BARACK OBAMA

Today is National Tell A Lie Day. What better way to celebrate this April 4 holiday than to take a look at some of the best -- or worst -- whoppers told by the five men who are running for the U.S. presidency? Romney, Obama, Santorum, Gingrich, Paul... no one is exempt.

Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney channeled a pining, old newspaperman, thanking the press for its coverage but claiming he missed the days of two or more sources for a story.

Trading on nonpublic information is already illegal for House and Senate members, but the new law bars them and any other federal employee from trading on nonpublic information about upcoming legislation or regulations. It also tightens disclosure requirements on financial transactions.

Mitt Romney's victory in Tuesday night's Wisconsin primary saw the former Massachusetts governor carrying voter groups that have eluded him in past primaries.

Fox News anchor Heather Childers roused controversy on Tuesday when she posted on Twitter questioning the Obama campaign's intent and threats to murder Chelsea Clinton.

Mitt Romney is poised to become the Republican nominee to take on Obama in the coming US presidential election.

Romney, squarely focused on President Barack Obama, said the man whose job he wants is out of touch after years of flying around on Air Force One, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers.

Romney was the clear winner of Tuesday's GOP primary races in Maryland and Washington, D.C., where he was overwhelmingly declared the winner only minutes after polls closed.

The U.S. department in charge of land-based federal oil and gas drilling is getting a face-lift for the digital era, the Obama administration announced Tuesday. That may speed up the granting of permits dramatically

The U.S. economy likely notched up a fourth month of solid job growth in March, which would lower the need for the Federal Reserve to offer additional monetary stimulus to spur faster economic growth.

The U.S. economy likely notched up a fourth month of solid job growth in March, which would lower the need for the Federal Reserve to offer additional monetary stimulus to spur faster economic growth.

Mitt Romney is expected to win the Republican primary races in Maryland and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Mitt Romney is the projected winner of the Wisconsin Republican Presidential primary Tuesday night, Marketwatch reported. And with three projected victories on Tuesday night, Mitt Romney is poised to effectively win the Republican nomination to be his party's candidate to compete against President Barack Obama for the White House in November.

President Barack Obama said the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to strike down an economic law like the Affordable Care Act since before the New Deal.

It's a Trojan horse, the president said of Republicans' proposed 2013 budget. Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country.

Martha Johnson quit as administrator of the agency that monitors conference spending by other federal entities, saying taxpayer dollars were squandered on a 2010 conference that totaled $822,751.

American citizens can sponsor their foreign spouse for residence -- but federal law prevents same-sex couples from doing so. Five gay, bi-national couples have sued to change what they say is an injustice that violates the Constitution.

President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, warning that a rejection of his sweeping healthcare law would be an act of judicial activism that Republicans say they abhor.

General Motors Co passed an environmental milestone of sorts in March, when it became the first U.S. automaker to sell, in a single month, more than 100,000 cars that can achieve 30 miles per gallon in highway driving, the automaker said on Monday.

Spoiler: Mitt Romney is probably going to be making a victory speech after the Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C. primaries Tuesday night.

General Motors Co passed an environmental milestone of sorts in March, when it became the first U.S. automaker to sell, in a single month, more than 100,000 cars that can achieve 30 miles per gallon in highway driving, the automaker said on Monday.