While the Republican Party has to broaden its appeal to have a future, it still controls more than half of the U.S. state legislatures.
Ghana's presidential election pits incumbent John Mahama against challenger Nana Akufo-Addo, with fear of corruption as the backdrop.
Asian markets fell in the week with the investor sentiment turning negative following the concerns about the U.S. facing a “fiscal cliff” consisting of tax increases and spending cuts at the beginning of next year.
After Barack Obama gained a second term in office as a result of the U.S. presidential election Tuesday, business magnate and reality-television star Donald Trump went on a lengthy Twitter rant, calling in part for a revolution against Obama. Now, in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump revealed he has “no regrets” about the rant.
Ashley Judd may be stepping away from acting to pursue another role. Judd has been getting plenty of ink regarding a possible turn as a U.S. senator for Kentucky.
Daniel Day-Lewis has been at the center of speculation as a potential Academy Award winner as the best actor in a leading role ever since the first “Lincoln” trailer hit the Internet. However, the actor's inspiration in portraying Abraham Lincoln may have come more from “Team of Rivals,” the biography on which “Lincoln” is based, than from historical lore.
Move to Canada, eh? Conservative Americans are thinking about it.
The Muslim Brotherhood-dominated Egypt government has had its ups/downs with Obama. Now, Cairo's message is clear: help improve our economy.
Trump went after "You've Been Trumped" filmmaker Anthony Baxter in a volley of six tweets
The Army general who heads the CIA submitted his letter of resignation on Friday, and it was accepted by the President.
Of all the political reactions from around the world to Obama's re-election, the one from Mario Borghezio, an Italian member of the European Parliament, takes the cake for un-diplomatic vulgarity and just plain weirdness.
An encouraged Barack Obama has invited congressional leaders to the White House for the beginning of fiscal-cliff talks next week.
Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit Myanmar to urge further democratic reforms.
President Obama will add to the fiscal cliff discussion on Friday, when he is expected to talk about what's needed to cut the nation's deficit.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called President Barack Obama to congratulate him on his re-election. Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential nominee, had to settle for a condolence e-mail from the New Jersey governor, who is also a Republican.
Conservatives need escapism, too. Johnny Ramone, Alice Cooper and the Beach Boys are a few of the Republican rockers who made IBTimes' post-election playlist for cranky conservatives.
President Barack Obama said he thinks he "can do that move," otherwise known as the dance craze "Gangnam Style."
The Nobel Prize winner says the crisis resulted from past concessions, so Obama shouldn't cut a deal unless he wants it to become the norm.
If anyone was wondering how Obama got re-elected President, Texas Rep. Ron Paul blames the check-receiving majority.
President Obama cried during a speech to his staffers the morning after his historic re-election
The U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open Friday ahead of the Labor Department's import price index and the University of Michigan’s index of consumer sentiment.
U.S. President Barack Obama was overcome by emotion as he thanked his campaign staff at their Chicago headquarters a day after he won the second term. A video shows the President wiping away tears during the speech.
