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US President Barack Obama's most senior diplomatic and military aides worked Wednesday to shelter his new Afghan "surge" strategy from skeptical lawmakers' bruising questions and criticisms.
A day after President Barack Obama committed an additional 30,000 troops to fight the war in Afghanistan, Fort Drum's commander says his soldiers are ready to deploy if needed.
Washington - Thirteen embryonic stem cell lines were approved for use Wednesday by federally-funded US researchers, making them the first among scores of cell colonies likely to become available under a new policy outlined by President Barack Obama i...
Jerusalem - The Israeli government Wednesday authorized the construction of another 84 new homes in West Bank settlements, despite the building moratorium it announced last week, Israel Radio reported. Last week, Israel okay-ed the construction of 28...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Barack Obama's first state dinner. Tareq and Michaele Salahi pressed the friendly Pentagon aide for four days to score tickets to the big event. By their own admission in the e-mails, they showed up at the White House gates at 6:30 p.m. on ...
A lot of people are talking about President Barack Obama's plan to send more troops to Afghanistan. Rep. James Smith is somewhat of a de facto expert on Afghanistan -- he spent 8 months there with the 218th Infantry Division.
Stem cells taken from days-old human embryos can be kept alive indefinitely in solution, and have the ability to turn into about 200 cell types in the body. Use of these so-called cell lines is opposed by some people because extracting them destroys the embryos.
WASHINGTON — On the eve of President Barack Obama's jobs forum, the White House is warming to ...
“Lobbying” is loosely defined, misunderstood and abused — but affects every citizen and taxpayer — local, state and federal.
The U.S. government is looking for up to 7,000 additional troops for Afghanistan from its NATO allies. But few countries in Europe are rushing to fill the void. Germany and France want to wait until the Afghanistan conference at the end of January.
Iran's leaders continue to reject compromises over their nuclear program and are rebuffing the IAEA. The West is likely to respond with tighter sanctions, but that is unlikely to satisfy Israel, which has attack plans already drawn up.
The Obama administration sought Wednesday to win firmer backing from Islamabad in fighting extremism by pledging to sharply step up support for Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation wary of US actions.
The United States should set a goal of doubling exports over the next five years, a U.S. business group urged President Barack Obama ahead of a White House jobs forum Thursday.
Leech Lake Reservation Chairman Archie LaRose was at the White House Tribal Nations Conference Nov. 5, where he met President Barack Obama.
Kentuckians eligible for Congress' most recent extension of jobless benefits can file claims now rather than having to wait, a state agency said Wednesday.
Veterans carefully listened to President Barack Obama detail his plan for Afghanistan.
