Latest Washington politics news

• Under fire, Obama adjusts his birth control policy
  2/11/12

  Under fierce election-year fire, President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organizations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furor raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes.

• Social issues rule busy day in presidential race
  2/11/12
• Navy names ship for former congresswoman Giffords
  2/11/12
• A political tip sheet for the rest of us
  2/10/12
• Local reaction mixed on Obama’s switch on birth control provision
  2/10/12
• US bishops voice objections to birth control rule
  2/10/12
• Obama budget predicts $1.3T deficit for 2012
  2/10/12
• Judges: Texas should work to keep primary in April
  2/10/12
• Report: Non-Solyndra energy loans could cost $3B
  2/10/12
• Santorum opposes allowing women to serve in combat
  2/10/12
• Senior leader discusses elder abuse with White House advisers
  2/10/12
• First lady: Girls can choose to have campaign role
  2/10/12
• Romney and Paul: Not allies but not foes, either
  2/10/12
• Panetta calls for new probe into Marine photo
  2/10/12
• Lawmaker's stock trades draw ethics investigation
  2/10/12
• Obama holds private fundraiser at Washington hotel
  2/10/12
• Romney tries to woo skeptical conservatives
  2/10/12
• Court ruling could prompt more deportation reviews
  2/10/12
• Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough goal
  2/10/12
• US Bishops: Too soon to tell if Obama's revamped birth control rule addresses core concerns
  2/10/12
• Obama signs Giffords' final bill into law
  2/10/12
• They're back: Social issues overtake US politics
  2/10/12
• Santorum amplifies faith in way GOP rivals don't
  2/10/12
• Turkey to discuss steps on Syria in Washington
  2/10/12
• Romney aides to speak at super PAC events
  2/10/12
• Appeals court: No rehearing on Texas sonogram rule
  2/10/12
• At CPAC, Santorum casts self as true conservative
  2/10/12
• High court asked to undo Mont. campaign money ban
  2/10/12
• Catholic group backs Obama birth control policy
  2/10/12
• Turkey to discuss steps on Syria in Washington
  2/10/12
• Foreign donations are a risk in super PAC setting
  2/10/12
• Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee
  2/10/12
• Obama to sign last bill Giffords sponsored
  2/10/12
• A guide to No Child Left Behind
  2/10/12
• Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits
  2/10/12
• Dwindling time, rising tension make Iran top fear
  2/10/12
• Santorum: Obama trying to allow Iran to have nuke
  2/9/12
• Obama birth control policy divides Democrats
  2/9/12
• A political tip sheet for the rest of us
  2/9/12
• Obama tells gay donors more work to be done
  2/9/12
• Education law signed locally fading away
  2/9/12
• Thousands join first lady for 'Let's Move' outing
  2/9/12
• Romney 'glitter bomber' fired from internship
  2/9/12
• Giffords aide to run for seat in special election
  2/9/12
• Obama praises Italian leader's economic efforts
  2/9/12
• Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke
  2/9/12
• Conservatives: Romney's OK if Obama is alternative
  2/9/12
• NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades
  2/9/12
• Feds require consumer-friendly health plan briefs
  2/9/12
• House bans federal lawmakers from insider trading
  2/9/12
• Judge slams critics of Texas school prayer ruling
  2/9/12
• Audit clears State Department in Keystone review
  2/9/12
• A fourth defeat for Romney? Lack of ads could hurt
  2/9/12
• Death row inmates sue to stop drug importation
  2/9/12
• Democrats renew push for campaign finance overhaul
  2/9/12
• Biden 'determined' to work out birth control issue
  2/9/12
• Quarterly loss hits $3.3B at Postal Service
  2/9/12
• US rallies 'Friends of Syria' for meeting
  2/9/12
• Obama gives education waivers to 10 states
  2/9/12
• Democrats propose 6-week cut in jobless benefits
  2/9/12
• NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades
  2/9/12
• GOP report questions Guantanamo detainee releases
  2/9/12
• Obama: Mortgage deal turns page on reckless era
  2/9/12
• Recall news
  2/9/12
• White House to promote more positive jobs outlook
  2/9/12
• Tassimo coffee makers recalled over burn risk
  2/9/12
• APNewsBreak: GOP report questions detainee release
  2/9/12
• Boehner says Congress will reverse Obama contraceptive rule
  2/9/12
• Kennedy moves ahead of expected congressional bid
  2/9/12
• McCain: US must act to help Syrians under siege
  2/9/12
• Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him
  2/9/12
• US jobs gap between young and old is widest ever
  2/9/12
• APNewsBreak: Official: 10 states get ed waiver
  2/9/12
• Obama, Italy's PM to meet at White House
  2/9/12
• Georgia primary may not be a Gingrich slam dunk
  2/9/12
• Federal Air Marshals claim unfair work environment
  2/9/12
• Student tries to throw glitter at Romney in Denver
  2/9/12
• APNewsBreak: Sources: New military roles for women
  2/8/12
• Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race
  2/8/12
• For Santorum, new challenges follow his big wins
  2/8/12
• Romney's Tuesday losses show conservative doubts
  2/8/12
• A political tip sheet for the rest of us
  2/8/12
• Santorum files for Indiana ballot despite dispute
  2/8/12
• GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants
  2/8/12
• GOP proposes changing federal worker pensions
  2/8/12
• Group projects 12.2 million Latino voters in 2012
  2/8/12
• House Roll Call: How they voted on line-item veto
  2/8/12
• Obama meets with Senate Democrats
  2/8/12
• Sen. Wyden seeks opinion used in al-Awlaki killing
  2/8/12
• Romney says GOP rivals acted like Dems
  2/8/12
• House Republicans fast-track insider trading bill
  2/8/12
• Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night
  2/8/12
• US searches for strategy to halt Syria violence
  2/8/12
• Santorum labels Romney 'well-oiled weather vane'
  2/8/12
• Obama heads to ballpark for Democratic retreat
  2/8/12
• Rick Santorum's strategy pays off in Colorado
  2/8/12
• Special ops teams first in, last out in Afghan war
  2/8/12
• Santorum's hat trick jolts GOP presidential race
  2/8/12