BARACK OBAMA

Even without standard-bearers Allen West and Joe Walsh, the tea party's still very much alive and kicking.

The ASEAN Summit ended with little mention of territorial disputes. Leaders were far more concerned about keeping trade alive.

The defeated presidential candidate was spotted by Reddit and Twitter users recently in California. No longer protected by the Secret Service, he was alone -- and a little disheveled.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hastily departed to the Middle East Tuesday from her Asia tour with President Barack Obama attending the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, to join efforts to broker truce between Israel and Palestinian militants.

U.S. President Barack Obama, in his first meeting with China’s outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao since the presidential election, overlooked the maritime disputes between the Southeast and East Asian nations and instead laid the emphasis on establishing clear rules for trade and investment between the U.S. and China.

Asian stock markets mostly advanced Tuesday as sentiment turned positive overnight on hopes that U.S. lawmakers will soon arrive at a consensus to avoid the "fiscal cliff.”

The U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open Tuesday ahead of the Census Bureau’s data on housing starts and building permits.

Israeli bombs and Hamas rockets continued to fly as Netanyahu's Cabinet considered a truce offer.

McKayla Maroney and President Obama posed with the "not impressed" face.

In a letter to Obama Monday, almost 100 House Republicans said Rice intentionally misled Americans in the days after the Benghazi attack.

Barack Obama's friendly kiss of Aung Sang Suu Kyi may not have intended to offend, but public displays of affection are discouraged across Asia.

Newt Gingrich and Bobby Jindal have been intensely critical of Mitt Romney's claim that the Obama campaign gave voters "gifts" -- in the form of funding -- in exchange for votes.

The summer is past and cooler temperatures prevail throughout the Middle East. What a season for a good fight.

GOP govs were waiting to see what a President Romney would do to Obamacare. Now they are mulling the law's insurance exchanges.

The latest presidential election and cable TV news coverage underscored the extremely polarized state of politics in the contemporary U.S.

Mike Ditka is a throwback to a long-vanished America.

U.S. President Barack Obama Monday lauded the courage of fellow Nobel Peace laureate and Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has relentlessly fought for establishing democracy in the former pariah country.

In his historic visit to Myanmar Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the country’s shift to democracy and pushed for further reforms.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Monday ahead of the National Association of Realtors' home sales report.

Crude oil prices advanced in Asia Monday on fears that growing tensions in the Middle East may threaten supplies.

Most of the Asian markets rose Monday as investor sentiment turned positive amid hopes that the U.S. congressional leaders will come to an agreement with President Barack Obama in taking the measures to overcome the lingering fiscal cliff.