July 4 parade float mocking Obama draws accusations of racism

The float in a Norfolk, Neb., parade included a dummy standing by an outhouse bearing the sign "Obama Presidential Library"

• Jul 6, 2014

Bird known for mating dance could tip balance of Senate control

A battle over listing the sage grouse as an endangered species is reaching into several pivotal 2014 Senate races in western states

• Jul 5, 2014

NASCAR team pulls Charlie Crist sponsorship

Team owner says his partner, a Republican, was uncomfortable with the advertisement for Crist, a Democrat running for Florida governor

• Jul 5, 2014

John McCain, Lindsey Graham: Audit disputed Afghanistan election

After accusations of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential runoff, Republican senators call for a full accounting of votes to help the country move forward

• Jul 5, 2014

Michelle Obama fights GOP attempts to weaken school nutrition rules

Republicans say the healthier standards pushed by the first lady and signed into law in 2010 go too far, too fast for some school districts

• Jul 5, 2014

Hillary Clinton: All my college speaking fees go to charity

Facing criticism about high-priced speaking gigs at colleges, Clinton says her earnings fund "life-saving" work at her family's foundation

• Jul 4, 2014

Obama on hiring Tim Howard: "I promise to think about it"

President Obama jokes about the petition for him to name U.S. soccer player and World Cup star Tim Howard the next secretary of defense

• Jul 4, 2014

At citizenship ceremony, Obama again pushes immigration reform

During naturalization event for soldiers and their families, president says the "broken" immigration system must be fixed to attract "best and brightest" to U.S.

• Jul 4, 2014

Chris McDaniel: Thad Cochran's campaign "race-baited"

McDaniel, who lost a GOP Senate primary runoff to incumbent Cochran last month, says he's mounting a legal challenge "any day now"

• Jul 4, 2014

Billionaire, prominent conservative Richard Mellon Scaife dies at 82

The owner of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review spent millions during the 1990s trying to discredit President Bill Clinton

• Jul 4, 2014

Obama's immigration Independence Day

Major Garrett: Obama's now struck his own path on the larger issue of comprehensive immigration reform and unaccompanied minors on the border

• Jul 4, 2014

As Malia Obama celebrates Sweet 16, a look at White House teens

Malia Obama, who turns 16 this Independence Day, is one of several teenage girls to live in the White House in recent years

• Jul 4, 2014

Busy Fourth of July for Obama

He'll be hosting a barbecue and taking part in a naturalization ceremony for active duty military members

• Jul 4, 2014

As veterans waited for medical treatment, VA executives got bonuses

Senior VA executives in charge while care was delayed for veterans received bonuses

• Jul 3, 2014

VA trumpets improving medical care access for veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is touting audit figures that show improved patient access at 731 VA hospitals

• Jul 3, 2014

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