WHITE HOUSE

Just before solar panel maker Solyndra scrambled in August to get more cash from private investors and better loan terms from federal bureaucrats, top company officials went on a political road show.

With the urging of George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger and Nancy Reagan, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in what is beginning to feel a smidge like Groundhog Day, is said to be giving serious thought to jumping into the GOP presidential ring, the New York Post reported.

Hampton, who was named to the Hall of Fame in 2002, was also peeved that family members weren’t invited.

The White House has condemned Iran's conviction of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been found guilty of apostasy.

In December, the U.S. Department of Energy learned that Solyndra was violating its federal loan deal, technically defaulting on its $535 million loan; the department, however, changed the loan terms in order for the solar company to continue receiving taxpayer funds, federal officials confirmed Wednesday.

Democrats seem split on their enthusiasm more than a year before the 2012 elections, with a poll showing that 44 percent are less excited about voting.

The Obama administration on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to back the centerpiece of Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare overhaul -- the requirement that all Americans have health insurance.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Tuesday again rebuffed a growing chorus of Republican pleas for him to enter the 2012 White House race.

The Obama administration will push back the release of the most ambitious proposal ever for automakers to improve fuel efficiency of their passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups.

Canada's energy regulator said on Wednesday it is looking into a complaint that TransCanada Corp's permit to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline within its own borders has expired, adding the prospect of more delays to a project environmentalists hope to block.

Lady Gaga attended a Democratic fundraiser dinner on Sunday night where she pressed President Obama to help in efforts to stop bullying in the wake of a teen fan's suicide.

The Florida legislature is planning to schedule the state's Republican presidential primary for Jan. 31, 2012, expressly violating party rules and further upsetting the 2012 election cycle.

Obama new deficit plans targets the travel industry with already soaring ticket prices.

After the Hall of Fame athlete's career ended in 1987, the depressed retiree descended into a state of heavy self-medication.

Purdue University professor Rakesh Agarwal will receive the U.S. National Medal for Technology and Innovation, the highest national honor for technological achievement, the White House said Tuesday.

President Barack Obama topped up his re-election war chest with a string of successful West Coast fundraisers that ended Monday and showed soft poll numbers had not dented his ability to raise big money.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Tuesday again rebuffed a growing chorus of Republican pleas for him to enter the 2012 White House race.

Pakistan warned the United States on Tuesday to stop accusing it of playing a double game with Islamist militants and heaped praise on all-weather friend China.

Richard Tapia, the Rice University professor of engineering, computing and applied mathematics, will receive the National Medal of Science, the highest national honor for U.S. scientists, the White House announced on Tuesday.

Health care costs rose sharply this year, further underscoring the problem of uninsured and underinsured Americans, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.

National Transitional Council troops are currently fighting for control of Sirte, Gadhafi's birthplace, where loyalist fighters are putting up a fierce resistance. Meanwhile, U.N. officials claim that uranium yellowcake was found in the south of the country.