WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down...

WASHINGTON -- Congress' nonpartisan budget analyst says President Barack Obama's budget would trim projected federal deficits by $1.1 trillion over the coming decade. The Congressional...

(Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health insurance exchanges at rates well below what

May 17 (Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the U.S. Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health insurance exchanges at rates well

May 17 (Reuters) - In a boost for President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, two states in the U.S. Northwest said on Friday that insurance companies submitted applications to sell policies on the states' health insurance exchanges at rates well

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but would be $1.1 trillion lower over the coming decade, CBO said on Frida

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's 2014 budget plan would be higher than those forecast by the Congressional Budget Office this week but would be...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Near-term U.S. deficits under President Barack Obama's latest budget plan would be higher than the most recent estimates by the Congressional Budget Office, but $1.1...

Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes continue, as a key witness in a sex-for-money trial against him told a court that dancers dressed as nuns and President Barack Obama at the former Italian premier's notorious "bunga bunga" trials. Karima El Mahroug, be

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) ripped President Barack Obama Thursday over what she called a "scandalous hat trick." "This scandalous hat trick is on...

By Mark Felsenthal and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening...

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday will seek to turn the spotlight from controversies threatening to swamp his agenda to the economic issues by announcing he will make it easier to get federal building projects off the gr

This has been a nightmare week for Barack Obama, without a doubt the worst of his presidency so far. Steven T. Miller, acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service has resigned over his agency’s targeting of conservative groups, which ev

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as demonstrating d

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as demonstrating d

WASHINGTON -- One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well...

The Republican-led House of Representatives votes to throw out President Barack Obama’s health-care law in its entirety, returning to a favorite target as lawmakers eye midterm elections next year.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Gover

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post,...

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post, according to a statement filed with the Office of Gover

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Mel Watt, nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a top housing regulator, plans to divest bank stock he owns if confirmed in the post,...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal President Barack Obama's health-care law in its entirety, a symbolic step since there is no chance the Democrat-led Senate will do the same. Republica

President Barack Obama’sadministration announced this week that it is throwing itssupport behind the press shield law that has been stalled inCongress since time immemorial. Critics insist that theadministration, suddenly mired in scandal, is s

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - Finding a permanent Internal Revenue Service commissioner who is ready to endure a grueling Senate confirmation hearing could be a challenging task for President Barack Obama in the wake of the controversy engulfing the

Employers are concerned about increased health benefit costs arising from President Barack Obama's health care reform law but almost none intends to drop coverage for...

President Barack Obama will convene top military brass at the White House this afternoon to discuss the rampant sexual assault problems in the military. The meeting, which will include Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Join

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's energy and environment team took two steps forward on Thursday after the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as energy secretary and the Senate environment panel cleared Gina McCarthy to get a full Se

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday named Daniel Werfel acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a day after announcing the resignation of the agency's prior acting chief. Obama said that Werfel, now controller

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, a White...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama dismissed the idea of a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service Thursday, saying probes by Congress and the...

President Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed the need for a special counsel to probe the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups, saying congressional and Justice Department investigations will be enough.

President Barack Obama would not engage a reporter who asked him about comparisons to Richard Nixon over the Department of Justice's recent obtaining of phone records from Associated Press journalists. "How do you feel about comparisons by some of yo

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama saidon Thursday he makes "no apologies" for his concern about leaksto the media that could compromise U.S. national security or putAmerican military and intelligence officers at risk.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday said a special counsel won't be necessary to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups,and that congressional and Justice Department probes will be enoug

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - A Democratic-controlledSenate committee backed President Barack Obama's choice to leadthe Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, sending thenomination to the full U.S. Senate for a confirmation vote.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - A Senate committee voted along party lines on Thursday to advance President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency to the full U.S. Senate for a confirmation vote.

As he finds himself and his administration embroiled in scandal, President Barack Obama will hold one of the biggest press conferences of his time in office Thursday afternoon. The press conference is a joint session with Prime Minister Recep Ta

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) told a crowd at a tea party rally that she's asked every weekend why Congress isn't working to impeach President Barack...

President José Mujica is keen to do more business with his country’s northern neighbour while criticising Argentina and praising Barack Obama

Five years ago, MSNBC host Chris Matthews famously declared that then-presidential candidate Barack Obama gave him a "thrill up my leg." Now, amid two ongoing scandalous situations at the White House, Matthews said that the Obama presidency no longer

WASHINGTON -- Anger over President Barack Obama's policies drove businessman Tom Zawistowski to file paperwork with the Internal Revenue Service nearly three years ago to...

President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that Steven Miller has resigned as acting head of the Internal Revenue Service. Reuters reports that Miller delivered a...

This was not your grandfather's hearing. The air was thick with partisanship already but when Darrell Issa began by playing audio of Thomas Perez, assistant attorney general for civil rights and President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next Sec

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that Steven Miller, the acting director of the Internal Revenue Service, had resigned amid criticism over the...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday said Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew asked for and received the resignation of acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller. The IRS has been under fire after an inspector-gen

WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will deliver a statement on the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups, the...

President Barack Obama will deliver a statement Wednesday about the IRS scandal. The President is scheduled to speak at 6 p.m. from the White House East Room.  Please follow Politics on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this story

WASHINGTON -- Newly released federal financial disclosure forms show that President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama held assets last year worth between $1.8...

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney posted the financial disclosure forms for President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on the White House website...