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By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Beyonce had belted her last note and President Obama, newly sworn in for a second term, had grabbed his last hand and...
By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Cecilia Soto-Loftus, co-founder of a Malibu party services company, was new to presidential politics when she started...
By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Traditional pillars of the Republican base, such as police groups, evangelical pastors and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,...
By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — In a swift and simple ceremony at the White House, President Obama was sworn in for a second term Sunday and embarked...
By David Lauter, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — In President Obama's first term, a promise of bipartisanship withered on stony ground; as his second begins, he has...
By Sandy Banks
WASHINGTON — The first time Barack Obama ran, the euphoria that attended his election captivated Kamilah Aquil. Then came his...
By Aaron Deslatte and Scott Powers, Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE — Two months after long lines plagued Florida on election day, Gov. Rick Scott says he wants to return to 14 days for...
By Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Saying his second inauguration should be an "affirmation that we're all in this together," President Obama spent Saturday...
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times
DALLAS — On one side of Young Street, volunteers from First Presbyterian Church of Dallas attempted to persuade gun owners to turn...
By Matea Gold, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Underscoring its potential to become a political heavyweight, a new advocacy group launched Friday to push President...
By Christi Parsons and Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Over the years, when asked whether he had done enough to build relationships with his Republican adversaries, President...
By Lisa Mascaro and Michael A. Memoli, Washington Bureau
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — House Republican leaders abruptly announced they would vote next week to temporarily extend the nation's debt...
By Matea Gold, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — As he launches his second term, President Obama may get help from an ambitious new...
By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — It's said that a first inauguration is like a wedding, a giddy celebration fueled by fresh possibility, infatuation and...
By Melanie Mason, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — A day after President Obama announced a wide-ranging series of gun-control initiatives, the administration kicked off its...
By Christi Parsons, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Obama is considering White House insider Denis McDonough to serve as his chief of staff, but officials say...
By Paul West, Kathleen Hennessey and Richard Simon, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Pledging to "put everything [he's] got into this," a somber President Obama challenged Congress on Wednesday to approve...
By David Lauter and Melanie Mason, Washington Bureau
The gun control measures that President Obama announced Wednesday would make the biggest changes in federal firearms laws since 1968, but...