Jeremy White

After staying mum on the Newtown gunfire mass murder, the NRA Friday backed better security in schools, led by armed guards.

Dec 21, 2012

The election, and possibly Newtown, gave Obama a "bump" in the polls - a "rally-around-the-president" pattern that occurs mid/after crises.

Dec 21, 2012

After hinting he might seek the governorship, Booker says he is exploring a 2014 Senate run for Frank Lautenberg's New Jersey seat.

Dec 20, 2012

The president says he will focus on immigration, climate change, energy -- and still the economy.

Dec 20, 2012

In the wake of Sandy Hook, the president personally reiterated his call for gun control.

Dec 19, 2012

Bork had a distinguished career that included serving as acting Attorney General, Solicitor General and judge.

Dec 19, 2012

A new report -- from the administration, not its Republican critics -- examines what went wrong in Libya.

Dec 19, 2012

The award caps a comeback-year for the president, who many thought would lose the 2012 election, due to the sub-par U.S. economy.

Dec 19, 2012

In the wake of the Newtown shooting, the president has asked Vice President Joe Biden to push the effort forward.

Dec 18, 2012

The Obama Administration has received petitions for and against gun control with supporters so far outweighing opponents.

Dec 17, 2012

Sandy Hook has spurred calls to regulate guns, from senators and the president, with the first focus of attention being an assault weapon ban.

Dec 17, 2012

Egyptians headed to the polls Saturday to vote on a new constitution -- an event that will shape the country's politics for years to come.

Dec 15, 2012

With Susan Rice out, Massachusetts senator John Kerry is reportedly in.

Dec 15, 2012

Once again, Democrats and advocates ask the president to act.

Dec 15, 2012

A visibly upset U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., but makes no mention of gun control.

Dec 14, 2012

A brief overview of gun laws in the state where 26 people were killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Dec 14, 2012

President Barack Obama says there are "bigger fish to fry" than recreational pot users.

Dec 14, 2012

The embattled secretary of state candidate, criticized by Republicans over the Benghazi attack, steps aside.

Dec 13, 2012

The U.S. is set to become older and more diverse -- something that will likely reshape the nation's political map.

Dec 13, 2012

The Senate's outgoing tea party patron reminds us why he's leaving.

Dec 13, 2012

The American public is behind a key piece of immigration reform.

Dec 10, 2012

The popular mayor of Newark is obviously destined for higher office. The governor's mansion may be the next stop

Dec 10, 2012

After months of speculation, the U.S. Supreme Court has chosen to weigh in on same-sex marriage, not once but twice.

Dec 07, 2012

As Washington state celebrates, the federal government watches.

Dec 07, 2012

Among other surprises: More Asians than Hispanics arrived in the U.S. in 2011, for the first time in a century.

Dec 06, 2012

The conservative stalwart decides to influence Congress from the outside.

Dec 06, 2012

Lawmakers from the Northeast say Obama's reported $50 billion request to Congress is insufficient.

Dec 06, 2012

If no compromise is reached, then one side would suffer the most in voters' minds, and it's not the president's.

Dec 05, 2012

The former president, who unsuccessfully tried to get a reform bill passed, calls for his party to rethink its approach.

Dec 05, 2012