The high court allows President Obama’s expansion of embryonic stem cell research to stand
Military chaplains chastise President Obama’s criticism of a new law’s religious liberty protections
A new Congress convenes, as Republicans remove the roadblocks and reelect John Boehner as speaker of the House
But a deal allowing tax hikes without cuts in spending angers many fiscal conservatives
Congress misses deadline to avoid fiscal cliff but White House and Senate Republicans reach deal
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill engage in 11th hour negotiations to avoid the pending fiscal cliff
