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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel escorts British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond into the Pentagon, Thursday, May 2, 2013, through an honor cordon prior to their meeting.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming Syrian rebels

The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment. During a Pentagon news conference ...

FILE - In this Sept. 2012 file photo, Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.   President Obama intends to nominate Rep. Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government regulator that oversees lending giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, a White House official said Tuesday.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congressman, former lobbyist get housing, FCC nods

President Barack Obama acted Wednesday to fill two top regulatory posts, tapping a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency at a pivotal time for the housing market and naming a top campaign fundraiser and former lobbyist to head the Federal Communications Commission. Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., ...

President Barack Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama jokes about aging during 2nd term

President Barack Obama joked Saturday that the years are catching up to him and he's not "the strapping young Muslim socialist" he used to be. Obama poked fun at himself as well as some of his political adversaries during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner attended by politicians, members ...

Former President George W. Bush turns and waves as he follows President Barack and first lady Michelle Obama as they leave after the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Dallas.

Bush Presidential Center dedication, 04.25.13

Photos from the Bush Presidential Center dedication ceremony in Dallas on April 25, 2013.

Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush pose for a photo in the replica Texas Rose Garden of the new George W. Bush Presidential Center Monday, March 18, 2013, in University Park, Texas. (Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News/MCT)

George W. Bush Presidential Center

Photos of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a 226,000-square-foot building which houses the 43rd president's library, museum and policy institute. The center opens to the public May 1, 2013.

Obama: 'Family tattoo' may discourage daughters

President Barack Obama has a strategy to discourage his daughters from rebelling, perhaps by getting a tattoo himself. Obama says he and his wife, Michelle, have told 14-year-old Malia and 11-year-old Sasha that if they ever decide to get a tattoo then "mommy and me" will get the same tattoo ...

Same-sex marriage supporters shout slogans in front of the US Supreme Court on March 26, 2013 in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court on Tuesday takes up the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage as it considers arguments that it should make history and extend equal rights to same-sex couples. Waving US and rainbow flags, hundreds of gay marriage supporters braved the cold to rally outside the court along with a smaller group of opponents, some pushing strollers. Some slept outside in hopes of witnessing the historic hearing. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad        (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Supreme Court hears Calif. gay marriage arguments

The Supreme Court is suggesting it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether gays have a right to marry.

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward

White House tells Woodward he'll 'regret' criticism

Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward says a senior official from the White House told him he will “regret” a claim he made in an op-ed piece. Last week, Woodward wrote that President Obama is “moving the goal posts” by demanding a package of tax revenues and spending cuts to ...

President Barack Obama speaks at the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks at the United States Capitol February 27, 2013 in Washington, DC.

Rosa Parks statue is unveiled in Washington

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders unveiled a full-length statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in the Capitol Wednesday.

Images: Presidential State of the Union address

Images from President Barack Obama's 2013 State of the Union address.

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