Suzanne Malveaux

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has spent the past couple days backpedaling from comments he made Sunday suggesting that Hurricane Katrina was good for New Orleans’ failing schools.

You ever wonder how families are selected to host President Obama’s personal visits? It might all come down to your backyard.

President Barack Obama stood by new controversial screening measures Saturday, calling methods such as pat-downs and body scans necessary to assure airline safety.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Omarosa Manigault will join President-elect Donald Trump’s White House team in a role expected to focus on public engagement, a senior level transition source told CNN on

Omarosa Manigault will join President-elect Donald Trump’s White House team in a role expected to focus on public engagement, a senior level transition source told CNN on Wednesday.

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono on Tuesday called for the resignation of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, accusing her of lying for President Donald Trump over US immigration policies.

Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell offered vociferous criticism of the divisive political climate and President Donald Trump’s immigration policies Tuesday.

November 8, 2006: President George W. Bush hastily called a news conference 12 years ago in the East Room of the White House.

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said Tuesday that she will announce her plans for the 2020 presidential election this upcoming Sunday.

With a number of sticking points still unresolved, Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough that will allow them to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion in the new year.

Civil rights leaders were pleased with President Joe Biden’s call on Tuesday to change Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation, but insist they will not be satisfied until a bill is passed.