BARACK OBAMA

“There’s times I will admit at night, when I have a really fat briefing book, I might have the game on with the sound off," Obama said.

Romney has judged the likely Republican contenders for the 2016 presidential election as weak, and is considering a third attempt.

House Speaker John Boehner successfully marshaled his forces in Thursday's skirmish, passing the $1.1 trillion spending bill.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said India was placing more importance on "money" than "values" by welcoming Crimean leader.

The House passed the spending bill late Thursday night. Here are the 57 Democrats who voted for it, despite fierce party infighting.

It was a victory for House Speaker John Boehner and President Barack Obama. And, a shutdown was averted.

The Office of Management and Budget held a conference call Thursday to discuss contingency plans with federal agencies.

A shutdown looks increasingly possible as Democrats fight over the cromnibus. The White House is pushing Dems to accept a bill they hate.

Just before the House was to vote on a bill to avoid a shutdown, leadership called for a recess. And the Dow dropped. Time to worry?

Official portraits aren't funded in the new budget bill. Check out the full 2015 budget here.

Some Republicans don't think the budget bill punishes Obama enough, while Democrats are peeved about rollbacks to financial reform.

Time has run out to pass a $1.1 trillion spending bill, but Congress seems set to avoid another government shutdown. Here's why.

"Torture programs right after 9/11 have made the matter of terrorism worse," said Juan Mendez, the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture.

The U.S. Senate's massive report on CIA torture contains not so much as one syllable of recommended reforms to the spy agency.

Ansar al-Shariah, an al Qaeda affiliate, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack on Al Anad air base.

In a flip-flop of geopolitical ties in the region of late, Russia has grown friendlier with Pakistan while the U.S. has warmed up to India.

An official of the militant group argued that Washington had "foolishly" chosen armed force over negotiation.

The $1.1 trillion bill included a slew of provisions Republicans pushed for, and almost no concessions for Democrats.

The CIA operated "black site" detention facilities in nations around the world, where it held and interrogted terror suspects in the aftermath of 9/11.

Defeated Sen. Mark Udall blasted the CIA in the wake of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the use of harsh interrogation techniques.

Six months after taking Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, the Islamic State group appears stymied in efforts to also take Baghdad.