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Petitioners are asking Macy's to dump Donald Trump, after his Twitter meltdown over Obama's re-election, because they feel he's gone too far.

A petition calling for the state of Texas' secession from the United States has received more than 61,000 signatures.

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a lower open Tuesday as investors are expected to be watchful amid fears about the looming fiscal cliff, which consists of tax increases and spending cuts, at the beginning of next year.

In an opinion piece for Politico, Newt Gingrich counseled Republicans to embrace Obama's victory.

While visiting a campaign office in August, Obama congratulated two campaign workers on their engagement.

The Simpsons have turned their sharp satirical eye towards Karl Rove on the latest episode of “The Simpsons.” Rove was the source behind Bart Simpson's blackboard punishment.

Uganda has created a second draft of the "Kills The Gays" Bill.

Palestinian Authority will ask the United Nations to admit Palestine as a “non-member observer state."

Newt Gingrich went on the "Today" show, where he told Matt Lauer that he thought Romney would fare a lot better than he did, though he'd like the Republican party to learn from the ex-Massachusetts governor's loss.

The Weekly Standard editor said the congressional GOP leadership needs to stop “falling on its sword to defend a bunch of millionaires."

Officials were tipped off to an affair between General David Petraeus and his biographer Paula Broadwell after investigators began looking into a complaint that Broadwell was sending harassing emails to a Petraeus family friend, whom she accused of having an inappropriate relationship with the general.

President Obama is reportedly seeking support from business, labor leaders prior to fiscal cliff negotiations with Congress.

Mitt Romney, who lost the presidential elections to Barack Obama, is fast losing his fans in the virtual world. Romney’s online friends started abandoning the friendship as soon as the former conceded defeat.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Monday but investors are expected to be guarded amid the concerns about the looming “fiscal cliff,” which consists of tax increases and spending cuts, at the beginning of next year.

After laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark the Veterans Day Sunday, President Barack Obama pledged support to the veterans and said their needs would be met.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., had no advance warning of the David Petraeus scandal, she said Sunday.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced plans Sunday to revive a bipartisan immigration reform initiative that would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently in the United States.

While most normal Americans are relieved the long 2012 campaign is at last over, for those who can't stop speculating about the next election are focusing on Hillary Clinton.

Political feelings always run high in the home stretch of a campaign, but anyone looking to find the most depressing, offensive comments needed to look no further than Twitter after President Barack Obama won re-election over Mitt Romney.

The political fallout from CIA Director David Petraeus’ resignation only looks to be spreading up with the news an FBI whistleblower alerted House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.