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IRS official Danny Werfel says terms like "occupy," not just "tea party," triggered extra scrutiny by the agency.

The U.S. government has come under fresh scrutiny as top watchdog posts go unfilled for up to five years.

After suspecting it, the U.S. has determined that Syria's government has used chemical weapons, which have killed more than 100 civilians.

Here are five things you need to know about the Verizon - U.S. government phone records scandal.

The Obama administration said its mass collection of phone records is a critical tool in protecting against terror threats, AP reported.

The White House has called for "sweeping reforms" directed at patent trolls, which have been accused of stifling American innovation.

Over the weekend, Anonymous launched a Twitter campaign aimed at closing Guantanamo Bay.

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of Associated Press phone logs in what the AP calls a "massive and unprecedented intrusion."

As Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepares to discuss his disagreements on how to approach Syria, and other vital Middle East issues with President Barack Obama on Thursday at the White House, the Gatestone Institute’s Veli Sirin has written a sort of primer on just who exactly the president will be talking with.It’s a long one, so here are some snippets, but do give it a read.

It's unclear whether President Obama was in the White House at the time of the incident.

U.S. President Barack Obama reiterated his warning to Syria that the use of chemical weapons will be a “game changer” for the U.S. policy.

A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army claimed to hack the AP's Twitter feed today, spreading false messages about a bombing at the White House.

A fake tweet about the White House being attacked and the president being injured hammered stocks, for a moment.

President Barack Obama said "people shouldn't jump to conclusions" about the Boston Marathon explosions during his first public remarks Monday.

For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama has proposed to slow the rate of Social Security benefit increases.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama had a busy Easter weekend and April Fools' Day.

U.S. President Barack Obama will nominate the Walmart Foundation president for the position Monday, sources said Sunday.

The unsuccessful presidential contender acknowledged he underestimated the appeal of Obamacare in a televised interview Sunday.

There was no breakthrough in a meeting the president had with Congress Friday regarding the 2013 sequester cuts.

President Barack Obama started a new firestorm with the media on Monday, when he asked to "clear out the press so we can take some questions" during a White House speech before members of the National Governors Association.

The quality of our food and ability to fly on an airplane without fear are at risk, among other things, under the automatic spending cuts.