A new report from Brookings Institute shows President Barack Obama faces more federal judicial vacancies than he can keep up with and a longer confirmation process for his choices.
Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support against proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said threatens the future of the Internet.
U.S. legislation aimed at curbing online piracy, which had appeared to be on a fast track for approval by Congress, appears likely to be scaled back or jettisoned entirely in the wake of critical comments over the weekend from the White House, people familiar with the matter said.
Wikipedia, the popular community-edited online encyclopedia, will black out its English-language site for 24 hours to seek support against proposed U.S. anti-piracy legislation that Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said threatens the future of the Internet.
Let's from the get-go point out the obvious: Iran does not, even in the slightest, have any intention of quitting its attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. And why should they? No one is stopping them.
Huntsman and Romney go way back. Both are Mormons, both have Utah roots, both are former governors and both are social moderates, so the two have been unavoidably compared to each other over the years. The endorsement, however, is yet another addition to a long and complicated history
The White House, in response to two online petitions, said it would not support versions of Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) that reduces freedom of expression, increases cyber-security risk, or undermines the dynamic, innovative global Internet.
Google has responded to the allegation by Rupert Murdoch on piracy as nonsense according to the latest report.
Media baron Rupert Murdoch used his new Twitter account this weekend to attack the Obama Administration's opposition to parts of proposed legislation designed to combat Internet piracy.
White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online-piracy legislation pending in Congress that Facebook and Google Inc. have decried as heavy-handed, but that Hollywood studios and music labels say is needed to save U.S. jobs.
President Barack Obama asked Congress on Friday for broad powers to overhaul the U.S. government and untangle what he called an outdated bureaucratic maze that makes it hard for U.S. businesses to sell their goods abroad.
There has always been economic disparity and there always will be.
House Speaker John Boehner, hoping to spare fellow Republicans a second embarrassing defeat over payroll tax cuts, is prepared to navigate around rebellious Tea Party-aligned lawmakers to get a deal, according to congressional aides.
Stephen Colbert, the satirical Comedy Central host, has shown interest in potentially making a bid for the White House. On Thursday, he moved one step closer to becoming a candidate.
Obama was set to announce the request, which could open the door to further consolidation in Washington, in a late morning address at the White House.
A new word has become more common the Obama administration's lexicon: veto. After three years spent cultivating the image of a middle ground-seeking compromiser-in-chief, the White House appears to have made a 180-degree turn. Three veto threats have been floated against major pieces of legislation. President Barack Obama suddenly refuses take any gruff from Congressional Republicans.
Santorum has frequently referred to how his grandfather fled Italy to “escape fascism” but apparently he left out the fact that the old man was a Marxist.
At least two of the four Marines captured on an Internet video that appears to show them urinating on Taliban corpses in Afghanistan have been identified, an official said Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel said in a legal memo that the Senate was unable to perform its constitutional duties on presidential nominees, despite holding "pro forma" sessions aimed at blocking recess appointments.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt scored a pow-wow with President Obama and White House officials on Wednesday, bringing together three very famous Americans in the same room.
Angelina Jolie is holding a live video chat with fans on Thursday night. She will discuss her new movie In the Land of Blood and Honey and take user questions.
The Obamas by Jodi Kantor, released on Jan. 10 by publisher Little, Brown and Company, unveils the first couple's time in the White House so far. The book delves into the difficult adjustments they had to make, particularly the first lady's acclimation to her new role.
