Ex-Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez will represent the Republican Party in the special election for U.S. Senate seat vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry.
Atheist and secular groups have created the National Day of Reason as a counter-observance to the National Day of Prayer, which they say is unconstitutional.
News that venture capitalist Tom Wheeler will be nominated as Federal Communications Commission chair draw both criticism and praise.
Wheeler helped to develop regulatory and legislative government telecommunications policies.
In an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America," Collins said he received support from President Obama.
At times Wonkbook is insufferable, at others, it’s hilarious -- hilarious in the “they-meant-to-do-it-even-though-they-didn’t-mean-to-do-it” way.
Despite gun control's defeat and a sequester still in place, President Obama remains optimistic that his second-term agenda has some life left.
The president defended the FBI's investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, but wants better, future identification of self-radicalized individuals.
Obama said Tuesday chemical weapons use in Syria will change how the United States and its allies respond.
The poll says Americans are split along partisan lines about whether President Obama's budget represents a compromise.
President Barack Obama is taking questions from White House reporters on the 100th day of his second term.
After coming out Monday, NBA free agent Jason Collins got a call of support from President Obama, who said "he was impressed by his courage."
The president will be taking questions from reporters at 10:15 a.m. EDT at the White House.
Pritzker may be the richest cabinet member ever, with her estimated $1.8 billion net worth.
China's top-ranking businesspeople and officials are paid a fraction of their American counterparts, but that doesn't mean they're poor.
Foxx is Charlotte's youngest elected mayor. The cabinet will likely round out with an Obama fundraiser and a close adviser.
Photos of the red carpet arrivals and more pictures from the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
President Barack Obama spoke at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, poking fun at himself, the press and the political landscape.
The nomination would make Foxx the only African-American chosen for a Cabinet opening in Obama’s second term.
A Mississippi man was arrested and charged in connection with letters containing ricin sent to Obama.
U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his warning to Syria that the use of chemical weapons will be a “game changer” for the U.S. policy.
The Senate will not vote on the controversial 2013 cybersecurity bill passed by the House this month.