First lady Michelle Obama joined the 'Tonight Show' host on a different kind of interview couch Thursday night 鈥� in the basement set of a spoof talk show called 'Ew!,' with Jimmy Fallon and Will Ferrell in drag.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) faces questions over documents depicting aides' illegal campaign activity during his first campaign for governor. Walker himself is not implicated, but the situation tests his mettle as he runs for reelection 鈥� and possibly president.
As President Obama meets with leaders from Mexico and Canada, it's fellow Democrats at home who are giving him grief on expanded international trade. The looming fall midterms aren't helping.
Five years after Obama signed the Recovery Act, the White House credits the stimulus with saving millions of jobs and contributing to long-term economic growth. Republicans call the plan a failure and a waste of taxpaper money.
President Obama heads to the parched San Joaquin Valley in central California on Friday to announce executive action on the state's devastating drought. He will also draw a link between extreme weather and climate change.
The surrender by Speaker John Boehner on the debt ceiling can be seen as a sign of strength. He felt confident enough to buck his own caucus and could be setting the GOP on a stronger footing for the midterm elections.
The ballooning federal debt is the tea party's core issue, and the movement feels abandoned by Speaker John Boehner. One tea party leader's response: 'Back to the barricades.'
Businesses with between 50 and 99 employees now have until 2016 to cover their workers. Republicans say the Obamacare change is more proof the president can't be trusted to follow laws.
Congress has until the end of February to raise the federal government鈥檚 borrowing limit, known as the debt ceiling, or the country risks going into default. How is this time different from the previous rounds of debt ceiling politics? Here鈥檚 a guide, plus the context.
Debate is raging over how Obamacare will affect the job market, following a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Here's what the report actually says.
Mitt Romney and his allies are adamant he won't run for president again. But there are signs it could happen: a humanizing documentary, Chris Christie's woes, and Mr. Romney's active role in public life.
A political firestorm erupted Tuesday when the CBO reported that Obamacare could result in many fewer full-time workers in 2021. But the White House insists that's a good thing: Workers will have more choices.
Chris Christie, embattled by Bridge-gate, is now welcome at CPAC 2014, the annual conservative bash, after getting no invitation last year. Perhaps a case of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.'
Embattled NJ Gov. Chris Christie (R) is down to 35 percent favorability nationally in a new ABC/Washington Post poll. But a quarter of Americans still have no opinion of him.
In a meeting with reporters, Obama pollster Joel Benenson also had lots to say about income inequality, immigration reform, and Democratic rising star Wendy Davis.
In the State of the Union address, President Obama called 2014 a 'year of action.' But he made clear he wants Congress to be part of the action. If not, he will act alone, though in limited ways.
This State of the Union address will cover the waterfront, from jobs to Afghanistan, but presidents always throw in a few new nuggets. Obama's big theme this year is income inequality.
A seasoned political correspondent shares how she has approached the tricky subject of politics and other hard news with her kids, turning them into educated citizens who can vote on their own without mom looking over their shoulder.
In the State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama will announce an increase in the minimum wage for new federal contract workers 鈥� part of his plan to make 2014 a 'year of action.'
The Republican National Committee, gathered in Washington, wants to avoid a rerun of 2012, when Mitt Romney was left bruised and broke after the primaries, 20 debates, and a late convention.
