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Answering critics who portrayed his audiotaped performance as bumbling, the administration called Donald Verrilli an extraordinarily talented advocate in whom it has every confidence to advocate for the health care overhaul.

As the Obama administration goes into damage control over an unscripted exchange between President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, Mitt Romney is seeking to turn the gaffe into a broader indictment of the president's foreign policy.

More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday.

After a rough day at the U.S. Supreme Court for the Obama administration on Tuesday, the fate of the individual insurance mandate may rest in the hands of Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Skepticism seemed to inform numerous pointed comments from three of the court's four staunch conservatives as the justices spent a second day hearing a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Actor Martin Sheen has played a president on The West Wing and now he's standing up for one in a new video by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee that accuses Republicans of trying to end Medicare and siding against President Obama because they want him to fail.

Ronald Reagan used to refer to America as a “city on a hill.” He was right; America (at her zenith) was a beacon to the world.

The Trayvon Martin shooting case is only gaining more and more attention, and as the national spotlight continues to shine on Sanford, Florida, the White House finds itself having to defend the emotional remarks President Barack Obama gave on the topic last week.

Even as Americans are divided by partisan lines, more than three-quarters say the Supreme Court justices' political beliefs will influence their decision when ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

In the wake of public outcry over the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, many of the nation's most influential politicians have spoken out about the case. President Barack Obama and nearly all the Republican presidential candidates have made sure to weigh in on the scandal.

He may be President Obama's choice to lead the World Bank, but it looks like Dartmouth's president Jim Yong Kim has other talents - rapping, singing and dancing.

Conservative blogger Tara Servatius of Charlotte, resigned on Thursday, after posting an offensive photo of U.S. President Barack Obama on the John Locke Foundation's website earlier this week.

The president said it's imperative that authorities fully investigate the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin and he expressed sympathy for the slain teen's parents.

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday in favor of sending a bill to President Barack Obama which will ban insider trading by Congress members.

President Barack Obama is embarking on a two-state tour to tout his administration's energy policies, reflecting how high gas prices have moved to the forefront of the presidential race.

A poll that tracks 12 purple states says voters prefer President Barack Obama over Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum.

Despite online assertions of conspiracy theorists, the president's National Defense Resource Preparedness Act has already been the law in one form or another for more than 60 years.

A new video shows that Obama can understand some basic American Sign Language ... and there's evidence that he has even more secret language skills.

Actor Robert De Niro has apologized for a racial joke he made at a New York fund-raising event on Monday, saying he didn't mean to offend anyone.

Beyonce flaunted her slim post-baby body on Monday night in New York City for a fundraiser held by Michelle Obama for the President's re-election campaign, wearing a snug blue dress that showcased her weight loss. View the slideshow to see photos of Beyonce and her weight loss at the Obama funraiser.

The White House said that following a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Mexico, President Barack Obama daughter and her party are all safe.