
If elected, Romney wants a say in 'fiscal cliff'
Mitt Romney's transition team is quietly talking with government officials and Capitol Hill to develop a plan, if he's elected, to prevent massive ...

Romney criticizes Biden on consulate attack
Broadening his attack on administration foreign policy, Mitt Romney accused Vice President Joe Biden on Friday of "doubling down on denial" in a ...
White House defends Biden's statements on Libya
The White House is defending Vice President Joe Biden's debate statement that "we weren't told" there had been requests for more security at the U.S.

Romney: US was 'attacked successfully' in Libya
Republican candidate Mitt Romney said Thursday the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya is an issue in the presidential campaign in part because ...

Republicans hammer State witnesses on Libya attack
Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S.

Shooting of Pakistan girl activist sparks outrage
Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban ...
White House salutes Venezuelan people on election
The White House is congratulating the Venezuelan people for peaceful elections and for high voter participation while noting that the U.S.

SKorea to have longer-range missiles under US pact
South Korea will be able to possess longer-range missiles capable of hitting all of North Korea under a new agreement with the United States that is ...

Teddy mascot finally wins Nats' Presidents Race
Teddy wins! Teddy wins! For the first time, the Teddy Roosevelt mascot won the Presidents Race in the middle of the fourth inning at Nationals Park ...

House committee: Security requests denied in Libya
Despite two explosions and dozens of other security threats, U.S. officials in Washington turned down repeated pleas from American diplomats in Libya ...

Romney presses foreign policy criticism anew
Amid violent flare-ups in the Middle East, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to prove his own readiness to be commander in chief ...
White House says it thwarted cyberattack
The White House is acknowledging an attempt to infiltrate its computer system, but says it thwarted the effort and that no classified networks were ...

Cheers as NFL refs return: 'It's good to be back'
The final pass of the game sailed out of the end zone, saving the regular refs from the same type of call that brought the replacements to the height ...

Republicans assail Obama on 9/11 attack in Libya
Republicans lashed out at President Barack Obama and senior administration officials over their evolving description of the deadly Sept. 11 attack on ...
White House: Obama views Libya attack as terrorism
The White House said Wednesday that President Barack Obama considers the deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya a terrorist attack. White House ...

Obama: Disputed game means NFL needs regular refs
The embarrassing NFL referee saga and the disputed call that gave the Seattle Seahawks a victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night has ...

Iran's president dismisses threats on nuke program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed threats of military action against Iran's nuclear program, arguing that his country's ...

Romney assails Obama after US ambassador's death
Mitt Romney led a chorus of Republican criticism of the administration's foreign policy on Monday, accusing President Barack Obama of minimizing the ...

Romney criticizes Obama for 'bumps' comments
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he can't imagine calling the killing of a U.S. ambassador a "bump in the road." His comments Monday ...

Obama, in election mode, tightens his UN diplomacy
The world's leaders are gathering in New York, but President Barack Obama has no plans to meet privately with any of them. He will make time for "The ...

Campaign is in high gear, but White House is quiet
It's awfully quiet at the White House these days. President Barack Obama is spending lots of time campaigning in the most competitive states, and the ...

Military-style tactics seen in US Consulate siege
The heavily armed extremists who laid siege to the U.S. Consulate in Libya used military-style tactics that may have steered Americans toward a ...
Pelosi: Don't extend payroll tax cut next year
The Social Security payroll tax cut should be allowed to expire at the end of this year and lawmakers should turn instead to overhauling the entire ...

Obama: Extremists used video as 'excuse' to attack
President Barack Obama said Thursday that extremists used an anti-Islam video as an excuse to assault U.S. interests overseas, including an attack on ...

Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls
Fresh signs of a national housing rebound and growing support in public opinion polls boosted President Barack Obama's bid for a new term in the White ...