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Barack Obama : The Bullpen
Paul Brandus

Paul Brandus: Obama's State of the Union speeches, past and present

Washington has changed the president — not the other way around

 
Barack Obama : Politics
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

State of the Union: Should Obama get combative with the GOP?

The president is expected to drop bipartisan language in favor of a direct challenge to his ideological opponents

 
The Obama Administration : Politics
Chuck Hagel might not have much to worry about with regards to Sen. Graham's latest threats.

Will Republicans block Chuck Hagel over Benghazi?

The September killings of four U.S. diplomats didn't stop Obama's re-election. Why does Sen. Lindsey Graham think it will work with Obama's Pentagon pick?

 
The Obama Administration : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: The GOP should filibuster Chuck Hagel

The potential consequences of incompetence at a Hagel-led Pentagon are impossible to overstate

 
The Obama Administration : Politics
Hillary Clinton: Bye, haters.

Clinton's parting shot at her Benghazi critics

"They just will not live in an evidence-based world"

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Former Sen. Hagel testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 31 during his confirmation hearing.

Did Chuck Hagel blow his shot at becoming defense secretary?

President Obama's nominee to run the Pentagon had a rough day before his former Senate GOP colleagues. He probably needs five of them to win confirmation

 
The Obama Administration : Politics
Things are not going well for Chuck Hagel...

Chuck Hagel's brutal confirmation hearing: 3 key moments from round one

Watch as the decorated war veteran clashes with John McCain — and bungles a crucial policy position on Iran

 
Barack Obama : Analysis
The economy contracted by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter — certainly unwelcome news for President Obama... right?

Will the GDP dip hurt Obama politically?

The slight economic contraction took experts by surprise, and may play a big role in the looming debate over taxes and spending

 
The Obama Administration : The Bullpen
Daniel Larison

Daniel Larison: The failure of the anti-Hagel campaign

The Democratic defections that conservatives coveted never materialized. And now many Republicans look like reflexively, dangerously aggressive people

 
The Obama Administration : Live Feed
Conservative critics say former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) isn't a strong enough supporter of Israel.

WATCH LIVE: Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing

The Senate Armed Services Committee is grilling the former Republican senator who hopes to become America's next secretary of defense

 
Barack Obama : Analysis
President Obama is all smiles with his favorability rating at a three-year high.

President Obama's surging popularity: What it means

The president enters his second term with his highest favorability rating in three years

 
The Obama Administration : Analysis
Kerry emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become the next secretary of state.

Can John Kerry top Hillary Clinton as secretary of state?

Kerry sailed through his Senate confirmation. Now he faces the world — and the ghost of his rock star predecessor

 
The Obama Administration : Politics
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a "Global Townterview" event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29.

Hillary Clinton's 9 most memorable moments as secretary of state

As Clinton prepares to step down, a look back at her tenure as America's top diplomat

 
Barack Obama : Politics
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is demanding proof of President Obama's alleged love of skeet shooting.

Should Obama accept a GOP congresswoman's skeet-shooting challenge?

The president's claim that he shoots guns "all the time" has led to loud guffaws among conservatives

 
Barack Obama : Politics
Then-Senator Barack Obama in March 2008: Trouble keeping his own promises?

The 180-degree legal transformation of Barack Obama

Obama once disparaged presidents who use executive action to bypass Congress. How quickly things change...

 
The Obama Administration : The List
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speak with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft.

Obama and Hillary Clinton's 60 Minutes' interview: 5 takeaways

The president and his outgoing secretary of state sit down with CBS's Steve Kroft for a rare joint interview

 

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