House Speaker John Boehner, flanked by Reps. Paul Ryan (left) and Dave Camp, speaks to the press on Wednesday.

No budget, no pay

Congress |  The House agrees to increase the nation’s debt limit as the GOP unveils a strategy to resolve the country’s fiscal crisis

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President Obama delivers his second inaugural address on Monday.

Coming together?

Politics |  In his second inaugural address, President Obama calls for unity but his hints at more government will likely continue the divide

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Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Republican retreat?

Congress |  House Republicans gather at a Virginia resort to mull over the ‘virtue’ of a short-term debt ceiling increase

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A cliff that keeps on giving
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A cliff that keeps on giving

Congress |  A deadline intended to prompt savings in Washington ends up costing more and piling on the pork

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CHANGE OF HEART? Obama in Billings, Mont., in May 2008.
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Adding to the law, taking away from military chaplains

Religion |  WASHINGTON—When President Obama signed a defense spending bill into law on Jan. 2, he included a statement suggesting that his administration might ignore a…

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Washington National Cathedral

Evidence of more Episcopal erosion

Marriage |  The Washington National Cathedral’s decision to allow same-sex ‘weddings’ should come as no surprise

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House Speaker John Boehner

Coup averted

Congress |  A new Congress convenes, as Republicans remove the roadblocks and reelect John Boehner as speaker of the House

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Tuesday night was another late night on Capitol Hill.

House votes to avert fiscal cliff

Congress |  But a deal allowing tax hikes without cuts in spending angers many fiscal conservatives

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters after a Senate Democratic caucus meeting New Year's Eve.

Senate votes to increase taxes

Congress |  Congress misses deadline to avoid fiscal cliff but White House and Senate Republicans reach deal

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MOVING FORWARD: Karl Holt at Ft. Bragg.
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Broken brains

Military |  Traumatic Brain Injury is the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and many soldiers suffer in silence. New treatment can heal the wounds

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House Speaker John Boehner

Boehner proposes tax increase for millionaires

Congress |  WASHINGTON—For the first time as the Republican leader, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed tax rate increases for the highest-earning Americans. The…

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House Speaker John Boehner (left) and President Barack Obama at a White House meeting in November

Going over the cliff?

Congress |  Some fiscal conservative lawmakers say that missing the fiscal cliff deadline might not be a bad idea

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