The Obama administration is planning a high-level effort to reassure Americans about the privacy and security of the information they submit under the national health care law.
The Obama administration is releasing hundreds of previously classified documents detailing activities of the long-secret spy court that authorizes domestic surveillance programs.
President Barack Obama is hitting the airwaves to try to convince war-weary Americans that strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad are needed for the United States' long-term safety.
A Senate panel's deep divide over giving President Barack Obama the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria underscores the commander in chief's challenge in persuading skeptical lawmakers and wary allies to back greater intervention in an intractable civil war.
The Obama administration faces a tougher examination Wednesday of its plans for military intervention in Syria, squaring off against skeptical House members a day after gaining Speaker John Boehner's endorsement and finding significant support in the Senate.
Facing roadblocks at home and abroad, President Barack Obama will urge leaders attending a global summit in Russia this week to back an American-led strike against Syria even though the prospects for military action depend on the votes of a fractured U.S. Congress.
While a U.S.-led military strike in Syria appears all but inevitable, President Barack Obama faces some potentially awkward decisions about when to act.