Details emerge on Rep. McKeon's Countrywide loan
Documents detail the terms of a discounted mortgage loan received by U.S. Rep. Howard McKeon from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, according to a published report.
The fight begins: Obama's budget going to Congress
The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To help a weak economy, Obama's proposal Monday requests increases in transportation, education and other areas.
Details emerge on Rep. McKeon's Countrywide loan
Documents detail the terms of a discounted mortgage loan received by U.S. Rep. Howard McKeon from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp. under a VIP program, according to a published report.
U.S. is eager to check out China's future president
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrives in the United States on Monday for a high-profile visit where he'll be honored as if he were the president of China - the post he's expected to take next year.
Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling.
USAID contractor case renews debate on tactics
It was part of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier: a government agency to work with developing countries around the world and spread democracy in the process.
AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip that experts say is often used by the Pentagon and the CIA to make satellite signals virtually impossible to track.
White House: Matter of time before Assad falls
President Barack Obama's chief of staff says it's only a matter of time before the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad collapses.
SPIN METER: Romney backed earmarks as governor
Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favorable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts.
Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base
The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing their conservative credentials to attract the right-leaning activists who dominate the nominating contests.
Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state where Romney grew up.
Obama sees sunnier political outlook, but clouds remain
President Barack Obama's long-sluggish poll numbers have inched up, the unemployment rate has dropped five months in a row, the stock market shows signs of life and the Republican presidential contenders are slicing each other up in a primary battle that shows no sign of ending soon.
Romney's good day: wins conservatives, Maine caucus
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got a much-needed boost Saturday, winning a key symbolic vote over former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania among some of the nation's most active Republican voters and besting the field in the Maine caucuses.
Romney's good day; wins conservatives, Maine caucus
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney got a much-needed boost Saturday, winning a key symbolic vote over former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania among some of the nation's most active Republican voters and besting the field in the Maine caucuses.
The fight begins: Obama's budget going to Congress
The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy. To help a weak economy, Obama's proposal Monday requests increases in transportation, education and other areas.
Obama budget seeks to boost trade enforcement
President Barack Obama's new budget proposal will ask Congress to devote millions for a new trade enforcement center and more U.S. inspectors in China as the administration takes aim at unfair trade practices abroad, a senior administration official said Saturday.
First lady walks 'the platypus walk'
Add another dance move to Michelle Obama's repertoire. This one has to do with a certain celebrity platypus.
First lady's trips boost health _ and her husband
In just the past few days, she's danced with cheering school kids, chatted with troops, swapped ideas with busy parents and engaged in a friendly cooking competition with stars from "Top Chef."
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