Active Shooter at Washington Navy Yard  —  WASHINGTON (NNS) — An active shooter was reported inside the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters building (Bldg.  197) on the Washington Navy Yard at 8:20 a.m. (Eastern Time).  —  There is one confirmed injury.

Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship  —  Former Treasury Secretary Calls Obama, Cites ‘Acrimonious’ Coming Confirmation  —  WASHINGTON— Lawrence Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary, called President Barack Obama Sunday to say he is pulling out of the contest to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

As Health Care Law Proceeds, Opposition and Uncertainty Persist  —  One-in-Four Backs Efforts to Make the Law Fail  —  As a key step in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act approaches, public views of the 2010 health care law are as negative as ever, and many are unaware of the elements …

Ky. Sen. Mitch McConnell faces hard choices on spending  —  Health care, sequester cuts and debt limit confront the Republican.  —  CONNECT  —  WASHINGTON — As Congress faces a potential meltdown over the budget and spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is staring at tough political choices.

President Obama holds fire — but media doesn't  —  President Barack Obama is damaging his presidency, weakening America's standing in the world, and displaying “inexplicable” incompetence.  —  The media figure making those accusations isn't Bill O'Reilly or Rush Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer or Glenn Beck.

CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader  —  Washington (CNN) — A new national poll in the battle for the 2016 Democratic and Republican presidential nominations indicates what you would expect: Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic frontrunner …

Sources: Cuomo working on an end to Democratic mayoral primary  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo will hold an event with Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson later this morning to help bring an end to the Democratic mayoral primary, according to multiple sources.  —  De Blasio won Tuesday's primary …

How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you - and don't blame Coleman Young  —  Detroit is broke, but it didn't have to be.  An in-depth Free Press analysis of the city's financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and others charged with managing …

Chris Christie, America's most overrated governor: Moran  —  More spin than substance.  Gov. Chris Christie at Seaside Heights on Friday.  (EPA/Justin Lane)  —  If you leave New Jersey for a weekend, be ready for people to ask you about Gov. Chris Christie.

Kerry warns ‘threat of force is real’ if Syria balks at deal  —  Secretary of State John F. Kerry today warned ‘the threat of force is real’ if Syria does not carry out an internationally brokered agreement to hand over its chemical weapons — even as his boss appeared to back farther away from the threat of a military strike.

Charlotte police kill unarmed man who may have been running to them for help  —  (CNN) — Police in North Carolina shot and killed a man running toward them Saturday morning — but he may have just been looking for help after a car wreck.  —  Officers responded to a “breaking and entering” 911 call at a home in Charlotte.