Chuck Hagel: “I'm here today to announce that my family and I will make a decision on my political future later this year.”

I think that is really the essence of the ultimate objective we'd like to see in Syria.

Because I had the responsibility and I play my own game here. And that is because by law, I am the one official in government charged with certification with release of detainees. I take that responsibility very seriously.

No other capability we have is more important.

Planning for climate change is not some frivolous waste of time, a waste of money. It is essential to our troops and to their wellbeing, and the national security of this country.