After failing to pass a spending bill for the 11th time, the U.S. has entered its third week of the government shutdown.

That shutdown lasted for more than a month, with widespread effects. The Federal Aviation Administration was understaffed, ...

Young ran for Congress, winning in 1972 before being appointed as ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter.

JERUSALEM (CNN) -- In his first address to Israel's parliament Thursday, President Bush reiterated the United States' "unbreakable" alliance with the Jewish state and denounced calls to negotiate with ...

The White House started tearing down part of the East Wing, the traditional base of operations for the first lady, to build ...

Never before has a section of this protected landmark been torn down at the whim of a sitting president without the necessary ...

From electricity and plumbing to telephones and television, the White House has evolved with technology and become a proving ground for ingenuity.

An official presidential historian said the demolition project on part of the White House’s East Wing differs from many past renovations at the Executive Mansion.

The federal government shutdown continues on Monday, Oct. 20, marking the third-longest shutdown in U.S. history, surpassed only by the 1995 and 2018-2019 shutdowns. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of ...

What to make of a president who powered a Middle East peace agreement that eluded Egypt, Qatar and France; who won an accord ...

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The U.S. Senate had yet another vote to pass a measure that would allow the federal government to reopen on Oct. 20. We are ...