Photo Gallery
Remembering Sen. Ted Kennedy
The youngest Kennedy sibling succumbs to brain cancer at the age of 77.
Test Your Knowledge
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a press conference on August 1, 1963.
November 22, 1963
Who was the only person prosecuted in connection with the assassination of John F. Kennedy? Prior to ascending to the Senate, who hatched the "single-bullet theory"?
- The answers can be found in U.S. News Weekly.
Healthcare Reform
Joan Korman and Dawn Tabrizi protest government managed healthcare in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. on August 6, 2009.
Photos: Town Hall Meetings Erupt in Anger
People across the nation rally for and against healthcare reform.
Congress
U.S. Capitol at dawn.
A Sticky Situation in the Senate
Currently governors get to fill open U.S. Senate seats, some want to change that.
The Supreme Court
Day two of testimony during Sonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearing.
Sotomayor's 13 Most Notable Decisions
Examine judge Sotomayor's rulings on major cases.
Photo Galleries
President Barack Obama holds 7-month-old Matthew Ian Clark following a town hall meeting on healthcare in a hangar at Gallatin Field Airport in Belgrade, Montana. (August 14, 2009)
The Obamas Behind the Scenes
Get an inside look at life in the White House.
Special Report
President Barack Obama receives applause while standing next to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
Congressional Friends (and Foes)
Who are Obama's five most loyal allies? Who are his five top enemies?
Special Report
Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applaud as President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 24, 2009.
10 Power Players in Obama's Washington
Who wields the most power? Which political opponent holds the most influence?
Special Report
Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill., left, talks with then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. in Chicago. Barack Obama's fellow Chicagoan Rahm Emanuel, the hard-charging No. 3 Democrat in the House, has accepted the job White House chief of staff, Democratic officials said Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008.
Obama's Inner Circle
Presidents don't run the country alone. Get to know the people who make up Barack Obama's inner circle.
Special Report
15th President James Buchanan
The 10 Worst Presidents
U.S. News has averaged the results of five polls to compile a list of the worst presidents.
George W. Bush's Legacy
President Bush makes remarks on the transition, at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as Vice President Dick Cheney looks on.
Cheney: Bush's Right-Hand Man
Cheney pushed Bush to expand his powers.
Recent News and Commentary
Obama Fails to Wow on the World Stage
Zogby says Obama's China trip was at best ho-hum.
Looking for Answers
Warning signs of the shooting that left 13 dead went unshared.
Untying the Afghan Knot
The president must consider adviser's concerns about a Karzai-led government.
Health Buzz: Plastic Surgery 'Botax' Proposed
Obama's new gray hair probably due to stress; readers weigh in on curbing texting while driving.
Obama's New Gray Hair Probably Due to Stress
Famous women like Marie Antoinette have also reportedly gone gray from stress; here's how to avoid it.
History Redone: GOP Passed Civil Rights Act?
Republican House member says it was the GOP, not LBJ or the Democrats, who passed civil rights laws.
