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Obama, Bush to meet in Tanzania
President Obama and former President George W. Bush will likely meet Tuesday in Tanzania at a wreath-laying, White House officials said Monday.
Obama: 19 deceased firefighters in Arizona are 'heroes'
President Obama on Monday mourned the loss 19 firefighters who were killed in the line of duty while fighting wildfires in a forest northwest of Phoenix, calling them "heroes" and the incident a "terrible tragedy."
Latino population rising in California, to equal whites by mid-2013, demographers say
The number of Latinos living in California will soon equal — and later outnumber — the white population living there, marking a dramatic shift in the state's demographics that has occurred in recent decades.
Reince Priebus to Latinos: the GOP has changed
"Republicans know we can't truly represent America until we're engaged in every community and every state. The old GOP didn't do a great job of that. But the new GOP - the Growth and Opportunity Party - is doing things differently," Mr. Priebus says.
Rep. Trey Gowdy: Only Jack Bauer could coax truth from the IRS
There may be only one man who can get to the bottom of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups.
9,500 reenactors, 375 horses, 300,000 spectators arrive for 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg
It's not exactly party time. Dramatic observance? Well, yeah. More than 300,000 curious, enthusiastic, reverent and occasionally overwhelmed Americans and international visitors are expected to descend upon Pennsylvania to commemorate the Battle of Gettysburg, fought 15 decades ago from July 1 to July 3, 1863.
Obama says it's wrong time to visit Kenya
President Obama said Saturday the "timing" wasn't right for him to visit his father's homeland of Kenya, where a new government is still in turbulent transition.
Obama plans Kenyan 'virtual' town hall meeting
President Obama will hold a virtual town-hall meeting with young people in Kenya Saturday, even though the president isn't visiting his father's homeland during his week-long tour of Africa.
Eight 'unbelievable things' Nancy Pelosi has actually said
The National Republican Congressional Committee has assembled a compendium of Rep. Nancy Pelosi's, uh, commentary in recent days. Yes, there's video.
Bush/Palin 2016 called 'the GOP's only chance'
In the constantly shifting equations of potential Republican hopefuls for future president and vice president, former Florida governor Jeb Bush name has been tied with another former governor: Sarah Palin. The pair have now been framed as a "the GOP's only chance" in the race
Key Republican: Senate immigration bill won't pressure House
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Florida Republican who has been working on an immigration bill with a bipartisan secretive group in the House, said the pressure for the House to act will come voters and from a broken immigration system, not from senators telling the House to pass the Senate bill.
Boehner: Senate bill still DOA in House
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that the Senate's immigration bill, which is poised to pass later in the afternoon, is still not going anywhere in the House.
GOP lawmaker blames new USDA school snack regs for 'death' of the tater tot
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new school snack rules are designed to replace foods of little nutritional value with low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins. But not everyone is enthused.
Hungry? Here comes the 'Inaugural Stop Hillary 2016 Luncheon'
StopHillary2016.org - organized by Matt Rhoades, former point man for Mitt Romney's presidential campaign - went active June 21. And naturally, an "Inaugural Stop Hillary 2016 Luncheon" is planned for early next month in Manhattan.
26 percent of Obama supporters say tea party greatest terrorist threat: poll
About half of all voters see radical Muslims as the biggest terrorist threat to the country, but among those who approve of President Obama's performance, the tea party is not far behind, according to a new poll.
Sen. Tim Kaine: Virginia vote on same-sex marriage could be different today
In 2006, Virginians voted 57 percent to 43 percent for a constitutional ban on gay marriage in the state, but Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine says that just 6½ years later, the outcome could be different
Obamacare in critical condition as support collapses
As the Obama administration kicks its public relations effort for the implementation of Mr. Obama's health care law into high gear, new numbers from Gallup show that 52 percent of Americans disapprove of the law, compared to 44 percent who approve of it.
Tight three-way race in Dem primary for NYC mayor: poll
After his political career was left for dead two years ago, numbers for former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, have ticked up slightly coming in a new poll for the party's primary for New York City Mayor.
Bipartisan Senate group forges student loan proposal
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday will propose a compromise bill on student loan rates — a bid to end a stalemate that, if unresolved, would allow rates to double on Monday.
Pelosi on Bachmann react to gay marriage rulings: 'Who cares?'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was visibly pleased with Wednesday's U.S. Supreme Court rulings on gay marriage — and she didn't seem to think much of what Rep. Michele Bachmann had to say about them.
