're not an anti-anybody."
Sen. Richard Blumenthal: Any gun-control progress is 'step in right direction'
Brushing aside new polls that suggest otherwise, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Democrat, said Sunday that the American public still wants tough new gun-control measures in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
Mark Kelly: Any gun bill without universal checks would be 'a mistake'
Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut and the husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona Democrat, says any gun-control legislation that does not include universal background checks on all gun sales is "a mistake."
On Easter weekend, Obama returns to the links
President Obama went back to the links Saturday for the first time in a month, in spite of calls by Republicans to stop playing golf due to the government's automatic budget cuts.
Officials confirm big federal Medicaid payout under 'Obamacare'
It's official — the feds will pick up 100 percent of the cost of expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law before scaling back their contribution to 90 percent by 2020, according to rules published Friday.
Boehner condemns GOP colleague's 'wetback' comment
House Speaker John A. Boehner quickly and unequivocally condemned Alaskan Rep. Don Young's use of the term "wetback" in a radio interview to describe Latinos who worked on his family farm.
