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National Journal Supreme Court Limits President Obama's Appointment Powers
"The Senate is in session when it says that it is."
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National Journal The Suspected Ringleader of the Benghazi Attacks Is in U.S. Custody
Ahmed Abu Khattala was taken by American troops near Benghazi this weekend.
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National Journal John Boehner: No Decision on VA Chief Shinseki
"Is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem?" the speaker asked, as many of his members called for Shinseki's resignation.
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National Journal Americans Actually Think They Can Do Something About the Environment
It's one of the few areas where a big majority of Americans firmly believe they can make a difference.
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National Journal Chris Christie Gets Combative Over Bridgegate
At a Friday press conference, the New Jersey governor aggressively boosts a new report that clears his name in the scandal.
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National Journal Obama: Crimea Can't Decide Its Future Without Ukraine
Crimea lawmakers, however, don't agree.
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National Journal Obama and Kerry Fact-Check Putin and Russia
In contemporaneous statements, the president and the secretary of State pushed back on Putin's claims about what his country is doing in Ukraine.
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The State-By-State Well-Being Survey Is Bad News for the South
In a state-by-state survey of well-being in the United States for 2013 by Gallup and Healthways, the South as a whole isn't looking too great.
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National Journal Valentines for Washington
Politicians aren't writing each other love notes, so we did it for them.
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National Journal What We Know About the Attempted Plane Hijacking During the Sochi Opening Ceremony
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National Journal Obama: NSA Reforms Should Give Americans 'Greater Confidence'
But will they be enough to satisfy critics?
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National Journal Chris Christie: 'I Am Embarrassed and Humiliated'
The New Jersey governor held a marathon, 107-minutes-long press conference on the unfurling George Washington Bridge scandal.
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The Most Bizarre Things that Americans Will Drop on New Year's Eve
Americans are really into dropping stuff. And what better way to ring out 2013 and welcome 2014 than by tossing a possum or two?
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National Journal Obama's Last Press Conference of the Year Got Feisty
The president touched on everything from the NSA and Obamacare to the Olympics.
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National Journal The Most 'Alaska' Headlines of the Year
"Rescued snowmachiner says she didn't hallucinate wolves" and other run-ins between humans and animals above the 49th parallel.
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National Journal Sen. Lamar Alexander's Chief of Staff Put on Leave Following Child Pornography Allegations
The Tennessee Republican is "stunned" about his staffer, Ryan Loskarn.
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National Journal Here's What's In the Budget Deal
The top line: $1.012 trillion.
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National Journal We Made Dwight Eisenhower's Eggnog
A surprisingly good, robustly alcoholic recipe from Ike's personal kitchen.
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Bruce Schreiner/AP Photo The Bill That Could Save College Students $1,200 a Year
Two senators are trying to promote the use of open-source textbooks.
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National Journal The Price Reid Will Pay for Going Nuclear
The move allows him more leeway on nominees, but it will make it more difficult for him to do just about anything else.
