President-elect Obama, in a statement released Saturday morning by his transition staff, announced that Valerie Jarrett will serve as "senior adviser and assistant to the president for ...

When the White House East Wing was demolished this week -- with it went more than a century of American history. Home to the ...

Now that the demolition has begun, here’s who’s paying for the overhaul of the country’s most famous residence.

A University of New Hampshire poll showed Pappas with a six-point lead over Sununu (49 percent to 43 percent) and a 15-point ...

And Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin should probably be grateful. In the wild swings of U.S. markets and politics, John McCain's running mate was almost overlooked. That's lucky ...

President Trump has been criticised for his attempt to implement a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine, however, his negotiating tactics ...

They come from far and wide, each with different stories, but all found their political home in the Australian Labor Party.

Detroit has seen violent crime fall to historic lows, property values rise, and its population inch upward. Community ...

Former President Barack Obama is making the New Jersey governor’s race a fresh test of his electoral influence as Democrats ...

Today in History for Nov. 7: In 1659, the Pyrenees were designated as the boundary between France and Spain, thus ending a 24-year war between the two countries. In 1665, the "London Gazette" was ...

Proposition 50, California’s effort to redraw congressional districts, could give Latinos a big say at a time of widespread ...