Politics Mar 21 Obama says he takes Netanyahu ‘at his word’ on Palestinian state President Barack Obama says he takes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "at his word" for saying there would never be an independent Palestinian state as long as he's in office.
Politics Mar 21 Former Maryland governor hopes to be Clinton alternative in 2016 The former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley spent this past weekend campaigning in Iowa, where certain Democrats have a strong desire for an alternative to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who will enter the race for the party's 2016 presidential nomination as a…
World Mar 15 Kerry says obstacles to Iran nuke pact mostly ‘political’ Secretary of State John Kerry, returning to talks with Iran on its nuclear program, said Sunday that most of the differences still barring an agreement are political rather than technical…
World Mar 15 U.S. unsure if airstrikes effective against al-Qaida cell in Syria The U.S. military has hit as many as 17 separate targets connected to a shadowy al-Qaida cell in Syria known as the Khorasan group, U.S. officials say, as part of a little-discussed air campaign aimed at disrupting the group's capacity…
Politics Mar 15 Obama, Scott Walker trade jokes at Gridiron dinner Getting older changes a guy, President Barack Obama says, and he admits he's getting crankier. "Next week I'm signing an executive order to get off my lawn," Obama joked Saturday night at the Gridiron Club and Foundation's annual dinner.
Politics Mar 13 Kerry Washington to play Anita Hill in HBO movie HBO says "Scandal" star Kerry Washington will play Anita Hill in a film about Clarence Thomas' 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
Politics Mar 09 Justices side with Labor Department, making mortgage brokers eligible for overtime WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has sided with the Obama administration in upholding a rule making mortgage brokers eligible for overtime pay under federal labor law.
Politics Mar 09 FBI increases reward for return of missing ex-FBI agent The FBI on Monday increased the reward for information leading to the return of a former FBI agent who went missing eight years ago from the Iranian resort of Kish Island.
Politics Mar 08 Obama speaks out against voter ID laws as barrier to voting President Barack Obama says voter ID laws can be a barrier to voting, and the government needs a revitalized Voting Rights Act to police ballot box discrimination.
Nation Mar 08 Steps of history retraced at ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemoration The Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary commemoration continued Sunday with gatherings and other events in Selma before a group retraces the steps that helped secure equal voting rights 50 years ago.