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One one of the Senate's most senior Republicans called President Barack Obama stupid in tweet Saturday, his staff confirmed.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said President Barack Obama's remarks about the Supreme Court striking down the Affordable Care Act were fully consistent with the principles of judicial review.

Today is National Tell A Lie Day. What better way to celebrate this April 4 holiday than to take a look at some of the best -- or worst -- whoppers told by the five men who are running for the U.S. presidency? Romney, Obama, Santorum, Gingrich, Paul... no one is exempt.

President Barack Obama took an opening shot at conservative justices on the Supreme Court on Monday, warning that a rejection of his sweeping healthcare law would be an act of judicial activism that Republicans say they abhor.

I'm confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step in overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected Congress, the president said.

Georgetown law student and women issues advocate Sandra Fluke said she hopes that President Barack Obama's signature health care law is upheld in the Supreme Court because it is critical for women.

A coalition of advocacy groups is asking the United Nations to intervene to help stop California's widespread use of solitary confinement, saying the routine isolation of inmates is akin to torture.

Mitt Romney won Illinois' Republican presidential primary and dramatically increased his chances to become his party's 2012 nominee, largely due to the support of moderate conservatives and voters who thought he was the candidate with the best chance to beat President Barack Obama in November.

Geir Haarde presided over the Iceland's economic meltdown which saw the collapse its three main banks, its currency nosedive and soaring inflation, costing the country billions of dollars.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will have no problem getting election to his third term as president, a state polling agency determined on Monday.

An anti-NDAA law was introduced by five Washington state Republican lawmakers this week.

Get a glimpse inside Romney's headquarters for the 2012 New Hampshire primary, and meet some of the volunteers who helped him get elected. Then, travel with IBTimes to the results party, where Romney's family greeted supporters and promised to turn the Granite State red. What drew New Hampshire to Romney? Why do voters believe he'll make the best president?

The president's recess appointment power under the Constitution is not without its ambiguities, and the president's use of this power in light of these ambiguities has given rise to significant political and legal controversy since the beginning of the Republic.

The Montana Supreme Court rejected an attempt to overturn a state ban on corporate political spending in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

The tragic shooting death of Officer Peter Figoski highlights the need for control of illegal firearms in New York. This is now being addressed by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who recently announced this month that she will back a bill to target those gun dealers and criminals involved in bringing guns illegally into New York State.

The tragic shooting death of Officer Peter Figoski highlights the need for control of illegal firearms in New York. This is now being addressed by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who recently announced this month that she will back a bill to target those gun dealers and criminals involved in bringing guns illegally into New York State.

The PJD's victory is a victory for democracy, Fassi said.

Morocco is in the midst of parliamentary elections, following the establishment of a new constitution (approved by referendum in July), one of the reforms enacted by King Mohamed VI.

Slovakia's parliament ratified a plan to bolster the Eurozone's EFSF rescue fund on Thursday, after voting to hold an early election as demanded by the opposition.

Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in the U.S. Senate, was confirmed on Wednesday to serve as a justice on California's top court.

Answers in Genesis, the Christian ministry behind the Creation Museum, is set to build a new theme park called The Ark Encounter, that will feature a life-sized wooden Noah's Ark replica.