BARACK OBAMA

White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, who faced criticism after a two uninvited guests attended a state dinner in November, will be resigning next month, she told Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet on Friday.

The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.

President Barack Obama filled out his commission to tackle the U.S. deficit on Friday, appointing the head of Honeywell International and a former Federal Reserve vice president to the bipartisan panel.

Legislation to extend expiring provisions of the anti-terror USA Patriot Act won final congressional approval on Thursday, with Democrats unable to add additional civil liberties protections.

After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.

A bipartisan agreement on financial regulation reform was close at hand on Thursday in the Senate, with lawmakers working to overcome a key obstacle -- creating a new financial consumer watchdog.

President Barack Obama, Democratic and Republican members of Congress, finishing a long day of discussions on health care reform, remain far apart on the need to extend coverage to millions of U.S. residents, primarily because of the costs involved.

President Barack Obama made a last-ditch bid to save his stalled healthcare reform on Thursday, clashing frequently with Republican leaders at a bipartisan summit and moving no closer to a compromise.

President Barack Obama and Republicans clashed frequently on Thursday at a summit on his stalled healthcare overhaul, battling over the size and cost of the proposal and moving no closer to a compromise agreement.

The White House said on Thursday it was still committed to banning risky trading by banks under the so-called Volcker Rule, after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to pour cold water on the idea.

The White House said on Thursday it was still committed to banning risky trading by banks under the so-called Volcker Rule, after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared to pour cold water on the idea.

President Barack Obama has given Democrats and Republicans up to six weeks deliver a health care reform bill for his signature, before considering more aggressive measures, possibly reconciliation.

Stocks recovered most of their losses but ended lower on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.

U.S. stocks recovered most of their losses but ended lower on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.

Stocks recovered most of their losses but ended lower on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia unleashed an attack on the health insurance industry and the need for more regulation on Thursday during a health summit of top politicians convened by President Barack Obama.

U.S. stocks suffered their biggest drop in three weeks on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.

President Barack Obama pleaded for bipartisan agreement at a last-ditch summit to save his healthcare overhaul on Thursday, but quickly clashed with Republicans who urged him to scrap his plan.

U.S. stocks suffered their biggest drop in three weeks on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.

Sen. John McCain criticized President Barack Obama for allowing the current health care proposals to be created through back door deals.

U.S. stocks suffered their biggest decline in three weeks on Thursday after weak employment and durable goods data added to recent worries about the strength of the economic recovery.