Michael D Shear The New York Times

Republican lawmakers spent more than eight hours aggressively questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Perhaps it is nothing more than an accident of timing that as federal workers brace for a summer filled with unpaid furlough days, their leaders are traveling the nation and globe on trips that exude luxury.

President Obama called on Congress to produce a fiscal plan that could be passed with votes from both parties, as House Republican leaders sought support from their restive caucus and Senate Democrats suggested they might move ahead with their own plan."Any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan," Mr. Obama said. "I urge Democrats and Republi...

US President Obama posted a copy of his "long-form" birth certificate from the state of Hawaii, hoping to finally end a long-simmering conspiracy theory among some conservatives who asserted falsely that he was not born in the United States and was not a legitimate president.The birth certificate, which is posted online at the White House Web site,...

President Obama confirmed Monday morning that he will seek another four years in the White House, beginning a re-election campaign that will ask Americans to endorse the status quo over the increasingly vocal calls from Republicans for a fresh start in Washington.Facing turmoil in the Middle East, ongoing military action in Libya and the threat of ...

A subdued US President Barack Obama acknowledged the drubbing his party took at the polls on Tuesday night, promising to "work harder" to build consensus and admitting that Tuesday had been a long night for him."Some election nights are more fun than others," he told reporters in the East Room of the White House. "Some are exhilarating. Some are hu...

Republican lawmakers spent more than eight hours aggressively questioning Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday, seeking to build a case that the former secretary of state had been derelict in her duty to secure the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Perhaps it is nothing more than an accident of timing that as federal workers brace for a summer filled with unpaid furlough days, their leaders are traveling the nation and globe on trips that exude luxury.

President Obama called on Congress to produce a fiscal plan that could be passed with votes from both parties, as House Republican leaders sought support from their restive caucus and Senate Democrats suggested they might move ahead with their own plan."Any solution to avoid default must be bipartisan," Mr. Obama said. "I urge Democrats and Republi...

US President Obama posted a copy of his "long-form" birth certificate from the state of Hawaii, hoping to finally end a long-simmering conspiracy theory among some conservatives who asserted falsely that he was not born in the United States and was not a legitimate president.The birth certificate, which is posted online at the White House Web site,...

President Obama confirmed Monday morning that he will seek another four years in the White House, beginning a re-election campaign that will ask Americans to endorse the status quo over the increasingly vocal calls from Republicans for a fresh start in Washington.Facing turmoil in the Middle East, ongoing military action in Libya and the threat of ...

A subdued US President Barack Obama acknowledged the drubbing his party took at the polls on Tuesday night, promising to "work harder" to build consensus and admitting that Tuesday had been a long night for him."Some election nights are more fun than others," he told reporters in the East Room of the White House. "Some are exhilarating. Some are hu...