United States of America Politics News

When President Obama tells the nation his revised policy on Afghanistan, he will surely indicate that America's mission in that country is not open-ended in duration, that we will leave when our objectives have been accomplished, and that the objectives...

Does it really matter who is in charge in Washington, Republicans or Democrats? In some ways it does. It's clear that having George W. Bush in the White House in 2003 made it far more likely that we would go...

The United States on Friday reiterated its call for Iran to give a formal response to an UN-backed draft deal over its nuclear program. "Iran has not responded positively to the IAEA proposed agreement for the provision of nuclear fuel...

US security sources say Texas shooting was terror plot The Fort Hood military base shooting committed by Major Nidal Hasa was a terror attack, and was not carried out by an individual with personal motives, according to US security sources....

The team that had two winning records in its first nine seasons. The club that has qualified for the playoffs once and hung around only as long as it took to be swept by the New York Rangers in 2007...The...

President Barack Obama's public approval stood at 69 percent in the days after his inauguration in January, shown above, and reached a new low of 49 percent this week in the Gallup Poll's daily tracking surveys . by Mark Silva...

Army has reversed its position and now says it will open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media despite fears the event will turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. Fort Bragg officials said Friday in a news...

Mo. — Community colleges have joined Missouri's four-year colleges and universities in agreeing to freeze tuition next school year if state officials promise to nick and not slash their budgets. Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday that community colleges have promised...

Christian activists went to Purdue University’s main campus to hand out about 2,000 copies of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species” with a 50-page introduction intended to debunk his theory of evolution. The giveaway Thursday was part of a nationwide effort...