Congress returned to work Monday after a two-week break, and with 2014 being an election year, there's a lot at stake for lawmakers.
For now, Utah will not recognize the nearly 1,000 gay marriages performed in the state. The governor instructed agencies to freeze all actions regarding same-sex marriages.
The White House is ramping up attempts to convince healthy young Americans to sign up for Obamacare.
Problems with Obamacare could help them keep the House of Representatives and win control of the Senate, but internal bickering could be their downfall.
Obamacare applications haven't been processed and insurance companies say they've received thousands of faulty applications from the government.
This year the Republicans plan to take back the Senate, and they may be able to do that thanks to the public backlash aganist Obamacare.
About 40,000 new policies have gone into effect for 2014. Most of the new laws are at state and local levels.
An AP-Times Square New Year's Eve poll shows that only 34 percent of Americans think the nation is headed in the right direction.
The failed launch of Obamacare was a 2013 top story. But the impact of the health care law is just one factor that could make 2014 another tough year for Obama's allies.
Churches and groups of different denominations in Utah are asking the Supreme Court to settle whether states can outlaw gay marriage.