Gunshots were reported near the White House in Washington Friday night, triggering alarm among law-enforcement authorities.
On the eve of the day meant to remember those who fought for the U.S., the Senate passed a portion of President Barack Obama's jobs plan, a mix of increased benefits and tax incentives to hire veteran enduring prolonged unemployment. The vote accompanied U.S. companies promising to provide 100,000 jobs for veterans.
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The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after the 2012 U.S. election, bowing to pressure from environmentalists and sparing President Barack Obama a damaging split with liberal voters he may need to win reelection.
A group of 70 corporations, trade groups and organizations filed a brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The United States said on Thursday it will study a new route for the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, delaying any final approval beyond the U.S. 2012 election and sparing U.S. President Barack Obama a politically risky decision during an election year.
For 53 cringe-inducing seconds on live television on Wednesday night, Rick Perry's brain froze. Those 53 seconds may have destroyed his presidential campaign. Here's why.
Owing to the negative publicity by some conservatives, the US Department of Agriculture is re-assessing a 15 percent tax on purchase of Christmas trees.
E-mails made public by the U.S. House of Representatives appear to show a major donor to President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and investor in Solyndra discussed federal loans to the solar company with officials, despite White House assertions to the contrary.
In a breaking news development, the Obama administration has decided to revisit the idea of the supposed Christmas Tree Tax.
The Republican members of the Congressional budget deficit super committee offered a mixed bag of reduced deductions and tax cuts in an effort to jumpstart discussions to close at least a $1.2 trillion hole in the national deficit. But the plan was dismissed by Democrats as minimal in concessions.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that federal government employees make considerably less than private sector workers in the same position.
K5 International has nabbed international rights to Benaroya Pictures' Elvis & Nixon, the companies said Tuesday.
French President Sarkozy was overheard telling President Obama that Prime Minister Netanyahu is a liar after a G20 summit press conference.
In addition to proclaiming that Massachusetts U.S. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren is a socialist, Paul also said public schooling is a socialist thing.
The White House has issued a declaration in response to a petition signed by more than 5000 people, stating that the government has no evidence of extraterrestrial life existing outside earth.
The company charged with conducting an environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline had a previous financial relationship with the project developer, TransCanada.
A federal judge blocked a U.S. rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through a hole in his throat.
Greek party leaders were struggling Tuesday to agree on a new prime minister, under pressure from the European Union to push through a bailout to save the country's finances and end the chaos threatening the euro.
American drone strikes in Pakistan have killed hundreds of innocent people, as a result of often having missed their target or hit the wrong one.
In a response to an online petition, the White House shot down the popular notion that the U.S. government is covering up the existence of extraterrestrial life.
A coalition of Nebraska residents wants TransCanada to change the route of its planned pipeline, which will carry oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas, so that it does not cross the Ogallala aquifer.
