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Controversies give Obama new governing headaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama learned on Monday what can happen to presidents caught up in allegations of sca...
George W. Bush returns to spotlight with library dedication
DALLAS (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush returns briefly to the U.S. political stage with the dedication of his pre...
VIDEO: Jennifer Lawrence flubs up GLAAD presentation
No one makes awkwardness seem as strangely appealing as does Jennifer Lawrence.Lawrence presented the Advocate for Change awa...
Analysis: Supreme Court energizes gay rights even as it resists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After two days of Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage, the United States may be left with t...
Supreme Court, in next gay marriage case, eyes federal law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the second day running, the Supreme Court on Wednesday will confront the issue of gay marriage, he...
U.S. Senate approves Lew as Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary...
New Jersey's Christie fires back at doctor over weight comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie responded angrily on Wednesday to a former White House physician'...
Obama extends presidential power with gun control order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During the past two years as his frustration with a "dysfunctional" Congress has grown, Pres...
'Argo' scores sweet Golden Globe victory
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) - Iran hostage drama "Argo" scored a sweet double victory at the Golden Globe a...
Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to a New York hospital on Sunday with a blood clo...
'Family Guy' MacFarlane adds his voice to 'Simpsons' gig
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Seth MacFarlane may already have three hit animated television shows, one hit raunchy comedy movie an...
Former President George H. W. Bush stable in hospital
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush is being treated at a Houston hospital for complications related ...
Broadwell hires Washington PR firm to deal with Petraeus scandal
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Paula Broadwell, the biographer whose affair with former CIA chief David Petraeus led t...
George McGovern, 1972 White House hopeful, dies aged 90
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat and fierce opponent of the Vietnam War whose 1972 preside...
Obama takes world stage to fend off Romney attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Taking a detour from the campaign trail to the world stage, President Barack Obama sought on Tuesd...
Obama unites hope with realism in pitch for re-election
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - President Barack Obama asked Americans on Thursday for patience in rebuilding the weak ...
Michelle Obama says change takes time
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama acknowledged on Tuesday that the change her husband Barack Ob...
Obama, Democrats to make their case as convention opens
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrats launch their case for U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election at his no...
Ex-FBI chief to release report on Penn State sex abuse
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Former FBI director Louis Freeh is due to release a report on Thursday on an eight-month probe into ...
White House asserts executive privilege in Holder case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday defied the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives, invokin...
Obama to address doubts over economy, Romney predicts "cheap words"
By Caren Bohan and Laura MacInnisWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to counter deep doubts about his econ...
Obama, Bill Clinton court New York elite to raise millions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enlisted Bill Clinton to campaign alongside him in New York on Monday, tapping th...
North Carolina voters approve same-sex marriage ban
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - North Carolina voters on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same...
'Where the Wild Things Are' author Maurice Sendak dies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - American writer and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose children's book "Where the Wild Things Ar...
Obama, Romney tweak strategies for tight race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After months of casting Republican Mitt Romney as someone who often changes positions for political co...
Romney defines hawkish yet murky foreign policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As he locks down the Republican nomination for U.S. president, Mitt Romney is framing what looks to be...
Obama healthcare law faces high court hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul faces its biggest court test next week, capping a leg...
Gingrich slams Romney on immigration
MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Newt Gingrich, cranking up the campaign rhetoric, mocked White House rival Mitt Romney&...
Obama's Chief of Staff Bill Daley stepping down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama announced an election year shake-up at the White House on Monday, choosing budg...
Can Romney connect with voters?
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's crowds are larger now.And with the Iowa caucuses looming on Tuesday, it seems inev...
Amanda Knox hires attorney for possible book deal
(Reuters) - Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder and freed from prison by an Italian court in October, has hired a prominen...
As recession took hold, families sought cash help
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of families collecting cash welfare benefits rose during the longest and deepest economic d...
Cain campaign crumbling after affair allegation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told aides on Tuesday he would reassess the viability of...
Fannie, Freddie tentacles embraced many politicians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich was forced to defend his lucrative former role with Freddie M...
Herman Cain gets Secret Service protection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is now being protected by the U.S. Secret Service, the f...
Fed up! McCain predicts rise of third party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator John McCain predicted on Tuesday a third political party will emerge in response to Americans'...
Democrats wary of their unpopular president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four years ago, Senator Claire McCaskill was one of Barack Obama's biggest boosters in his presidentia...
Ryan targets U.S. employee healthcare tax breaks
(Reuters) - Republican Representative Paul Ryan, an outspoken opponent of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform, propose...
Porn magnate seeks to embarrass Perry
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pornographic magazine publisher Larry Flynt offered $1 million on Thursday to anyone with proof...
Obama says American jobs can help the world
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama sought support for his job creation plan at a philanthropic summit on Wednes...
Clinton's philanthropic summit to push for jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton will push corporations and non-profit groups at his philanthropic summit t...
Republican wins in New York Democratic stronghold
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Republicans won an upset victory in a Democratic stronghold in New York on Tuesday in a special House of...
Solemn gathering marks Flight 93 crash in PA
SHANKSVILLE, Pa (Reuters) - Thousands gathered Sunday at the site where hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed as the nat...
Bush: The U.S. 'will never forget' Flight 93
SHANKSVILLE, PA (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush on Saturday promised that the nation would never forget the heroi...
Appeals court asked to vacate 'Don't Ask' judgment
PASADENA, Calif (Reuters) - Obama administration lawyers asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to vacate a judgment decla...
Court battle looms between U.S. and AT&T, T-Mobile
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department made a bold move when it sued to block AT&T Inc's $39 billion acqu...
Obama to pick labor expert as top economist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday will announce he has chosen Princeton University labor economist Alan...
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough ...
Obama summer reading list leans toward fiction
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, perhaps seeking a break from harsh reality after a tough su...
Tea Party wonders if Rick Perry walks the walk
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Perry has been widely touted as a Republican presidential candidate who could appeal Tea Party vote...
Obama urges Geithner to stay as Treasury chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has asked Timothy Geithner to stay on as Treasury secretary and a decision is e...
Special: How Washington took the U.S. to the brink
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's largest economy was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to t...
Analysis: Tea Party proves clout, but at what cost?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts fede...