In the grimmest of coincidences, the latest school shooting happened on the day of a meeting at the White House on gun violence prevention.
The vice president is meeting with pro-gun groups and the retail giant -- one of the top firearms sellers in the U.S. -- to discuss ways to combat the epidemic of gun violence.
If confirmed, Chuck Hagel and John Kerry will bring to their positions as Secretaries of Defense and State, respectively, an unusual on-the-ground perspective on war-making from their days in Vietnam.
Every tragic incident is followed by calls for change. Politicians pick up the baton and legislative bills are crafted to address gun control.
The City Council in Spring City, Utah, wants all households to own a gun and could possibly pay for permit courses for elementary school teachers.
Sources say the Obama administration is prepared to take on the National Rifle Association.
Congress confirmed on Friday that Barack Obama was the overall winner of the 2012 presidential election, with 332 electoral votes as well as the popular vote.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives let the 18-year-old Violence Against Women Act expire, with little media coverage.
The 113th Congress convened Thursday to face old problems. Here are some of the thorniest issues on the table.
It's the first income tax rate increase in 20 years, and it will avert the worst of "the cliff" - but debt ceiling/spending battles loom.
The senators voted to raise some taxes on the wealthy and to continue the tax cuts for others.
A Senate vote early Tuesday morning is possible; if it passes, the House would review the bill Tuesday afternoon.
The U.S. House announced that there will not be a budget vote Mon night, ensuring that the U.S. will go over the cliff for at least 1 day.
U.S. Senate leaders were hammering out a last-minute deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff" on Monday, but it's unclear if lawmakers will back it.
A horrific shooting in Connecticut changes the terms of the debate.
The Demand A Plan initiative, with many celebrity supporters, calls on Americans to vocalize the need to end gun violence following the Sandy Hook shooting.
After staying mum on the Newtown gunfire mass murder, the NRA Friday backed better security in schools, led by armed guards.
As lawmakers in Washington weigh gun control, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder takes action.
In the wake of Sandy Hook, the president personally reiterated his call for gun control.
In the wake of the Newtown shooting, the president has asked Vice President Joe Biden to push the effort forward.
Obama is reacting to mass shooting at Danbury school as details still need to unfold about the number of fatalities.
In the wake of the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., White House spokesman, Jay Carney, has told reporters that this is not the time to discuss gun control.
