Blog Summaries

The Arizona Republican tweeted that "the world is failing the people of Syria."

Denis McDonough, who worked on Obama's 2008 campaign, is a deputy national security adviser.

Congress earned an average approval rating of 15 percent in 2012, and 2013 isn't shaping up to be any better. 

President Obama hit the links and dined out with friends in Waikiki as his Hawaii vacation heads for a close.

President Obama is urging Illinois lawmakers to legalize gay marriage, according to the Chicago Sun Times.

The "Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act" could come up in Springfield as early as this week, the paper said.

Incumbent Rep. Allen West (R) is refusing to concede the race to retain his House seat.

The Senate Majority Leader said Saturday that Arizona must work faster to count 525,000 outstanding votes.

Agents were reportedly investigating a complaint from a woman close to Petraeus who had been receiving harassing emails.

Senator-elect Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) says Tessa Gould has "unmatched political skills."

President Obama now holds a .1-percentage-point lead in the closely watched RealClearPolitics average of national polls.