Politics

(White House photo by Eric Draper). It would seem that presidential protocol did not play a role in the decision to exclude President Obama from shovel-wielding at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the Smithso...

(Reuters Photo) President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a star-studded array of musicians to celebrate the blues Tuesday at the latest "In performance at the White House" series of concerts. Obama said in introductory remarks...

SAN FRANCISCO – President Obama gave a rousing address to some 2,500 supporters Thursday in which he said he has already delivered on the change he promised in 2008. As he checked off accomplishments – the auto industry bailout, repeal of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- President Obama did not reprise his rendition of Al Green’s “Let’s stay together” in a duet with the famous crooner Thursday, saying once was enough. "I took a chance at the Apollo and I'm not going to...

First lady Michele Obama's Let's Move tour has been punctuated by memorable images -- pushups with Ellen DeGeneres, tug of war with Jimmy Fallon -- and now there's one more: a video of her performing the "platypus walk." She le...

President Barack Obama spoke with Archbishop Timothy Dolan of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and Sister Carol Keehan of the US Catholic Health Association before announcing his "accommodation" on contraception requirements in the healt...

New York Times columnist David Brooks says his only problem with President Obama is that he reminds him of former president Bill Clinton, who tackled micro-issues to garner small political gains instead of addressing larger, more pressin...

Michelle Obama reportedly spent $50,000 on lingerie at a luxury boutique in New York last year, according to several news outlets. She spent the money during one trip to Agent Provocateur on Madison Avenue while she was visiting with the Queen of...

Reaction to the Jan Brewer encounter is still bubbling, with some black commentators now suggesting the image of the Arizona governor wagging her finger at the President of the United States has touched a nerve in the African American community. On MS...

Reaction to the Jan Brewer encounter is still bubbling, with some black commentators now suggesting the image of the Arizona governor wagging her finger at the President of the United States has touched a nerve in the African American community. On MS...

White House photo Unbeknownst to the press, President Obama met Friday evening with former president George H.W. Bush and his son, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, in the Oval Office. White House officials did not list the meeting on the pres...

President Obama's?campaign fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel?this afternoon was with the Native American Leadership Council, and in remarks to the group, he characterized the fight for fairness that he outlined in?the State of the Union address...