WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed John Brennan to be CIA director Thursday after the Obama administration bowed to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shifting course in the face of political gridlock, President Barack Obama is making rare overtures to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel was sworn in as Defense Secretary, and took charge of the Defense Department with deep bu...

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta will have to stay on the job a little bit longer.Senators failed Thursday night to move tow...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading Republican senator is threatening to hold up Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama&...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public suppo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhau...

By DEVIN DWYER and JONATHAN KARL (ABC NEWS) -- Two weeks before his inauguration, and with more "fiscal cliffs" on ...

By JONATHAN KARL and DEVIN DWYER/ABC NEWSWith the "fiscal cliff" crisis behind him, President Obama is poised to na...

By Elizabeth Hartfield and Sunlen Miller/ABC NEWSNov 14, 2012President Obama was visibly angry today after Sens. John McCain ...

By SARAH PARNASS/ABC NEWSNov. 14, 2012While the FBI was investigating the director of the CIA, a top U.S. general and a Flori...

from ABC NewsOne of Barack Obama's promises during the 2008 campaign involved "cap and trade," the system envir...

from CNNLess than 48 hours before primaries in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney received a key endorsement from Arizona'...