BARACK OBAMA

President Barack Obama celebrated his re-election by posting a photo of himself with First Lady Michelle Obama, and it's become the most re-tweeted picture in history.

Obama, now a graying statesman, has come far from the youthful outsider who dared Americans to hope for real social/political change in 2008.

The reaction to President Obama's victory apparently broke several records on Twitter, the social media site reported.

Barack Obama has won the election with a comfortable margin and is set to embark on his second tenure at the White House. In a presidential race that was tight till the end with volatile opinion poll results indicating a cliffhanger, Obama has come out as a clear winner.

In his victory speech at the McCormick Place arena, the president highlighted what keeps America together to close the bitter 2012 election season.

Messages from the world leaders have started pouring in congratulating U.S. President Barack Obama on winning a second term, even as nations weigh in on what his victory could mean to them.

The U.S. stock index futures point to a higher open Wednesday as investor sentiment was lifted following the re-election of Barack Obama as the President.

In his 2012 Election Day victory speech, U.S. President Barack Obama was optimistic that "the best is yet to come" for America.

Crude oil prices declined slightly in Asian trading Wednesday and hovers above $88 a barrel after surging in the previous session.

Most of the Asian markets gained Wednesday as investor sentiment rose following the re-election of Barack Obama as U.S. President.

Mitt Romney was adamant until the last minute that he had not written a concession speech, but ultimately he had to deliver one. Here is the text of what he told supporters in Boston.

The biggest wins for marriage equality advocates were the projected approvals of measures in Maryland, Maine and Washington state that would make them the first states in the nation to vote to allow same-sex marriage via referendum.

Crediting Obama with the revival of the domestic auto industry, the UAW congratulated the president on his reelection Tuesday and thanked him for betting on them.

The House retained its Republican leadership, but the results of several races are still up in the air.

Democrat Claire McCaskill has been projected to keep her Missouri Senate seat. McCaskill's opponent, Republican Todd Akin had made a name for himself earlier in the year for his “legitimate rape” comments.

The 2012 campaign is officially over -- and President Barack Obama got four more years.

President Barack Obama has carried the key states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, media organizations projected Tuesday night.

It's Election Night which means the end of months of campaigning, countless hours on the road and thousands of miles trekked across America for President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Naturally, there is stress as the results trickle in, so how are the candidates trying to relax?

It's Election Night in America and millions of Americans are going to their local polls and casting their vote. Some are taking their civic responsibility quite seriously and casting their vote for...Roseanne Barr.

Here's a roundup of some of the polling problems reported across the nation on Election Day.