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The fallout from the failed Fast and Furious program hurtled toward a peak of intensity on Wednesday, as the White House invoked executive privilege in refusing to turn over documents related to the gunrunning program.

New leak alleges U.S. and Israel created Flame virus to hamper Iran's nuclear progress.

President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq withdrew his name on Monday after Republican lawmakers questioned his suitability following revelations that he had engaged in an extramarital affair with a journalist who later became his wife.

There's concern among some U.S. lawmakers that recent national security leaks that allegedly originated in the White House may have, among other consequences, jeopardized the security of Americans conducting the operations.

Michelle Obama decided to give the world a more intimate glimpse of her life as the First Lady of the United States, as well as her life before the White House, with a new Pinterest page. One of her most talked-about pins as of yet is a photo from her wedding day, where Michelle poses next to Barack in her wedding dress.

A new Obama administration initiative that could allow thousands of young immigrants to avoid deportation and find work is fully within the president's legal powers, a top administration official said on Sunday.

President Obama is continuing to support Brett McGurk's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq despite a burgeoning controversy over McGurk's alleged affair with a journalist.

Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro interrupted President Obama during his speech on the country?s immigration policy on June 15. Now the journalist has clarified what was important enough to interrupt the Commander in Chief?s address.

Was Neil Munro heckling President Barack Obama during a major speech on the country's immigration policy Friday, or was the reporter for the Daily Caller website just doing his job?

President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new policy intended to protect thousands of young immigrants from deportation could reshape the dynamics of the 20012 presidential race.

Sandra Fluke, the former Georgetown University Law School student who was called slut by radio host Rush Limbaugh, has given United States President Barack Obama her endorsement.

Here are five classic rap songs that most certainly did not inspire any voting decisions whatsoever.

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Weeks after social issues dominated Democratic talking points in the 2012 election, President Barack Obama refocused his campaign message on his and his Republican opponents' approaches to the economy in an Ohio speech on Thursday.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta implored Congress this week to avoid the approaching first installment of some $500 billion in defense cutbacks, saying the reductions would hollow out America's military.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama headed to New York City this evening for a celebrity fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's West Village townhouse.

Technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti appealed to Italy's politicians on Wednesday to back his tough economic medicine to avoid Rome becoming the next victim of the euro debt crisis, after a bailout for Spain's banks failed to calm markets.

First Lady Michelle Obama has posted both old and never-seen-before photos Monday on Pinterest, the picture-sharing social network site popular among women.

U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has taken a leave of absence after being involved in two bizarre, back-to-back traffic accidents in California over the weekend.

Justin Bieber may be a connoisseur of colorful, fun-patterned socks, but the singer has nothing on self-declared sock man and former President George H.W. Bush. His granddaughter, NBC news contributor, Jenna Bush Hager, interviewed him in a clip that aired on Tuesday, his 88th birthday, on the Today show.

In a new poll, 49 percent of respondents said Republican lawmakers are stalling on efforts to improve the economy in order to damage President Obama's re-election chances.