WHITE HOUSE

The White House said on Wednesday it was looking at ways to end a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has halted airport construction projects employing thousands of people and extended the summer's political battles.

President Barack Obama will take a three-day campaign-style bus tour through the American Midwest this month, as he tries to refocus attention on jobs seen as vital to his chances of winning re-election in 2012.

Security experts announced on Wednesday the discovery of an unprecedented series of cyber attacks spanning five years that affected the networks of 72 organizations globally, including the United Nations, governments and corporations.

A homeless man was the cause of a heightened security alert in Washington D.C., Wednesday after jumping the White House fence, though he was immediately apprehended by gun-pointing Secret Service agents.

Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, aged 31, is the king of Bhutan, a tiny kingdom in the Himalayas. He was born February 21, 1980 (when Obama was already in college).

House Representative Doug Lamborn told a Colorado radio show that being associated with President Obama's policies is like "touching a tar baby." He apologized for the remark on Wednesday.

With Medicare at the top of lawmakers' fall agenda, Tea Party movement leaders hope to ignite support for Republican plans to transform the popular federal healthcare program for the elderly.

As the FAA shuts down, ticket holders and prospective flyers could experience cheaper flights- for now.

If you had his job, you'd probably have some grey hair too

President Barack Obama suffered a defeat in the battle over raising the U.S. debt limit that may have repercussions for his efforts to restore growth to the U.S. economy and win re-election in 2012.

The chaotic and often ugly debt-ceiling talks managed to avert a potential economic catastrophe but inflicted new damage to the political reputations of most of the key players.

President Barack Obama will be celebrating his 50th birthday Wednesday night at Chicago's classy Aragon Ballroom, and he's looking for a specific type of present for the midlife milestone: campaign contributions.

Would distributing $3,000 gift cards to every American over age 16 get the U.S. economy out of its slump, and create more jobs? The tactic is unconventional, but if the economy doesn't start creating more jobs soon, Congressional leaders may have to implement the unconventional.

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama signed a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, preventing the nation from defaulting for the first time in its history.

President Barack Obama suffered a defeat in the battle over raising the U.S. debt limit that may have repercussions for his efforts to restore growth to the U.S. economy and win re-election in 2012.

A homeless man was taken into Secret Service custody on Tuesday after he climbed over the White House fence.

The Senate finally voted 74-26 to raise the debt ceiling to over 2 trillion dollars this afternoon and slash federal spending by a similar amount. As soon as President Obama officially signed the bill in the White House to allow the nation to continue borrowing money while increasing citizen taxes, he told America "Everyone is going to have to chip in. It's only fair."

Ashton Carter nominated by Obama as new deputy secretary of defense.

The U.S.' debt woes still threaten the global economy despite a last-minute deal struck by the White House and political party leaders, China's main official newspaper said on Tuesday, nonetheless adding there was no short-term escape from the dominance of the dollar.

Tea Party conservatives scored their biggest political triumph with a debt-ceiling deal that cuts federal spending, but their hardline tactics could risk a voter backlash in the 2012 elections.

Establishing the contours of a massive debt deal consumed all of Congress, but filling in the $1.5 trillion details will be the responsibility of a mere dozen lawmakers.