Politics Afternoon Edition: Court rejects Obama's recess appointments

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View on the Web. Friday, January 25, 2013 HEADLINES Court rejects Obama's recess appointments The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit says the president exceeded his constitutional authority when he named three members of the NLRB while the Senate was on a break last year. » Read full article Biden, starting gun-control push, is silent in public on assault weapons ban In Richmond, the vice president highlighted a proposal for universal background checks for all gun buyers. » Read full article Obama taps Denis McDonough as chief of staff President Obama names his longtime trusted aide to the post on Friday. The president also made several other White House staff announcements. » Read full article The Fix: Beyond the Beltway, GOP remains in very good shape Republicans still hold complete control over 24 state governments, and they have set themselves up to hold those states and the U.S. House for years to come. » Read full article Senators nearing agreement on broad immigration reform proposal A working group of senators from both parties is nearing agreement on broad principles for overhauling the nation's immigration laws, representing the most substantive bipartisan effort toward comprehensive legislation in years. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY White House press secretary Jay Carney Statement about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's ruling that President Obama exceeded his constitutional authority when he named three members of the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was on a break last year.: "The decision is novel and unprecedented, and it contradicts 150 years of practice by Democratic and Republican administrations. We respectfully but strongly disagree with the ruling." MULTIMEDIA Video: President Obama taps Denis McDonough as chief of staff President Obama named deputy national security adviser Denis McDonough as his new White House chief of staff on Friday. Follow Washington Post Politics:     Unsubscribe ©2013 The Washington Post 1150 15th St NW Washington, DC 20071 Help & Contact Info Privacy Policy

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