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.

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.

Joe Biden peppers steak-fry speech with 2016 themes  —  INDIANOLA, Iowa — Run for president?  Who?  Joe Biden?  —  The vice president ostensibly played it cool at Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin's annual steak-fry fundraiser Sunday, mugging for the crowd about how he can't imagine why everyone would make such a fuss about his trip.

CNN 2016 Poll: Clinton favored for Democrats; no clear GOP leader  —  A new national poll on potential 2016 presidential candidates indicates that while Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming Democratic frontrunner, and there's no real leader among the possible GOP White House hopefuls.

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.

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.

Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Former Football Player Who May Have Been Seeking Help After A Car Crash  —  The wreckage of the car that Jonathan Ferrell, 24, had pulled himself out of before seeking help, only to be shot fatally by police.  —  Officer Randall Kerrick, 27 …

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 …

Former NSA and CIA director says terrorists love using Gmail  —  Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden stood on the pulpit of a church across from the White House on Sunday and declared Gmail the preferred online service of terrorists.  As part of an adult education forum at St. John's Episcopal Church …

Eyes on Natalie Tennant Senate decision  —  Long rumored to have interest in running, Tennant began calling Democrats across the state Friday to let them know her plans, said an unnamed Democrat.  —  State Democratic Party Chairman Larry Puccio said Sunday afternoon he hadn't spoken …

The Colorado recall's morality lesson on guns  —  You have to hand it to the gun manufacturers lobby.  Children may be slaughtered, the death toll from firearms may keep mounting, but these guys are unrelenting and know how to play politics.  —  Last week's successful recalls …

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.