Elisha Maldonado

President Barack Obama said his wife and daughters aren’t all that “invested” in him being president and would be just as happy if he had decided against seeking re-election, Politico reported. But, he said, they believe in what he is doing for the country.

Republican presidential hopefuls aimed their criticisms at President Barack Obama in the first major debate of the 2012 campaign as Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann announced she is entering the race.

President Barack Obama became the latest Democratic leader to voice an opinion on whether Rep. Anthony Weiner should remain in office or leave, saying in an interview to air Tuesday that if he were the congressman I would resign.

China poses a diplomatic challenge for the United States, said former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Sunday.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said on Monday that Democrats should strip embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner of his committee assignments if the New York congressman doesn't resign from the House of Representatives, USA Today reported.

As Republicans prepare to debate in Massachusetts Monday night, new polls show one thing is clear: Mitt Romney is the leader of the pack.

Eight people injured in the nearly mile-wide tornado that ripped across Joplin, Missouri have contracted a rare fungal infection, and three have died, officials said Friday.

While Democrats and Republicans alike are calling for the resignation of New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she won't make that decision, leaving the choice to Weiner and his constituents, the Associated Press reported.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing international pressure to end a crackdown on anti-government protestors, is not taking the U.N. chief’s phone calls, the United Nations said on Friday.

House Rep. Charles Rangel has a message for scandal-ridden Rep. Anthony Weiner: You've got a friend in me.

George Holding, the U.S. attorney overseeing the prosecution of former Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, is resigning he announced Friday.

Hillary Clinton has denied reports that she is planning to quit her job next year to become president of the World Bank, a State Department spokesman said.

William and Catherine, the duke and duchess of Cambridge, attend the Absolute Return for Kids Gala Thursday evening in their first public engagement as a married couple, and the Duchess' first official event as a working princess.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seeking to become president of the World Bank, according to a report.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's top aides have resigned from his presidential campaign, according to reports.

While Representative Anthony Weiner continues to refuse resigning his post, despite being entangled in scandal because of sexually explicit text messages he said he exchanged with women over the past three years, the research side of Congress has circulated a report on some of the detriments of text messaging, including a primer on sexting, the New York Times reported.

Rapper Lupe Fiasco has made clear his disdain for modern politics. And in an interview Tuesday, has made known his disdain for President Barack Obama's foreign policy.

Add Kate Middleton, the new Duchess of Cambridge, to the growing list of possible hacking victims of Jonathan Rees.

Osama bin Laden's longtime lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, warned Americans not to gloat about the killing of the al Qaeda leader and vowed he would carry on bin Laden's work, according to a YouTube recording posted on Wednesday.

Turkey opened its borders to anxious Syrian refugees Wednesday, keeping its word when Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country would not close its doors to Syrian refugees.

Lawyers for the Obama administration are in Atlanta fielding questions and defending the president's healthcare law to three federal judges who suggested they may be ready to declare all or part of the law unconstitutional, Reuters reported.

Now that Congressman Anthony Weiner appears to have sexted himself right out of mayoral contention, Alec Baldwin is thinking now might be the right time to run.

President Barack Obama's handling of the economy and its growing budget has been met with Americans' disapproval, according to a Washington Post-ABC poll released on Tuesday.

In order to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to slash its prison population, California officials announced Tuesday that they have a new plan. But according to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, how they will pay for the shift is still up in the air, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

Sarah Palin said Sunday that she really didn't mean to steal Mitt Romney's thunder when she rolled into New Hampshire in her One Nation tour bus the day Romney announced his candidacy for president.

On the heels of yesterday's admission that he lied about sexting photos to a Seattle woman, and at least five others over the past three years, New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is not getting much support -- from the Republicans who are calling for his resignation, or his fellow Democrats who are seeking an ethics probe.

White House chief economist Austan Goolsbee is stepping down from his post and returning to teaching later this year, he said Monday; a setback for President Barack Obama as he tries to life the economy, Reuters reported.

One of the women who received sexual photos and other multifarious online communications with New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has come forward, preemptively telling her side of the story in an article published on BigGovernment.com.

New York Rep. Anthony Weiner embroiled in lewd Twitter photo controversy -- and amid the release of new photos -- has announced a press conference for 4 p.m. eastern time. Stay on this page to see live updates.