At law school, Obama to press case for Garland nomination
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE The stalled nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court is giving President Barack Obama a chance to do what he says he’s missed: go back…
Confirmation hearings
Obama urges quick high court confirmation; GOP says no votes
President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on GOP leaders who insist there will be…
GOP Senators: No hearing, no vote for Obama Court pick
By ANDREW TAYLOR and MARY CLARE JALONICK President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court won’t get a hearing or a vote from the Republican-led Senate, GOP members of the…
Senate GOP to Obama: Don’t bother nominating to Court
By DONNA CASSATA Senate Republicans united behind Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in insisting that President Barack Obama’s successor fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death. Democrats…
Lynch defends Obama’s immigration policies
By ERICA WERNER and ERIC TUCKER Challenged by Republicans, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch on Wednesday defended President Barack Obama’s decision to shelter millions of immigrants from deportation though they…
DESPITE GUN DEBATE, ATF STILL BOXED IN BY POLITICS
By ALICIA A. CALDWELL FILE – In this June 11, 2013, file photo B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama’s nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
HAGEL: ISRAEL, US SEE ‘EXACTLY SAME’ IRAN THREAT
By ROBERT BURNS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, escorts United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon into the Pentagon as Ban Ki-moon arrives for an honor cordon, Thursday, April 18, 2013.…
INTELLIGENCE CHIEF: SECRET REPORT MISLABELED
By KIMBERLY DOZIER National Intelligence Director James Clapper arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2013, to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the current…