BARACK OBAMA

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first joint House-Senate budget plan in six years on Thursday, a measure that aids the party's goal of dismantling President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law this year.

Jeb Bush will spend the next year defending positions that don’t always sit well with the GOP's conservative wing. On Thursday, he test-drove his defense of those positions.

Jeb Bush argued Thursday that now isn't the time to talk about the "grand societal problems" facing Baltimore and other cities.

First lady Michelle Obama wore a gorgeous blue design from Tadashi Shoji.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the execution of 15 senior officials this year as punishment for challenging his authority, South Korea's spy agency told a closed-door parliament meeting on Wednesday.

From providing her with a debate partner to giving her an excuse to spend money, Bernie Sanders' decision to run is good news for Hillary Clinton.

An Iowa poll shows Republican voters continue to be divided over that very question.

A group of protesters gathered outside the city's police department carried signs that read, “Freddie deserved better.”

U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday to end spy agencies' bulk collection of Americans' telephone data, setting up a potential showdown over the program, which expires on June 1.

Bernie Sanders will contest on the Democratic ticket, according to sources close to the senator.

“When individuals get crowbars and start prying open doors to loot, they’re not protesting."

The nation's largest labor federation wants presidential candidates to support a hike in the minimum wage.

The business magnate and TV personality called out the president on Twitter early Tuesday morning.

Republicans reached a compromise deal for the first joint House-Senate budget in six years.

As protests roil Baltimore after Freddie Gray's funeral, Maryland's governor condemned "malicious attacks" and called the National Guard into action.

The guidelines are part of Abe's wider signal that Japan is ready to take more responsibility for its security as China modernizes its military and flexes its muscles in Asia.

More than 90 percent of hacking attacks begin with a suspicious email.

The state's Republicans can't reach a consensus on measures related to in-state tuition, "sanctuary cities" and border security.

Family and community leaders have asked for calm during funeral services for Freddie Gray, after a weekend protest turned violent.

Two U.S. senators are calling on the president to declassify details of the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

Barack Obama advised the cast of "Blackish" at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner: "Being blackish only makes you popular for so long. Trust me."