Obama sings the blues -- literally - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
President Obama joins B.B. King, Mick Jagger and other blues and rock legends at a performance in the White House.

Debates have become the ultimate 'event' TV - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
It's been 26 days since the candidates left the stage at the last CNN debate in Jacksonville, Florida, and the growling hunger pangs of the media have grown louder even as the candidates grow weary.

Arizona debate matters for GOP's final four - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
CNN's Candy Crowley looks at, in no particular order, the four things you should watch in this week's debate in Arizona: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich. One is surging, another is struggling. One has hit a ceiling and the other is fading fast.

Obama pushes Congress on initiatives for middle class - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
President Barack Obama on Tuesday praised Congress' decision to extend the payroll tax cut while also pushing legislators to enact the rest of what the administration characterizes as its economic support plan for the middle class.

CNN exclusive: Ensign heals self, animals - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
One minute, the former senator's checking a cat's mouth for gingivitis. The next, he's carefully bandaging a dog's bloody, broken nail.

Senators meet with Egypt's leaders - Tue, 21 Feb 2012
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham talk about their mission to Egypt and the 19 Americans detained by the country.

Congresswoman defends hearing walkout - Mon, 20 Feb 2012
Rep. Carolyn Maloney says she didn't leave a hearing on contraception in protest, but had other business to attend to.

Where is the Senate support for Santorum? - Mon, 20 Feb 2012
There is a Senate tradition dating back to 1965. One specific desk in the Senate chamber has a drawer filled with candy. The senator assigned to that desk is responsible for keeping candy in it and providing sweets to all his or her colleagues.

GOP's radioactive anti-Obama rhetoric - Wed, 22 Feb 2012
The debates this presidential primary season have been less like Lincoln-Douglas than former heavyweight champ Buster Douglas -- punch-drunk pugilism, providing entertainment and some great upsets along the way.