Do you know how many rooms are in the White House? Not much is known about the Washington D.C. mansion that has housed some of the most glorious leaders this world has ever seen. Here are 15 fun facts about the White House that you might not have known before today.
Newt Gingrich is said to have bought $1 million worth of jewelry to buy off his hesitant wife who did not want him to run for president, writes the Daily Mail. The revelations come in a new e-book, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, written by Real Clear Politics' Tom Bevan and Carl Cannon. No sources are named.
Romney has no real ideology or political philosophy behind him (hence, the endless flip-flops on various topics). Many of the Republican Party's right-wing do not like nor trust him.
Richard Smith, a retired attorney and U.S Navy veteran, has a message for Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and the rest of the special bipartisan committee in Congress that is trying to reach a deal to cut the deficit.
We find that Supreme Court justices are significantly more predictable than one would expect from 'ideally independent' justices in 'ideal courts,' that is, independently evaluating cases on merits, free of ideology, a new study says.
Tar Sands Action, an environmental organization responsible for organizing the massive Keystone XL pipeline protests, said the Obama administration's decision to delay approval for the project is a major success for the green movement.
Gunshots were reportedly fired on Friday night, between the White House and the Washington Monument, at around 9 p.m.
Gunshots were reported near the White House in Washington Friday night, triggering alarm among law-enforcement authorities.
On the eve of the day meant to remember those who fought for the U.S., the Senate passed a portion of President Barack Obama's jobs plan, a mix of increased benefits and tax incentives to hire veteran enduring prolonged unemployment. The vote accompanied U.S. companies promising to provide 100,000 jobs for veterans.
Let’s stop worrying about titles and start doing the work that got us there before.
The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after the 2012 U.S. election, bowing to pressure from environmentalists and sparing President Barack Obama a damaging split with liberal voters he may need to win reelection.
A group of 70 corporations, trade groups and organizations filed a brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
The United States said on Thursday it will study a new route for the Keystone XL Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, delaying any final approval beyond the U.S. 2012 election and sparing U.S. President Barack Obama a politically risky decision during an election year.
For 53 cringe-inducing seconds on live television on Wednesday night, Rick Perry's brain froze. Those 53 seconds may have destroyed his presidential campaign. Here's why.
Owing to the negative publicity by some conservatives, the US Department of Agriculture is re-assessing a 15 percent tax on purchase of Christmas trees.
E-mails made public by the U.S. House of Representatives appear to show a major donor to President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and investor in Solyndra discussed federal loans to the solar company with officials, despite White House assertions to the contrary.
In a breaking news development, the Obama administration has decided to revisit the idea of the supposed Christmas Tree Tax.
The Republican members of the Congressional budget deficit super committee offered a mixed bag of reduced deductions and tax cuts in an effort to jumpstart discussions to close at least a $1.2 trillion hole in the national deficit. But the plan was dismissed by Democrats as minimal in concessions.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that federal government employees make considerably less than private sector workers in the same position.
K5 International has nabbed international rights to Benaroya Pictures' Elvis & Nixon, the companies said Tuesday.
French President Sarkozy was overheard telling President Obama that Prime Minister Netanyahu is a liar after a G20 summit press conference.
In addition to proclaiming that Massachusetts U.S. Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren is a socialist, Paul also said public schooling is a socialist thing.
