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Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus compared President Barack Obama to disgraced cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino, who allegedly abandoned the sinking Costa Concordia in an accident that left 17 passengers dead off the coast of Tuscany.

Vice President Joe Biden admitted over the weekend that, when President Barack Obama had to decide whether to authorize the May 2 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Biden advised him not to do so.

The possible release of detained Taliban leaders is likely to join Iran's nuclear ambitions at the top of a busy agenda when the top seven American intelligence chiefs testify before the Congress this week.

Watch Obama's post-State of the Union Hangout via live stream here.

Whitehouse confirmed Monday that he and at least two co-sponsors will introduce a bill on Wednesday requiring millionaires to pay a 30 percent tax rate on their income.

State and federal officials are close to a settlement with the largest U.S. banks over mortgage abuses, with states facing an end-of-the-week deadline to decide whether they will sign on, people close to the talks said.

Obama's YouTube and Google Plus Hangout post-State of the Union conversation is available to watch via live stream here.

More than a year after a wave of popular uprisings swept across the Arab world, the White House spent Monday responding to the chaos the Arab Spring has unleashed in Syria and Egypt.

Why the White House's attempts to hear from Americans is a magnet for marijuana legalization advocates.

Newt Gingrich would like to make Saul Alinsky the bogeyman of the 2012 campaign -- never mind that he misrepresents almost everything about Alinsky, and never mind that Alinsky's tactics have been adopted by the Tea Party and by Gingrich himself.

Senate Republicans plan to introduce a bill that would allow Congress to bypass the executive branch in order to green-light construction for the contentious Keystone XL pipeline.

President Obama's re-election campaign told the Center of Responsive Politics it plans to refund federal lobbyist donations that slipped through the cracks last year.

Rihanna recently dropped $160,000 for new artwork, a Swarovski crystal bedazzled Marilyn Monroe portrait created by British artist Claire Milner that glistens in the light because she reportedly identifies with the fallen star.

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has invoking the name of Saul Alinsky often to describe the danger a second term for President Barack Obama could bring to America. Twice, at his victory speech at South Carolina and in a Florida debate, Gingrich has accused Obama of shaping America to reflect the ideals of Alinsky. Who, however, is Saul Alinsky? Is he evil personified, as Gingrich suggests? And why is he unwilling to throw any light on this person? He says nothing ...

Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul has won another straw poll in Virginia, the Madison Liberty group announced over the weekend.

More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since nationwide economic protests began last year.

White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich has edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, with just two days remaining before the state's Republican primary, according to results of a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Sunday.

Gunmen bombed a police station Sunday outside Nigeria's second city Kano, the police and witnesses said, leading to an hour of gunbattles in a region plagued by attacks from Islamist sect Boko Haram.

Republicans will try again to force the administration to approve the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline, this time by attaching it to a highway bill up next month, House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday.

At Last, Etta James' signature piece, was sung to perfection by Christina Aguilera at the funeral of the legendary rhythm-and-blues singer on Saturday. Stars came out to pay tribute to James. Not only Aguilera but also Stevie Wonder, who performed three songs, including Shelter in the Rain.

A new team of U.S. trade enforcers will make countries think twice about putting up unfair barriers to American exports, President Barack Obama's top trade official said.