Obama Picks Wall Street Defense Attorney to Lead SEC

Mary Jo White has history working on behalf of high-profile white-collar defendants

Big Wind Spends Big

Wind energy spends $2.1M on lobbyists in 2012, records show

57 Varieties of Weakness

Noted anti-war protester testifies at secretary of state confirmation hearing

Panetta: N. Korea Has Been 'Needlessly Provocative' with Potential Nuclear Tests

'They have the capability to conduct these tests that make it very difficult to determine' what they are doing

The Pastor Lobby Takes on Hagel

Four hundred pro-Israel Christian leaders to lobby against Hagel nomination

Rand Paul, John Kerry Tangle Over War Powers Act

Paul: 'I would argue the Constitution really has no exceptions for when you're having a tough time or when people disagree with you'