McCaskill endorses Ready for Hillary group
Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed an outside political group encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016, saying it was important for ...

Hillary Clinton turning toward nonprofit world
As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood ...

Hillary Clinton joins Twitter
Twitter, meet (at)HillaryClinton. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Twitter on Monday, describing herself with a dash of humor ...

Obama names outspoken Rice as his security adviser
Defying Republican critics, President Barack Obama named outspoken diplomat Susan Rice as his national security adviser Wednesday, giving her a larger ...

Lautenberg recalled as tenacious backer of transit
It's only fitting that a man remembered as Mr. Transportation took his final trip to Washington aboard an Amtrak train Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R.

Syria poses challenge for new US envoy at UN
Fiery human rights advocate Samantha Power has famously taken presidents to task for refusing to use military force to stop genocide. But as the U.S.

Lindsey Vonn goes from red carpet to drug testing
Talk about your random testing. Lindsey Vonn took an unexpected detour during her evening at an awards show — off the red carpet and into the women's ...

Fashion world applauds de la Renta - and Clinton
The big winners at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards on Monday night were Proenza Schouler for womenswear, Thom Browne for menswear ...
Clinton supporter gets 2 years for funneling cash
A northern Virginia businessman was sentenced Friday to more than two years in prison for illegally funneling nearly $200,000 to Hillary Clinton's ...
Ex-Defense Secretary Panetta has deal for memoir
Leon Panetta is the latest Cabinet member who served during President Barack Obama's first term to have a book deal. The 74-year-old Panetta has an ...

Michele Bachmann to leave House after fourth term
Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that her fourth term in Congress will be her last, choosing to leave on her own terms after a ...

House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued subpoenas on Tuesday for State Department documents related to the widely ...

Chelsea Clinton eyes global projects, gay rights
Chelsea Clinton said Tuesday she plans to become increasingly involved in the international health projects of her father's foundation and to speak ...

Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he ...

O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016
His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party's liberal base. He's been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama.

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the ...

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies
Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, ...

Benghazi probe co-chair subpoenaed by House panel
The head of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has subpoenaed the co-chairman of the independent review board that investigated last ...
UN: 14 Iranian exiles moved from Iraq to Albania
The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations ...
Heads of Benghazi review board say they'll testify
The leaders of the panel that independently reviewed last year's deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday they ...

Trio of troubles threatening Obama's second term
President Barack Obama seemed to lose control of his second-term agenda even before he was sworn in, when a school massacre led him to lift gun ...

Senate panel approves US ambassador to Libya
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Libya, a post that has been vacant ...
Myanmar says president to make official US visit
Myanmar's reformist President Thein Sein will visit the White House next week, the first such trip by a Myanmar head of state in almost 47 years and ...

Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi as politics
House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as ...

Review chairman: Clinton didn't make Benghazi call
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but ...