Nation

Longtime Fla. Lawmaker to retire after 22 terms

Longtime Fla. Lawmaker to retire after 22 terms

DONNA CASSATATAMARA LUSH · October 9, 2013 7:02 pm

The shutdown, the debt and health care: a primer

Calvin Woodward · October 9, 2013 6:45 pm

Boehner’s office: GOP sending small group to Obama meeting Thurs, not full invited caucus

Boehner’s office: GOP sending small group to Obama meeting Thurs, not full invited caucus

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2013 6:23 pm

Get covered by Valentine’s Day to avoid fines

Get covered by Valentine’s Day to avoid fines

Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar · October 9, 2013 6:03 pm

White House expects to fix military death benefit

White House expects to fix military death benefit

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2013 5:53 pm

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Secretary John McHugh, right, watch an Army carry team move a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Cody J. Patterson Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Patterson, 24, of Philomath, Ore., died Oct. 6, 2013 in Zhari district, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

National Security

Pentagon chief attending arrival of 4 war dead

Robert Burns · October 9, 2013 5:07 pm

IRS official says she never consorted with devil

IRS official says she never consorted with devil

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 9, 2013 3:42 pm

IMF: US debt default would shake global economy

IMF: US debt default would shake global economy

Marjorie Olster · October 9, 2013 3:09 pm

Obama meeting with House Dems Wednesday; meetings with other caucuses planned for coming days

Obama meeting with House Dems Wednesday; meetings with other caucuses planned for coming days

Washington Examiner · October 9, 2013 12:21 pm

Fed now unlikely to slow bond buying before 2014

Fed now unlikely to slow bond buying before 2014

Martin Crutsinger · October 9, 2013 7:02 am

FILE - In this Thursday, July 18, 2013, file photo, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde listens during the discussion '' European Economic Integration: Stock Taking of Challenges and Opportunities'' in the Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania. The International Monetary Fund announced Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, it has cut its global economic growth forecasts for this year and next, mostly because of slower expansion in India, China, Brazil and other developing nations. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

IMF: Weaker emerging markets to slow global growth

Christopher Rugaber · October 9, 2013 4:20 am

Passport, other items found with driver shot in DC

Passport, other items found with driver shot in DC

Eric Tucker · October 9, 2013 2:00 am