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Wiretap: Obama forced to reconsider U.S. strategy in Syria

Act or yield Russia's military intervention in Syria puts Obama in an increasingly difficult position. Can he stay with the same strategy in Syria or...

Wiretap: Religion, guns and politics fuel the mass-shooting debate

Another shooting The Umpqua Community College killer was armed, reports say, with three handguns and an assault rifle. One witness said the Oregon shooter, Chris...

Wiretap: Surprise: Donald Trump’s tax plan doesn’t take on the rich

Big plans Remember when the Donald was promising to go rogue and use his tax plan to take on the rich? Good times. Hook, line, sinker And guess...

Wiretap: Obama wins final vote in Iran nuclear deal

Obama wins Barbara Mikulski is the 34th vote in the Senate, assuring that an Obama veto on the Iran nuclear deal would be upheld. But...

Wiretap: Iran deal almost sealed, but how will Senate stamp it?

Can't touch this Democrats are very close to getting a veto-override-proof number on the Iran nuclear deal in the Senate. Now they're pushing for 41...

Littwin: Panic, politics and the global market sell-off

The Twitter panic machine and volatile Republican candidates don't necessarily fit into the do-nothing, don't-look, don't-sell historical model about how to respond to a global-market crash.

Wiretap: Obama’s last minute Iran deal pitch to Democrats

Ticking clock With time running out and the vote apparently close, Barack Obama makes a pitch to congressional Democrats with a letter to Rep. Jerrold...

Pride: Obama silences transgender immigration activist

"President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations,” undocumented transgender woman Jennet Eva Gutiérrez, called out at President Obama's annual...

Trans-Pacific Partnership fast-track is back on track

The House this morning gave President Obama another shot at the Trans-Pacific Partnership, passing an amendment that will give the President fast-track authority to...

Trans-Pacific Partnership delayed while Obama and Boehner hunt votes

President Obama’s signature trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has been given a six-week reprieve while he and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-PH,...