BARACK OBAMA

President Obama and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer sparked controversy with the picture of a close, seemingly heated conversation between them on the tarmac on Wednesday, right after the president landed outside Phoenix. Shortly after President Obama stepped out of Air Force One and greeted the governor, she handed him a letter, which was followed by the uncomfortable photographed moment when Brewer pointed her finger towards Obama's face.

The landmark Massachusetts health care law signed by then-governor Mitt Romney has extended coverage to more residents and boosted self-reported health but has done little to control mounting costs, a new report found.

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called on Wednesday for a base on the moon and an expanded federal purse for prize money to stimulate private-sector space projects.

Like many Americans across the country, the Patriots wide-receiver tuned in to the State of the Union Tuesday night. One particular politician on the screen attracted his attention, but it wasn't President Barack Obama--it was frowning Speaker John Boehner

The Navy SEALs strike that rescued two Western aid workers on Tuesday, coming as the Pentagon begins detailing how it will adapt to massive budget cuts, reflects a shifting emphasis toward elite, nimble units that can carry out targeted operations.

A January poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation said more Americans believe the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn the Affordable Care Act's insurance mandate, but will base their decisions on ideology, instead of legal analysis.

DeLay, a colleague of Gingrich's during his time in the House, said the presidential hopeful is not a true conservative.

When Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer confronted President Barack Obama on a tarmac and thrust an accusing finger at him, it was a small skirmish in a larger battle between Brewer and the Obama administration.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said President Barack Obama's decision to expand investigations into home lending and sales of mortgage securities could stop settlement talks with the states over foreclosure practices.

A day after his confrontational election-year State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had a tense exchange with Arizona's Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday as she greeted Air Force One in Phoenix.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday, greeted President Barack Obama on the tarmac when he arrived outside Phoenix but the two leaders were seen in what appears to be a heated exchange. A photograph shows Brewer getting into the president's face and pointing her finger at him.

Republican Gov. Jan Brewer and Obama had a tense conversation as the president arrived in her home state of Arizona

A day after his confrontational election-year State of the Union address, President Barack Obama had a tense exchange with Arizona's Republican governor Wednesday as she greeted Air Force One in Phoenix.

Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to U.S. taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday he would not expect to be asked to continue as Treasury chief if President Barack Obama wins re-election.

Arab League monitors said the withdrawal of colleagues by Gulf Arab states would not hinder their work in Syria while France and Britain Wednesday joined efforts at the United Nations to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Pollsters who used dial meters to track voters' reaction to the State of the Union said President Obama's call to invest in renewable energy received one of the most positive reactions of the night.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were "tough where they need to be tough."

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sought to calm fears that the Obama administration's bank reforms were hostile to the U.S. financial industry, saying on Wednesday the reforms were tough where they need to be tough.

President Barack Obama sure does have a knack for contradicting himself.

After Jessica Buchanan's rescue from Somali pirates by the elite Navy force, everyone wants to know: who is SEAL Team 6? Find out what missions SEAL Team 6 has been involved in, how it operates, and what one former sniper thinks of President Obama's work with SEAL Team 6 on the Osama bin Laden raid.