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File photo: U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) speaks to the media on NRA/assault weapons on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 21, 2012. (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas)

Feinstein responds to LaPierre: ‘Grievance killers look for these weapons’


2:39 PM on 2/25/2013

Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., sounded off on Wayne LaPierre's criticism of her work toward instituting an assault weapons ban Monday saying, "I intend to fight." Read More

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes remarks to the media before a bilateral meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the State Department in Washington February 14, 2013. (Photo by Mike Theiler/Reuters)

What we’re reading: Monday, February 25, 2013


8:10 AM on 2/25/2013

Secretary of State John Kerry’s first overseas trip is underway Read More

A Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier stands guard in front of 'Unit 61398', a secretive Chinese military unit, in the outskirts of Shanghai, February 19, 2013. The unit is believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks, a U.S. computer security company said, prompting a strong denial by China and accusations that it was in fact the victim of U.S. hacking. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

Is America prepared for a ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’?


9:40 PM on 2/22/2013

An attack on America's power grid, water supply, or gas pipelines would be devastating. What must the U.S. do to defend itself? Read More

President Barack Obama (Photo by Susan Walsh/AP Photo)

What we’re reading: Friday, February 22, 2013


7:38 AM on 2/22/2013

President Obama is discussing domestic and foreign policy Friday. Read More

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Rivlin optimistic on debt deal because ‘I can’t believe [we'd] be stupid enough not to’


11:55 AM on 2/21/2013

The founding director of the Congressional Budget Office said controlling U.S. debt was about moving "not too fast" Wednesday. Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, followed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., leaves the White House the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, to speak to the media after meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. (Photo by AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

What we’re reading: Thursday, February 21, 2013


7:52 AM on 2/21/2013

The sequester stalemate persists in Washington. Read More

Sen. John McCain, (R-AZ). (Photo by Cliff Owen/AP Photo)

What we’re reading: Wednesday, February 20, 2013


8:31 AM on 2/20/2013

Senator John McCain is ready to face another round of tough questions from his constituents Read More

The building housing “Unit 61398” of the People’s Liberation Army is seen in the outskirts of Shanghai, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. Cyberattacks that stole information from 141 targets in the U.S. and other countries have been traced to the Chinese military unit in the building, a U.S. security firm alleged Tuesday. According to the report by the Virginia-based Mandiant Corp., it has traced the massive amount of hacking back to the 12-story office building run by “Unit 61398”, and that the attacks targeted key industries including military contractors and companies that control energy grids. China dismissed the report as "groundless." (AP Photo)

Are Chinese cyberhackers targeting the U.S. economy?


7:52 PM on 2/19/2013

A new report says the Chinese military is behind a series of cyber attacks on U.S. business and infrastructure in recent years--including power grids, oil and water supply. The attacks are ratcheting up the pressure on an already tense relationship. Read More

US President Barack Obama speaks at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, Illinois, USA, 15 February 2013. Obama is calling for a raise to the federal minimum wage, job training and marriage for low income families on his post State of the Union tour promoting his "ladders of opportunity" initiative. (Photo by Tannen Maury/EPA)

What we’re reading: Tuesday, February 19, 2013


7:35 AM on 2/19/2013

President Obama will call on Congress to act and avoid the automatic cuts taking effect March 1 Read More

An woman takes the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the at district office of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on January 28, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Some 38,000 immigrants became U.S. citizens at the Newark office alone in 2012. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Leaked White House immigration plan threatens to derail bipartisan efforts


5:40 PM on 2/18/2013

Republican Sens. Marco Rubio, John McCain, and Paul Ryan all publicly lashed out at the Obama administration after a White House draft proposal that grants a path to citizenship within eight years was leaked to USA Today. Read More

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What we’re reading: Monday, February 18, 2013


8:12 AM on 2/18/2013

Politico’s David Rogers looks at the state of the relationship between Arizona Senator John McCain, current colleague Lindsey Graham and former colleague Chuck Hagel. Read More

House Speaker Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks to the media about the fiscal cliff at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Pressure on Boehner to ensure the Violence Against Women Act becomes law


8:32 PM on 2/15/2013

With the receipt of a letter signed by 17 Republican lawmakers this week, pressure is mounting on Speaker John Boehner to approve the Violence Against Women Act, whose fate lies with the House of Representatives after being passed by the Senate Tuesday. Read More

US President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on February 12, 2013 at the US Capitol in Washington. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Friday, February 15, 2013


8:13 AM on 2/15/2013

President Obama finishes up his post-State of the Union tour Friday with a trip home to Chicago Read More

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Sports reporter Carillo ‘heartsick’ over Pistorius murder charge


5:22 PM on 2/14/2013

After spending a week reporting on the star athlete they call "Blade Runner" in the lead up to the summer Olympics, NBC Sports reporter Mary Carillo told Andrea Mitchell Thursday that she is "heartsick" over news that Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after his girlfriend was fatally shot in his home. Read More

Former Senator Chuck Hagel testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on January 31, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

What we’re reading: Thursday, February 14, 2013


7:21 AM on 2/14/2013

The fight over Chuck Hagel’s future continues on Capitol Hill. Read More

U.S. President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Charles Dharapak-Pool/Getty Images)

Republicans question Obama’s claim that new proposals won’t raise deficit


4:44 PM on 2/13/2013

In his pledge to make economic growth his “North Star,” the president called for new investments in education, manufacturing and clean energy. To reassure a nation facing a ballooning debt, Obama promised that these new proposals would not add "a single dime" to the deficit. Republicans are now asking how. Read More

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Jordan on edge amid civil war in Syria


4:31 PM on 2/13/2013

Jordanian Foreign Minister Judeh told Andrea Mitchell Wednesday, "The worst case scenario for all of us in the Middle East is for [Syria] to slide into an ethnic and sectarian civil war." Read More

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as State of the Union address during a jointhe gives his session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (Photo by AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)

What we’re reading: Wednesday, February 13, 2013


7:20 AM on 2/13/2013

President Obama takes his State of the Union message south to North Carolina Read More

Haley Leonard holds on to her father SFC Kyle Leonard after he arrived at a homecoming ceremony with his unit, the 713th Engineer Company of the Indiana Army National Guard, at the Army Aviation Support Facility on September 26, 2012 in Gary, Indiana. The 713th Engineers were returning from a deployment in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers from the unit were killed during the deployment. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

By end of next year, Afghan war ‘will be over’


11:44 PM on 2/12/2013

Half of the remaining 66,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan will return home by this time next year, President Obama announced, finally ending America's longest war. Read More

File photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L) applauds during a military parade in honour of the 100th birthday of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images file)

North Korean nuclear test: ‘Where is China’s red line?’


9:12 PM on 2/12/2013

After North Korea conducted a nuclear test Monday in defiance of international pressure, it remains to be seen how much sabre-rattling China will tolerate before it confronts its ally to the east. Read More