Auto Racetrack Owners Keep Coveted Tax Break

Scare Amplifies Fears That Clinton’s Work Has Taken Heavy Toll

By MARK LANDLER

Those who know her best hope that Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is renowned for her grueling work and travel schedule, will take some time to rest.

Congress Passes a $9.7 Billion Storm Relief Measure

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ

Under intense pressure from New York and New Jersey officials, the House and Senate on Friday both passed a bill to aid people who suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy.

F.D.A. Offers Sweeping Rules to Fight Food Contamination

By STEPHANIE STROM

Proposed rules represent a change in the way the Food and Drug Administration polices food, a process that now involves swinging into action after contamination has been identified.

Day of Records and Firsts as 113th Congress Opens

By ASHLEY PARKER

The first day of the 113th Congress brought a new diversity to the Capitol, including a record number of women and various firsts for the numbers of Latinos and Asians.

• Slide Show: The Opening Day of the 113th Congress

Liked but Not Feared, Boehner Keeps a Job Some Might Ask Why He Wants

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Although no one rose up to challenge him, 12 Republicans rejected Speaker John A. Boehner’s leadership, a warning of further challenges ahead.

Boehner Retains Speaker’s Post, but Dissidents Nip at His Heels

By JONATHAN WEISMAN

Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio was re-elected speaker of the House amid open dissent from conservatives that suggested the last Congress’s turmoil would live on.

Inaugural Contributors Identified

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

When President Obama’s inaugural planners released the names of donors on Friday, only a handful of companies were on the list of several hundred contributors.

Obama Disputes Limits on Detainee Transfers Imposed in Defense Bill

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

The president said he had the power to override a defense measure’s limits on the executive branch’s ability to transfer detainees out of military prisons.

A Victory for Google as F.T.C. Takes No Formal Steps

By EDWARD WYATT

A finding by the Federal Trade Commission that Google had not broken the law by highlighting its own services in search results could strengthen the firm’s already dominant position.

The Caucus

Chief Justice Roberts to Preside at Obama’s Swearing-In

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG

Mr. Obama gets to choose who swears him in as president, and once again he chose Chief Justice John Roberts.

Congress Renews Credit for Biodiesel Industry

By MATTHEW L. WALD

The fiscal package passed this week included a retroactive reinstatement of a dollar-a-gallon credit going back to January 2012, when it lapsed.

News Analysis

For Obama, a Victory That Also Holds Risks

By DAVID LEONHARDT

The new fiscal deal holds small victories for President Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress that further their policy aims, but Mr. Obama lost some leverage for future battles.

Tax Deal Shows Possible Path Around House G.O.P. in Fiscal Fights to Come

By JONATHAN WEISMAN

Starting bipartisan talks in the Senate to put pressure on the House may become a more formalized process as President Obama and lawmakers grapple with other fiscal deadlines.

Clinton Out of Hospital After Treatment for Clot

By DENISE GRADY and MARK LANDLER

Doctors said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would make a full recovery after being treated for several days for a blood clot in a vein in her head.

Lawmakers Gird for Next Fiscal Clash, on the Debt Ceiling

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and JACKIE CALMES

Even as Republicans vow to leverage the federal borrowing limit in their demands for spending cuts, President Obama, who signed the tax bill Wednesday, says he won’t join in more charged talks on the issue.

Debt Ceiling Doubt and Its Costs

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM

Another manufactured deadline with a colorful name is threatening to hamstring the government and undermine the economy. Goodbye, fiscal cliff. Hello, debt ceiling.

A Gigantic Sigh of Relief as Tax Uncertainty Ends

By CATHERINE RAMPELL

Congress’s last-minute deal means Americans will pay higher taxes, but they are happy to have the confusion resolved.

• Big Gains on Wall Street After the Fiscal Deal
• Lawmakers Gird for Next Fiscal Clash, on the Debt Ceiling

Some Breaks for Industries Are Retained in Fiscal Deal

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and MATTHEW L. WALD

Hollywood, the railroad industry and rum producers benefited from some obscure provisions that survived the deal between the White House and Congress.

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Stalling of Storm Aid Makes Northeast Republicans Furious

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ

The depth of the anger that followed the House’s refusal to take up a package of assistance for Hurricane Sandy victims was extraordinary and exceedingly personal.

• Representative Peter King on CNN | Gov. Chris Christie on Federal Aid
• Expenditures for a Hurricane, and Beyond
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Secrecy of Memo on Drone Killing Is Upheld

By ADAM LIPTAK

A federal judge refused to require the Justice Department to disclose a memorandum providing the legal justification for the killing of a United States citizen in Yemen in 2011.

Immigration Change to Ease Family Separations

By JULIA PRESTON

New rules unveiled will allow many American citizens to avoid long separations from family members who are illegal immigrants as they apply to become legal residents.