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A veteran House representative from Texas said she made a mistake when she awarded charitable scholarships to her family members instead of students in her district.

The Army's inspector general has completed an initial review into the circumstances surrounding comments by former Gen. Stanley McChrystal and his staff that appeared in Rolling Stone magazine, Army spokesman Col. Tom Collins told CNN.

A judge on Thursday denied a request for President Barack Obama to testify at a court martial for a U.S. Army flight surgeon who refused to deploy to Afghanistan until he saw proof that Obama was born in the United States.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Thursday to consult with political and military officials.

The latest round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks started off like similar endeavors in the past, but the White House hopes that this time, the outcome will be different. FULL STORY | LEADERS CALL FOR END TO VIOLENCE | WHAT'S AT STAKE?

It's back-to-school time, which means some in the media have gone back to asking: "What's wrong with our schools? And how can we fix it?"

Direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians will start Thursday as President Barack Obama urged both sides to come up with a peaceful solution to the long-running Mideast conflict.

If this week's Mideast peace talks brokered by the Obama administration go well, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is offering to host a second round of talks later this month in his country, according to two officials close to the talks.

In the first two days back from his Martha's Vineyard family vacation, President Obama gave two speeches on two important subjects.

The Middle East moved front and center as President Obama prepared for high-stakes meetings with Israeli and Arab leaders.

There are just times, when you are president of the United States, that formally speaking to the American people is part of the job.

U.S. President George W. Bush was a "true idealist" who displayed "genuine integrity and political courage" but had a simplistic view of the world, former British prime minister Tony Blair reveals in his memoirs.

After more than seven years of American military operations in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will help mark the transfer of U.S. military command in Iraq on Wednesday.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded late Tuesday to Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller in Alaska's GOP Senate primary.

When President Obama steps into the Oval Office to deliver his prime-time address, he won't be taking a victory lap and he won't utter the words "mission accomplished," a top aide says. FULL STORY | THREE THINGS TO WATCH

Almost seven and a half years ago, President George W. Bush launched a blistering "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq.

Republicans leaders tried to convince voters that America's success in Iraq is not because of President Obama, but in spite of him.

Just hours before the official end of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Defense Secretary Robert Gates grew emotional when discussing the toll it has taken on American men and women in uniform.

A veteran House representative from Texas is under fire for awarding charitable scholarships associated with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to her family members and relatives of an aide.

Additional National Guard troops assigned to the Mexican border under President Barack Obama's border security initiative have started reporting to their posts, according to a sergeant with the Arizona National Guard.

President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday giving broad new authority to impose financial sanctions on North Korean entities and individuals doing business with and for the secretive communist state.

Across the country, parents have been busy preparing their children for the return to school. They have been buying new backpacks, new school supplies and new clothes.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan opened the second leg of his "Courage in the Classroom" bus tour at the state Capitol in Albany, New York, on Monday.

President Barack Obama blasted Senate Republicans on Monday for blocking a small business assistance bill, calling their opposition "pure partisan politics."

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Monday to participate in a ceremony marking the end of the U.S. combat mission there, according to the White House.

William Safire used to write a column in which he'd try to read the mind of some world leader and imagine what Mikhail Gorbachev or Anwar Sadat really thought, as opposed to the diplomatic niceties they were obliged to utter aloud.

Glenn Beck, consummate showman and talk hound, would have been more honest calling his rally to "Restore Honor" a rally to restore the culture wars.

President Obama's vacation may have provided a much needed recharge as he jumps into tough issues this week, including Iraq and the economy.

A doctor. A cop. A little girl. A Phillies fan.

The air is quickly coming out of the recovery balloon, and economists have mixed views on how to pump it back up.