BARACK OBAMA

Obama has announced a plan to rebuild the economy. Republicans have their own ideas. Neither is going to happen, and here's why.

If gridlock remains on Capitol Hill, Obama plans to use his executive power to help the middle class where he can.

A top Homeland Security post candidate is under investigation for helping to acquire an international investor visa for a Chinese citizen.

The Canadian energy giant announced plans that it is starting a new ad campaign in light of President Barack Obama's climate change speech last month.

Republicans want to see Obamacare disappear so badly they are willing to not fund the government. Whether it will work is a different story.

A 2009 figure on the global cost of hacking, cited by intelligence officials and President Obama, was grossly inflated. Did McAfee report a false number to profit from government cybersecurity expansions?

The NSA leaker's asylum application could take months, but the Russians may let him out of the airport while he waits.

I am well aware this is an extremely sensitive and controversial subject and may upset and offend some readers, but here goes anyway.East Indian people are very race- and skin-color conscious. It's a trait that is permanently embedded in our ancient DNA. When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008 (and after he won the election), my Indian friends, acquaintances and relatives made some of the following comments about him: “He has light skin and fine features, he's not really black”; “He talks very well, not like most black people”; “The Democrats chose him because he's articulate, went to Harvard and seems nice and civilized”; “He probably wouldn't suffer any racial problems, nor rejection, in India”; “Why on earth did he marry her [Michelle]?”; “I wouldn't be afraid of him if I saw him walking down the street”; “If he had straight hair, he'd almost look Indian.” The list of far more inflammatory remarks goes on, but I'd be too embarrassed to repeat them here.

The president's approval rating peaked at 63 percent after his inauguration; it's currently at 47.9 percent.

The Arizona Republican made the call during an interview with CNN Sunday.

Crown Prince Philippe was sworn in as king of Belgium Sunday following the emotional abdication of his father Albert II.

The U.S. president publicly addressed comments he made last year regarding slain teen Trayvon Martin.

Tempers ran high at a hearing Thursday where Democrats and Republicans accused each other of mishandling the tea party scandal at the IRS.

Several states have already announced that individual insurance buyers will likely see dramatic drops in their monthly payments.

Gina McCarthy is an environmental health/air quality expert who will be tasked with fulfilling the administration’s climate change agenda.

The new U.S. Labor Secretary, Tom Perez, is the only Latin American in President Obama's cabinet.

Chicago's $36B retirement-fund deficit and its $7.7B in general-obligation bonds forced a cut to an A3 rating/negative outlook.

The 39-country survey found that thousands more people believe China will become the world’s top superpower compared to 2008.

Senators agree to cut interest rates on loans for undergraduates this fall, but student loans could be linked to market rates in future.

Jimmy Carter said he shared President Obama's view that the verdict should be respected despite feeling regret over the decision.

Cordray waited nearly two years for official confirmation.