BARACK OBAMA

President Barack Obama's announcement of a new policy that could prevent hundreds of thousands of deportations coincided with a rise in the percentage of Americans who see immigration in a positive light.

Michelle Obama decided to give the world a more intimate glimpse of her life as the First Lady of the United States, as well as her life before the White House, with a new Pinterest page. One of her most talked-about pins as of yet is a photo from her wedding day, where Michelle poses next to Barack in her wedding dress.

A new Obama administration initiative that could allow thousands of young immigrants to avoid deportation and find work is fully within the president's legal powers, a top administration official said on Sunday.

President Obama is continuing to support Brett McGurk's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite a burgeoning controversy over McGurk's alleged affair with a journalist.

Was Neil Munro heckling President Barack Obama during a major speech on the country's immigration policy Friday, or was the reporter for the Daily Caller website just doing his job?

President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new policy intended to protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation could reshape the dynamics of the 20012 presidential race.

Markets are fretting over the outcome of Sunday's Greek vote -- with the anti-bailout Syriza party polling neck and neck with rival New Democracy -- and policymakers seem spellbound by the prospect of a breakup of the euro zone.

Continuing its push to realign immigration enforcement, the Obama administration announced on Friday a sweeping initiative that would shield many young immigrants from deportation.

President Barack Obama is set to unveil a policy that would shield many young undocumented immigrants from deportation, advancing the central thrust of the stalled DREAM Act.

Asserting the importance of cash and intellectual property to implement the proposed measures for a sustainable economy, a senior Brazilian negotiator warned against using Europe's financial crisis as an excuse for inaction and underfunding at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil Thursday.

Sandra Fluke, the former Georgetown University Law School student who was called slut by radio host Rush Limbaugh, has given United States President Barack Obama her endorsement.

Here are five classic rap songs that most certainly did not inspire any voting decisions whatsoever.

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Weeks after social issues dominated Democratic talking points in the 2012 election, President Barack Obama refocused his campaign message on his and his Republican opponents' approaches to the economy in an Ohio speech on Thursday.

The United States has been building drone bases across the African continent since 2007, as well as flying old-fashioned ... spy flights, and is spending tens of millions of dollars to track groups like al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta implored Congress this week to avoid the approaching first installment of some $500 billion in defense cutbacks, saying the reductions would hollow out America's military.

As the euro zone lurches from crisis to crisis, the spotlight is set to fall on Chancellor Angela Merkel as world leaders look to Germany to take a lead.

?Life,? the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, ?must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.?

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama headed to New York City this evening for a celebrity fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's West Village townhouse.

A majority of Americans still believe former President George W. Bush is responsible for the sagging economy, according to a new Gallup poll.

The ?American Idol? alum is not the only Christian to openly support same-sex marriage.