The split within the Republican Party (GOP) over controversial candidate Donald Trump could be mended as the brash billionaire softens his stance on key issues such as a proposed ban on entry of Muslims.
The White House would seek to avoid a head-on clash with the Republican-controlled Senate by searching for a consensus Supreme Court nominee who can attract support from Senate Republicans, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday went on the offensive and accused Republican presidential candidates of holding views on women's health issues as those of "terrorist groups."
Although many presidential candidates' blueprints are grabbing headlines in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. elections, it seems that most Americans still hold a dim view of both Democrats and Republicans.
U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage could galvanize rank-and-file Republicans to vote in the 2016 presidential elections, but that won't be enough for the Republican Party (GOP) to clinch the White House as it needs to reach out beyond its base.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a bill to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline even though President Barack Obama has threatened to veto this project.
As the new Republican-led U.S. Congress is inaugurated on Tuesday, many U.S. experts predict that some political battles will be fought in 2015 between President Barack Obama and the Republican Party (GOP).
The U.S. Congress and the White House are expected to come out swinging on a number of hot-button issues after midterm elections this month shifted the control of the Congress to the Republican Party (GOP).
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said he was ready to work with Republicans who defeated Democrats and cruised to victory, becoming the majority party in both chambers of Congress after Tuesday's midterm election.
Republicans appear to be in the lead as the clock winds down to Tuesday's U.S. midterm Congressional elections, with polls and experts pointing to a strong possibility of a Republican Senate takeover.
U.S. voters favor the GOP over Democrats on four out of six issues most important to voters in the run up to next month's Congressional elections, a Gallup poll released Monday found.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday ratcheted up pressure on Congress to authorize some 3.7 billion U.S. dollars in fund to deal with the recent influx of undocumented child immigrants from Central America.
U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to extend the country's debt limit into 2015, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said he is willing to discuss the government budget with Republicans to end the partial government shutdown.
As the fiscal stalemate over U.S. federal government's budget and borrowing authority lingers, there are positive signs on Monday that U.S. policy makers are mulling over a way out of the logjam.
U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats urged Republicans on Thursday to reopen the federal government and not to blend shutdown with debt ceiling.
U.S. President Barack Obama and the House Republicans geared up for a budget fight on Friday as Washington faces a potential government shutdown.
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