Photo Gallery
Remembering Sen. Ted Kennedy
The youngest Kennedy sibling succumbs to brain cancer at the age of 77.
Test Your Knowledge
U.S. President Harry S. Truman holds up an Election Day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which, based on early results, mistakenly announced "Dewey Defeats Truman" on November 4, 1948. The president told well-wishers at St. Louis' Union Station, "That is one for the books!"
Landslides and Cliffhangers
How close was Harry Truman's victory over Thomas Dewey? Who was the last to win despite winning fewer states? Who won with 525 electoral votes, the most in history?
- 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's Honeymoon is Over
One year after Obama won the presidency, many are questioning him on the economy and Afghanistan.
The Year of Catholic Politics?
The victors in yesterday's two big races are Catholics, continuing a yearlong trend.
Heye: Blue Dog on Dems' Internal Conflicts
It's all about the independents in 2010.
Deepak Chopra Worries About Obama
The spiritual healer thinks President Obama is grounded but susceptible to political pressures.
Roff: More Pessimism About Afghanistan
Fewer Americans believe that the mission will be a success.
CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
Finding is attributed to country's high rate of premature births
