Presidential press corps delayed in Seoul
SEOUL — Journalists traveling with President Obama were barred by South Korean security officials temporarily Sunday from gaining access to the grounds of the presidential house where Mr. Obama was...
View ArticleEthics panel investigates Reps. Berkley, Buchanan
The House Ethics Committee is conducting a preliminary investigation into Rep. Shelley Berkley, Nevada Democrat, who is running for the Senate, over allegations she used her congressional position to...
View ArticleGridlock stymies goals in Congress
Congress is finding it hard to do what used to be easy. The Washington divide, hardened by election-year politics, has stifled the agendas of both parties, limiting lawmakers to below-the-radar bills...
View ArticleAs gas went up, U.S. cut down by 3 percent in the past year
Americans have pumped less gas every week for the past year. During those 52 weeks, gasoline consumption dropped by 4.2 billion gallons, or 3 percent, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse. The decline...
View ArticleHouse GOP budget heats up as a campaign issue
The new debt-slashing budget plan pushed by House Republicans heated up as a presidential campaign issue Sunday as the proposal's architect, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, sparred with top Democrats over...
View ArticleInside Politics: Aide says Obama reacted as parent to Florida shooting
A top presidential adviser says President Obama's decision to comment on the shooting death of a black teenager in Florida was motivated by parental instinct more than the incident's emergence as a...
View ArticleReport: Campaign funds become 'a family affair'
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul used campaign funds to pay salaries and fees to more members of his own family than any other lawmaker in the House, according to a recently released report,...
View ArticleRuling on health care case hard to predict
A curious thing about this week's Supreme Court hearings on President Obama's health care law is that while nobody doubts how the four Democrat-appointed justices will decide, there is no such...
View ArticleDespite free-trade pact, South Koreans don't fancy U.S. cars
SEOUL — If President Obama wants to sell more American-made cars to South Korea, nobody has yet told the average South Korean. In a Starbucks in downtown Seoul, Shin Yoon-chu, 38, was asked for his...
View ArticleObama goes on Internet to answer Koreans' questions
SEOUL — That maven of social media, President Obama, brought his act to Korea this week and got accused of disguising himself as a phony supporter in an online contest. In advance of Mr. Obama's visit,...
View ArticleJustices questioning briskly in health care case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court plunged into debate Monday on the fate of the Obama administration's overhaul of the nation's health care system, starting with pointed questions about a legal...
View ArticleSupreme Court opens historic health care arguments
The Supreme Court spent the first day of oral arguments Monday over the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law considering whether it even has to decide the case. Under at least one...
View ArticleU.S. stops all but food aid to Mali after apparent coup
The Obama administration Monday cut off American aid to the government of Mali after last week's coup by soldiers, saying military and other assistance would only resume when the African country's...
View ArticleSenate GOP sets stage for energy debate
Eager for a debate they believe will highlight rising gas prices on President Obama's watch, Senate Republicans on Monday gave the green light to debating Democrats' plan to end tax subsidies for oil...
View ArticleCritics hit Obama's energy move
President Obama's recent invitation to open an area in Alaska to energy drilling is playing to poor reviews from industry leaders and administration critics, who say the move is an attempt to mislead...
View ArticleInside Politics: Democrats oppose federal highway program extension
Facing an end-of-the-week deadline, House Republicans are running into trouble passing a bill to temporarily keep federal highway and transit aid flowing to states. Democrats are opposing a 90-day...
View ArticleSupreme Court justices challenge health insurance mandate
Getting to the crux of challenges to President Obama's health care overhaul Tuesday, the Supreme Court spent the second day of oral arguments grappling over whether the government can require Americans...
View ArticleSolyndra, feds knew risks, official says
The federal government and private investors knew the risks they were taking when they poured money in Solyndra LLC, the California solar panel manufacturer that went bankrupt two years after winning...
View ArticleInside Politics: Romney's fundraisers quietly amass millions
CAMPAIGN Romney's fundraisers quietly amass millions The campaign of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney doesn't follow the practice of other major presidential candidates who have...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin's parents go to Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a packed forum on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the parents of Trayvon Martin found support among members of Congress, who turned the death of their 17-year-old son into a rallying cry...
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