BARACK OBAMA

President Obama showed off his funny side on the "Late Show with David Letterman" Monday night.

President Obama on Tuesday will nominate Marine Corps' Commandant Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. officials said on Monday.

President Obama has launched the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, a nonprofit to build on the work of his White House initiative for young men of color.

The U.S. Navy is now escorting both American- and British-flagged vessels along Iran's southern coast after Iranian forces seized a ship last week.

In order to win the support of leading activists, Clinton still has to prove she's serious about immigration reform.

Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, a Republican, launched his presidential campaign Monday and noted that he was proud he has never run for public office.

The country's top weather tracker warned that the nation faces rising threats from typhoons, floods, droughts and heat waves.

Pamela Geller is president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative.

Approaching an especially expensive election, the FEC can’t seem to agree on anything.

A new campaign tactic from Hillary Clinton has the presidential candidate calling your mom on Mother's Day.

The U.S. secretary of state plans to address during his visit ways to counter the terrorist group al-Shabab, among other issues.

Ben Carson's exploratory committee sent out a "final email" Saturday indicating he would make a decision on 2016 Monday.

"These six officers would not have been charged if it weren’t for that video.”

President Obama and civil rights leaders reacted to the announcement of charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.

Ohio Governor John Kasich said on Friday his 2016 presidential aspirations depend on whether he can raise enough money to compete with a host of rivals for the Republican nomination.

It's a nice chunk of change for the Vermont independent, but a drop in the ocean of what could be a $4 billion presidential race.

Amid the ongoing Baltimore protests, the Obama administration announced it will provide $20M to local police forces to purchase officer-worn body cameras.

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first joint House-Senate budget plan in six years on Thursday, a measure that aids the party's goal of dismantling President Barack Obama's signature healthcare reform law this year.

Jeb Bush will spend the next year defending positions that don’t always sit well with the GOP's conservative wing. On Thursday, he test-drove his defense of those positions.

Jeb Bush argued Thursday that now isn't the time to talk about the "grand societal problems" facing Baltimore and other cities.

First lady Michelle Obama wore a gorgeous blue design from Tadashi Shoji.