BARACK OBAMA

The Obama administration, seeing the Syrian conflict tipping against the Assad regime, is reported weighing deeper intervention on the rebel side.

Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto met with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Tuesday where they discussed drug trafficking, trade, immigration and other issues shared by their two countries.

Neocon Bolton said the GOP should not give Obama a victory he "doesn't deserve" by approving Susan Rice as secretary of state.

Christian groups are outraged by a painting of Barack Obama that depicts him as Jesus Christ.

Rep. Tom Cole said the GOP should agree to extend the Bush tax cuts for only households earning below $250,000 to avoid the fiscal cliff.

The presidential contenders will meet Thursday for the first time since the election.

Despite critical GOP comments, Obama will nominate Rice for Secretary of State - and she will be easily confirmed by the Senate.

Some Dallas Cowboys fans are so desperate to get rid of owner Jerry Jones they filed a petition at the White House website asking the president to remove him.

The FDA has suspended production at Sunland Inc., a large manufacturer of peanut butter, nut spreads and hundreds of other nut-based products distributed in grocery stores throughout the United States.

Conservative media says Time magazine is making a "mockery" of itself with the nomination of Sandra Fluke among its possible persons of the year.

The GOP should campaign to the “melting pot, not through identity politics.

China's state-run newspaper, the People's Daily, ran a spoof article by the satirical newspaper as factually true. Small consolation: The Iranians fell for it too.

Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will meet with senators Tuesday to discuss her remarks about the Benghazi attack.

As the Supreme Court's Proposition 8 decision approaches, Morgan Freeman has lent his voice to a new pro-gay marriage ad for the Human Rights Campaign.

Donald Trump's hostile tweets against President Barack Obama apparently got so out of hand before the election that his children pleaded with him to stop.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist and Jim Greer, the former chairman of the state Republican Party, said there was never a real concern about in-person voter fraud in Florida.

An appeals court will again take up a challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

The world's 3rd-richest man argues huge tax cuts benefit the rich, and a minimum tax on the superwealthy is needed.

A tax increase on the U.S. middle class could remove hundreds of billions in consumer spending, affecting retailers who helped boost job growth.

President Obama names SEC commissioner Elisse B. Walter as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Republicans like Bob Corker say they care more about America than Norquist's formerly ironclad anti-tax pledge, even calling it outdated.