On jobs trip, Obama tries to leave problems behind
President Barack Obama tried on Friday to leave behind the political battles that have overshadowed his second-term agenda, saying lawmakers should ...
'Scandal' cast performs finale live for Academy
Forget the DVR. Not this time. Not after this long of a wait. Millions of fans actually watched the season-two finale of the ABC drama "Scandal" the ...
Hagel orders review of sex-abuse prevention
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed to prevent and respond to ...
Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012
Senior Treasury officials were made aware in June 2012 that investigators were looking into complaints from tea party groups that they were being ...
Obama vows sustained effort on military sex abuse
President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders told him they are "ashamed" of their failure to end sexual abuse in the armed ...
Edwards reactivates law license, speaking at event
Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time ...
Senate panel considers labor board nominees
Senate Republicans said Thursday they would not support five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, raising the possibility the troubled ...
Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison
Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as ...
Tea party groups call IRS process 'nightmare'
Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ...
A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right
A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before ...
Obama tries to regain control amid controversies
Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top ...
Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback
Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday ...
Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare
A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare ...
Senate votes to extend federal water projects law
The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which promotes investment in ...
Swiss to crack down on business, sports bribery
The Swiss government wants to broaden its anti-corruption laws to make bribery a criminal offense in almost all cases. The move follows criticism from ...
Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse
A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged ...
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 ...
Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena
Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records though he declared he ...
Gov't probe obtains wide swath of AP phone records
The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news ...
Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3
An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday.
Milan prosecutors demand 6 years for Berlusconi
Milan prosecutors on Monday demanded a prison sentence of six years and a lifetime ban from public office for former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in his ...
Activists call on Obama to stop deportations
Immigration activists are calling on President Barack Obama to end deportations of immigrants who might be eligible for legal status under a new ...
Togo opposition protests activist's death in jail
Activists in Togo charged Monday that a detained leader died in custody after authorities refused a request to bring him to a hospital, the latest ...
Bulgarian center-right wins most of the votes
The center-right party of former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov has fallen far short of winning a majority needed to form a government, according to ...
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