BARACK OBAMA

#KeepCalmVoteDem was intended to energize Democratic voters, but conservatives used the hashtag to mock Democrats.

The fears are rooted in politics and a history of perceived broken promises.

Hagel approved a strict, 21-day quarantine-like monitoring period for all U.S. troops returning from the Ebola relief mission in West Africa, the Pentagon said.

Obama may take action on deportation relief this year, but some worry that the measure will leave out undocumented LGBT immigrants.

White House does damage control over a slur used by an administration official to describe the Israeli prime minister.

Texas health officials met the unidentified nurse after she landed at Austin-Bergstrom Airport.

Many Americans have dropped their landlines — one of the most reliable forms of communication in a power outage. But NYC is getting ready.

The millennial vote is still up for grabs, and it could swing the 2014 midterms, according to a new Harvard University Institute of Politics poll.

Here’s a breakdown of how the voting so far in five states with important U.S. Senate races in the midterms.

Of the $15.2 billion in federal aid allocated to help homeowners rebuild, only $1.7 billion has be paid out. What's the hold up?

Obama's Ebola policies have "fueled fears that may not be justified," ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, said.

A poll showed 50 percent of Hispanic voters don't think it matters who wins the Senate come November.

Arturo Hernandez is the sixth immigrant to claim sanctuary in churches across the United States to avoid deportation.

"I’m not going to blame anyone but myself if I lose,” Landrieu said.

"This disease can be contained," the president said in a brief speech to reassure the public that Ebola will not become a major health threat.

The Affordable Care Act was touted as a way to get uninsured Americans signed up for some form of health care coverage.

With just a week to go until the elections, Obama is scheduled to make his first campaign stop with a Democratic Senate candidate.

Loretta Lynch, the head federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, is emerging as a leading candidate to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, according to people familiar with the matter.

Republicans already are expected to win three of the six seats they need to control the Senate.

Georgia and Minnesota instituted new Ebola restrictions Monday, the same day N.J. and N.Y. eased mandatory quarantine requirements.

Nurse Kaci Hickox, who returned to the U.S. after treating patients in Sierra Leone, has described her quarantine experience as "frightening."