Goverment News
A federal agency has yet to respond to a recommendation to cut the amount of lead in a child's blood that should trigger protective actions.
Posted: May 7, 2012, 12:12 am
Gay rights groups hope Vice President Biden's comments will lead President Obama to endorse same-sex marriage.
Posted: May 6, 2012, 4:31 pm
A top political aide to President Obama rejected Republican criticism that Obama overdid it on celebrating Osama bin Laden's death.
Posted: May 6, 2012, 2:53 pm
Vice President Biden says all the loose chatter of Hillary Rodham Clinton replacing him on President Obama's ticket was frustrating.
Posted: May 6, 2012, 2:05 pm
Robert Caro tries to finish his project on Lyndon Johnson.
Posted: May 6, 2012, 1:09 pm
Federal officials say the National Christmas Tree planted near the White House a year ago has died and is being removed.
Posted: May 6, 2012, 12:43 am
President Obama held the first rally of his campaign in Columbus, Ohio.
Posted: May 5, 2012, 6:00 pm
You've no doubt heard of "swing states" -- now there are "swing markets."
Posted: May 5, 2012, 2:42 pm
President Obama has campaign rallies at colleges in battleground states.
Posted: May 5, 2012, 12:05 pm
The Republicans promoted tax changes while assailing President Obama over the federal debt that exceeds $15.6 trillion.
Posted: May 5, 2012, 10:10 am
President Obama said money used in Afghanistan can help rebuild the USA and pay down its debt.
Posted: May 5, 2012, 10:00 am
The lawyer for a wealthy heiress who provided secret payments to help John Edwards testified Friday Edwards knew the money was for him.
Posted: May 5, 2012, 8:56 am
President Obama paid the price today for making his college basketball picks public.
Posted: May 4, 2012, 9:40 pm
One of the 12 Secret Service agents implicated in the Colombian prostitution scandal failed a polygraph examination, a top lawmaker says.
Posted: May 4, 2012, 8:15 pm
A new sport is emerging on America's college campuses: Make Your Own Super PAC, apparently spurred by comedian Stephen Colbert.
Posted: May 4, 2012, 5:22 pm
