White House expects Senate confirmation for Hagel as defense secretary
The White House says Hagel will be confirmed by the Senate as defense secretary. President Obama backs Hagel, a Vietnam veteran and former two term senator, as they push national security priorities. Hagel would be the first enlisted secretary of defense and the only Republican in Obama's cabinet.
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Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule
The Obama administration proposed a two part regulation to ease contraception coverage for faith based nonprofits. Some religious charities hospitals and universities would be fully exempt while others face a shifted burden with insurers or third party coverage and government cost credits. Opposition quickly followed from groups including the National Association of Evangelicals.
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