BostonGlobe.com Political Headlines - January 14, 2013

• Chuck Hagel will too set policy: National security columnist Juliette Kayyem outlines how the battle lines are already being drawn for upcoming confirmation hearings for Hagel as secretary of defense.

• Momentum grows for tougher gun laws in Mass.: In the wake of the Newtown shooting, Massachusetts is poised to enact even tighter gun restrictions than are already in place. Brian MacQuarrie reports.