BARACK OBAMA

The former Pentagon chief's memoir is the talk of Washington, with damaging impressions of Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and others.

If the project is successful, commuters will be able to travel the 37 miles between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore in about 15 minutes.

O.J. Simpson reportedly might die in three months from brain cancer, requested clemency and allegedly confessed to Nicole Brown's murder.

The question remains: Will Janet Yellen reduce stimulus measures at the same pace that Bernanke would likely have done so?

Barring some unforeseen crisis, Hillary is running for President in 2016.

Chinese website Sohu Video has licensed "SNL" for online viewing, but will it translate?

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues an emergency injunction hours before rules take effect.

A photo that soccer star Nicolas Anelka seems to think is of President Obama doing the gesture has sparked controversy.

Check out the top 11 most interesting infographics on the energy sector in 2013.

The junior senator from Texas may have signaled his intentions by renouncing his Canadian citizenship.

Haley has also been mentioned as a possible Republican vice presidential (or even presidential) candidate in the near future.

Washington has played a key role in South Sudan's independence and development, but the new conflict is testing old ties.

If the Keystone XL pipeline is not approved, will crude oil have another way to get to the U.S. Gulf Coast?

Obamacare website problems, an intrusive NSA and sex scandals added to a drama-filled year for the Democrats this year.

The bipartisan deal puts off the risk of a government shutdown for two years and eases automatic spending cuts.

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and the tea party did their best to make 2013 a memorable one for the Republican Party.

The president also greeted troops, including personnel who were injured in South Sudan, over the phone on Christmas Eve.

A last-minute reprieve comes through as enrollment surges on HealthCare.gov.

The nuclear budget request comes at a time when the nation is facing tight fiscal controls due to its large budget deficit.

Could a single person defeat the Keystone pipeline?

The president said he isn't brooding about failing to pass immigration reform in 2013, but that it's among his efforts for next year.