After years of debate and a fundraising campaign launched by investor Warren Buffett, the U.N. atomic agency decided Friday to set up a $150 million
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Friday, praised U.S. troops for their sacrifice and ‘important
The newly created independent political groups known as super PACs, which raised and spent millions of dollars on last month’s elections, drew much of their
Top commanders of the Army, Air Force and Navy highlighted the fissures of a military struggling with how to end “don’t ask, don’t tell” as
The Obama administration proposed listing six subspecies of ice-dependent seals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act on the grounds that diminishing sea ice in
When Roger C. Altman was spotted at the White House for a second time, speculation reignited that the investment banker is a leading candidate to
In a rare face-to-face, she urges them toward “constructive engagement” in nuke talks. Read more…
Eleven of the 18 members of President Obama’s fiscal commission voted Friday to embrace a bipartisan commission’s controversial plan to slash deficits by nearly $4
A new poll in Massachusetts suggests that Republican Senator Scott Brown is in relatively good shape for re-election. But is he? Read more…
Rangel’s friends took note of the “no” votes on the scoreboard on the southern wall of the chamber. Read more…