Politics

Latest inaugural forecast: Bit warmer than in 2009
Consider it the first fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Will he, or Mother Nature, deliver on promised warmer ...
Obama's campaign looks to legislative fights
President Barack Obama's campaign racked up 332 electoral votes and helped the president win a second term. Now it hopes to score legislative ...
Obama adviser optimistic on immigration overhaul
A top White House adviser said Sunday the stars seem aligned for Congress to pass a comprehensive immigration overhaul this year, but he sounded less ...
Obama sworn in to second term as president
President Barack Obama has been sworn in for a second four-year term. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office Sunday in the Blue ...
US wants to know how Algerian attack unfolded
The White House says it will work with the Algerian government to understand how events unfolded in the terrorist attack on a natural gas complex in ...
Thousands rally against stricter gun control in US
Gun advocates — some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip — have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against ...
Biden sworn in to second term
Vice President Joe Biden has been sworn in to a second term. The 70-year-old Biden took the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotamayor ...
On 2nd term eve, Obama cites commitment to service
On the brink of a second term, President Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to service Saturday as inauguration-goers flocked ...
Obama says US ready to assist Algerian officials
President Barack Obama says the U.S. stands ready to provide whatever assistance officials need in the aftermath of the terrorist attack in Algeria.
Dear Mr. President: One glimpse of your nation
Dear Mr. President: There is a man in Jacksonville, Fla., named Bryan Stone. He is 60 years old and works at a company that helps people find better ...
Future of Wash., Colo. pot farming still uncertain
Irrigation canals line Washington's Yakima Valley east of the Cascade Range, transforming a desert landscape into one of the most productive ...
Same-sex military couples struggle for recognition
Sgt. Karen Alexander fought for her country in Iraq, but back home she often feels the U.S. Army is fighting against her. Married to another female ...
NY gun control law limits access to permit info
New York's new gun control law may be the nation's toughest, but it also includes broad new privacy provisions allowing would-be gun owners to shield ...
Clinton urges participation in service projects
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton urged people to participate in service projects, saying there's a chain of service that links generations of ...
Unexpected inaugural moments make history, too
The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning ...
Obama eyes a legacy: 'You can make it if you try'
Presidential terms are measured by sweeping laws and stirring events, but legacies are about enduring ideas. The one Barack Obama has in mind will ...
Big party for Democrats, quiet reflection for GOP
For many Republicans, this is a good weekend to get away from it all. With hundreds of thousands of Democrats traveling to nation's capital for ...
Obama urges action to tackle gun violence
President Barack Obama is urging Americans to press Congress to support his proposals to tackle gun violence. As he begins his second term, the ...
Jury hears Ore. terror suspect's dramatic takedown
At a darkened train station, the teenager and the purported jihadi pulled into a quiet lot where months of planning were to culminate in this: a plot ...
State Dept.: 1 American dead in Algerian standoff
One American worker at a natural gas complex in Algeria has been found dead, U.S. officials said Friday as the Obama administration sought to secure ...
Ex-New Orleans mayor Nagin charged with bribery
More than a decade ago, Ray Nagin was elected mayor of New Orleans on a vow to root out corruption in a city plagued by decades of it. On Friday, the ...
Federal appeals court upholds Wis. union limits
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's contentious law stripping most public workers of nearly all of their collective ...
Feds follow business in backing Detroit rail line
The federal government committed $25 million Friday to build a streetcar line through the heart of Detroit, putting in place the last piece of a plan ...
Court to decide if convicted officer gets retrial
The Supreme Court will decide whether a former Detroit police officer convicted of killing his girlfriend should get a retrial. The justices on Friday ...