May 3, 2013 Compiled: 12:19 AM
President Obama meets with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico as both leaders seek to shift attention from security issues to the vast economic relationship between the two nations.
A backlog of vacancies in top posts throughout the Obama administration, especially in the State Department, has slowed policy making in a capital already known for inaction.
The president chose Penny Pritzker, a financial backer, for commerce secretary and Michael Froman, a White House adviser, to be the American trade representative.
The United States should not intervene unilaterally in Syria. It needs to have Russia and the Arab League on board.