The U.S. Department of Defense Thursday has unveiled its first-ever cyber strategy after hackers have stolen 24000 files containing sensitive data in a single intrusion.
Iowa and New Hampshire will be the first lucky states to hear Ron Paul issue his stern warning against raising the federal debt limit, as his new ad hits the airwaves in the early-voting states.
China Thursday called on the United States to adopt responsible policies and measures to guarantee the interests of investors -- a communique that highlights the rising concern about a possible U.S. Government default. Meanwhile, modest debt talk progress was noted on Day 5, with bipartisan agreement on at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.
A new book by a New York Times reporter casts doubt on Obama's anecdote about his mother's health insurance woes
Moody's Investors Service has placed the Aaa bond rating of the U.S. Government on review for a possible downgrade, due to the debt deal talks stalemate in Washington, and the possibility of a U.S. debt default, the credit rating agency announced. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke also said a default would trigger a major crisis.
The text of President Barack Obama's statement on the Mumbai attacks. Obama strongly condemn[s] the outrageous attacks in Mumbai, and my thoughts and prayers are with the wounded and those who have lost loved ones.
U.S. Rep Ron Paul, the libertarian Texas congressman, won't seek re-election to his House seat next year whether or not he wins the Republican presidential race, Paul said Tuesday.
Michelle Obama, Maria Shriver and George W. Bush were among the dignitaries who paid tribute to Former First Lady Betty Ford at her funeral in Palm Desert today.The wife of the late President Gerald Ford and founder of the famed drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic bearing her name, died on Friday at age 93.Betty Ford was the First Lady of the United States from August 1974 to January 1977. Her willingness to speak candidly about her personal battles with cancer and addiction helped to...
The rhetoric is getting hot and heavy inside the beltway regarding the debt talks. On Tuesday, the Republicans essentially said the Democrats haven't offered a viable debt deal proposal and President Obama said Republican reluctance to compromise could prevent senior citizens from receiving Social Security payments on August 3.
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian Texas Congressman, won't seek re-election to his House seat next year, regardless of whether he wins the 2012 Republican presidential race, Paul said Tuesday.
We have built machines capable of summoning the artificial intelligence needed to defeat a human on 'Jeopardy,' but grocery shopping is still beyond their metallic grasp.
On Monday, DC media outlets reported that First Lady Michelle Obama made a visit to a Washington, D.C. area Shake Shack and more than indulged herself. She ordered a burger, fries, milkshake, and a Diet Coke, totaling up to a whopping 1,700 calories.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is in an English court Tuesday fighting extradition for 2010 sexual misconduct charges in Sweden
When William and Kate visited Skid Row in California, the Duchess of Cambridge did a little doodle that might one day be worth a lot of money.
The notorious Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. announced Monday that its members will protest two public services held for former First Lady Betty Ford, who died last Friday at the age of 93.
The controversial Westboro Baptist Church will picket the memorial of former first lady Betty Ford, who died Friday at age 93.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama will fly to California to attend former first lady Betty Ford’s funeral on Tuesday, according to the White House.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, did not mince words Monday regarding who the American people should blame, if the U.S. Government defaults on its debt and Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling: President Obama and Congressional Democrats.
President Barack Obama on Monday reiterated that Congressional Republicans and Democrats will resolve the debt ceiling and that the U.S. Government would not default on its debt -- but the key, he underscored, is a GOP compromise on the revenue component. Major cuts in spending are already a part of the deal.
Unconventional economic times require unconventional answers, and awhile back an economist proposed one to create jobs: have the U.S. Government distribute a $3,000 gift card to every American over age 16.
The recent decision of the United States to withhold $800 million military aid to Pakistan further embitters the already strained relations between the two countries and may put an end to the military cooperation between them.
President Barack Obama is pushing for deeper cuts in the U.S. budget that some key Republicans.
