Secretary of State John Kerry says there is "undeniable" evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack in Syria, with intelligence strongly pointing to Bashar Assad's regime.
President Barack Obama is acknowledging he must "do a better job" of giving Americans confidence in the programs the National Security Administration has deployed to guard against terrorism.
Fresh from a weeklong vacation, President Barack Obama has to confront such issues as the crisis in Egypt and federal spending before getting back out on the road to sell his economic proposals.
Students heading back to college this fall will save thousands in interest charges on their loans after they graduate once President Barack Obama signs into law a rare bipartisan compromise.
The common ground between the U.S. and Russia — and between Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin — has been shrinking steadily in spite of the much-touted "reset" of relations between the old Cold War foes.
President Barack Obama will urge Congress this week to back bipartisan efforts to shutter Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-giants bailed out by the government in 2008.