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By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to confirm Sri Srinivasan, 46, a top deputy in the Justice …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes. As described in a White House statement, the key elements of the president's …

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech onforeign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended hisadministration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and ina nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of suchstrikes. As described in a White House statement, the key elements ofthe president's …

Read the text for President Obama’s speech on U.S. counterterrorism policy at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House.

Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:

The economy is recovering, the White House is dealing with multiple controversies, and President Barack Obama appears generally unaffected either way. He's getting no significant uptick in approval from ...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has become an embarrassment to the armed forces. The White House and Congress have demanded …

If you wonder whether (and how) the IRS scandal and related White House shenanigans could backfire on Republicans, watch Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus.

Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., won’t drop it. Despite the White House’s release of Benghazi e-mails that it says show the administration was not playing politics with a security tragedy, the Republican trio has a long list of additional questions, all carrying serious political …

Carole King was was presented with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House last night[...]

If you wonder whether (and how) the IRS scandal and related White House shenanigans could backfire on Republicans, watch Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus.

If you wonder whether (and how) the IRS scandal and related White House shenanigans could backfire on Republicans, watch Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus.

President Barack Obama's spokesman says the White House is facing "legitimate criticisms" for its shifting accounts about who knew what about the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative ...

With a trio of scandals swirling around the White House, President Barack Obama could use some good press. Time magazine did its best to deliver just that on Thursday, releasing some vintage photos of a then 17-year-old Obama on prom night. The magazine obtained the photos from Kelli Allman (née McCormack), Obama's classmate …

The scandals surrounding the White House continue to fascinate late night TV writers rooms. On NBC, Jay Leno continues to question what President Barack Obama knew and when did he know it, invoking the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and suggesting the policy shifted to presidential information. Leno also examined Lois …

As the Obama scandals surround the White House, some conservatives are suggesting that — finally — the media are "getting tough" on Obama. Don't count on it. All our modern experience suggests tough reporting on a Democratic president is more of a temporary sensation than an ongoing trend.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will lay out the rationale for U.S. drone strikes in a speech on Thursday in an effort to be more transparent about his counterterrorism policy, a White House official said. Obama has been pressured from both the left and right to allow greater scrutiny of the secret decision-making …

President Obama, who declared a federal disaster in five Oklahoma counties, said yesterday at the White House that the tornado had been "one of the most destructive in history", and that he had informed aides that "Oklahoma needs to get everything it needs right away." He said Federal Emergency Management Agency officials …

The president will present the 71-year-old singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the East Room on Wednesday night. She is the first woman to receive the award given by the Library of Congress.

By Ira Teinowitz LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Washington is truly feeling the earth move this week as singer-songwriter Carole King is honored with the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for popular song and then saluted in two concerts, one in the White House. King is becoming the first female songwriter to win the prize, …

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and families. Under the legislation introduced by Republican Representatives John …