Beyonce is currently relaxing on the beaches of St. Barts with husband, Jay-Z, and daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, but the pop diva took time out of her vacation to pen an open letter to First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Buffett Rule is a plan that would raise taxes on America's most wealthy, requiring those making $1 million or more per year to pay a minimum federal tax rate of 30 percent on all income. The idea is sparking heated debates, and that merits a closer look at how U.S. taxes are structured now, what sorts of changes Obama is pushing, and why exactly he's pushing them.
Florida Representative Allen West (R) thinks that 70 to 81 House Democrats are communists. There are currently 190 Democrats in the House.
Rick Santorum may have suspended his campaign, but he hasn't put on the brakes when it comes to raising money.
Mitsui Fudosan, the world's largest property owner by value, plans to expand its presence in Europe by initially targeting London's strong real estate market as part of a 500 billion yen ($6.14 billion) global expansion.
The president, seeking to bolster his message of economic fairness, is advocating a plan that would raise income taxes on Americans earning more than $1 million to a minimum of 30 percent.
Republicans have accused President Barack Obama of using the so-called Buffet Rule to score political points at the expense of sound policy.
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said she used an official visit to President Obama to press her concern that monetary policy pursued by the U.S. and Europe was inhibiting Brazil's economic growth.
The White House has been silent ahead of the 2012 election on an executive order proposed last year that would require federal contractors to publicly disclose their political contributions.
President Obama will host Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff on Monday in an effort to strengthen ties between two of the world's largest economies.
The Russian government criticized the United States for it so-called unjustified decision to sentence alleged international arms dealer, Viktor Bout, to 25 years in prison. The Kremlin has vowed to bring the Russian national, known in the United States as the Merchant of Death, back to his home country.
Political priorities for women, the president stressed, are also family issues, they are economic issues, they are growth issues, they are issues about American competitiveness.
On April 5, the famous blonde doll, Barbie, announced that she will be running for President in 2012. It's official, dolls, she announced on her Tumblr. Welcome to my official glam-paign headquarters.
Friday's job report for March showed 121,000 hires -- the first figures in five months showing job growth under 200,000.
While Easter is one of two important religious holiday celebrations in Christianity, Easter egg hunts are arguably the best part about celebrating the Easter tradition, aside from the chocolate bunnies, of course, that doesn't involve religion whatsoever. View the slideshow to see photos of Easter Eggs Hunts and Rolls celebrated around the world leading up to Easter 2012.
Those lyrics are from the most patriotic American anthem of the last half-century, Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” Ronald Reagan played the song the year it came out, at the 1984 Republican convention, and it gained iconic status after the 9/11 atrocities.
U.S. courts have authority to decide whether President Barack Obama's healthcare law is valid under the Constitution, his attorney general told a federal court on Thursday in a further bid to defuse a controversy Obama ignited earlier this week.
Contrary to speculation, Matt Lauer is not leaving NBC's morning program The Today Show. On Thursday, Lauer signed a new multi-year contract with NBC News to remain as the show's co-host. Today will announce the news on the air Friday morning, but given the recent signing of Ryan Seacrest to the network, will Ann Curry be axed?
The White House defended Thursday the Obama administration's meetings with a delegation from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, saying it needs to establish dialogue with the now-dominant Islamic party.
Viktor Bout, a Russian national known as the Merchant of Death for his far reaching arms deals across the world will learn how long he will be in prison on Thursday. His defense attorneys have asked the judge to set him free while United States prosecutor said he should be locked up for the rest of his life.
Michelle Obama will appear as a guest on The Colbert Report on Wednesday, April 11, following a number of talk show visits of late, including The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Ellen and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four accused co-conspirators face possible imposition of the death penalty when they're tried by a U.S. military commission.
