An iPhone 5 was somehow lost at a bar, Venus Williams has Sjogren's Syndrome, Obama pushed back his job speech, and more in today's Daily Scoop.
President Barack Obama will throw down the gauntlet with a major speech before Congress on Sept. 8 that promises to be a defining moment for his term of office. Obama will establish the stakes for solving America's unemployment problem and likely politically live or die by the results. The move, expected to come with a controversial price tag, will determine whether Obama and Democrats or Boehner and Republicans can emerge from gridlock in a presidential election year with the stronger hand. ...
The clinical trial of injecting stem cell into the brains of three patients as part of treatment of stroke was successful, according to a British biotech company behind the trial.
The president will address Congress on Sept. 8, same day as NFL season opener.
President Barack Obama has bowed to pressure from Republicans and moved the original date of his scheduled high-profile jobs speech. Obama had planned to deliver his major speech suggesting new jobs initiatives that could set the political agenda in Washington for the coming months on Sept. 7 -- but after a Republican request for a date change, it Will be on Sept. 8.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir is reviving fierce battles among Bush administration officials over U.S. national security policies after Sept. 11, 2001.
The effort to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden will be featured in a two-hour television program, including interviews with President Barack Obama and senior counter-terrorism officials, the History channel said on Wednesday.
Solar start-up Solyndra LLC, succumbing to pressure from lower-cost Chinese rivals, said it has suspended operations and plans to file for bankruptcy, 15 months after President Barack Obama visited a company factory that was to be expanded with the help of a federal loan guarantee.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on September 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date set for his high-profile speech.
President Barack Obama Wednesday evening agreed to unveil new jobs proposals in an address to Congress on Sept. 8, bowing to pressure from Republicans, who objected to the original date conflicting with their presidential debate.
U.S. President Barack Obama has declared that there is a major disaster in New Jersey and plans to visit the state on Sunday. According to information from the White House, Obama has signed a New Jersey disaster declaration and has ordered that federal aid supplement the state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene.
Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner has asked President Obama to move his Sept. 7 speech to the next day -- possibly to avoid a conflict with an already scheduled Republican primary debate.
James Hansen, a NASA scientist who famously gave congressional testimony on the environmental impacts of global warming back in 1988, was arrested outside of the White House on Monday.
Rick Perry is surging in recent polls into the lead of the race for the Republican party's presidential nomination. It's easy to see why, from among some prominent things he's been known to tote around, including God, Texas and a gun.
Obama will speak to Congress about jobs, economy on Sept. 7.
The Obama administration is considering unveiling new plans next week to revive the ailing housing market and reduce foreclosures, including an effort to help troubled borrowers refinance their mortgages.
ATF director Kenneth Melson director and the U.S. attorney in Phoenix have both left their jobs over a sting operation, known as Operation Fast and Furious, that inadvertently provided weapons to dangerous drug cartels.
Daryl Hannah has spent a considerable amount of time in handcuffs
The Obama administration is considering unveiling new plans next week to revive the ailing housing market and reduce foreclosures, including an effort to help troubled borrowers refinance their mortgages.
Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested on Tuesday along with more than 100 others who refused to move while participating in a sit-in protest near the White House against the controversial pipeline expansion project.
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there were a range of policy options available that could create up to a million new U.S. jobs, in remarks ahead of a major economic speech that he will deliver next week.
Forget the struggling economy. There's one U.S. industry -- Big Politics -- that is looking ahead to a record year in 2012.
