President Barack Obama has told the Dalai Lama of his “strong support” for preservation of Tibet’s identity and encouraged talks between the exiled Tibetan leader and China.

Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has been sentenced to four years in federal prison.

A 7-year-old Martinez, Georgia girl writes letter to President Obama, and this week, she got a letter back from Washington. WJBF News Channel 6’s Sheena Bodie reports.

It will be his first State of the Union address, and President Barack Obama will have a lot on the line when he addresses the nation, Wednesday night. The president has been buffeted by political reversals and perceived public discontent. The White House thinks, at the root of it all, is economic anxiety. ABC News’ John Hendren has more.

President Barack Obama on Monday offered help for people struggling to pay bills and care for their families, appealing to a middle-class he says has been “under assault for a long time.“

A congressional committee wants White House gate crashers Tareq and Michaele Salahi to know one thing: the safety of the president is no joke. Members of the Homeland Security Committee had plenty of questions Thursday about how the Salahis got through Secret Service checkpoints at a state dinner. But the Salahis weren’t talking. They refused to answer questions by invoking their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that Congress will soon produce a health overhaul bill, regardless of who wins the Massachusetts special Senate election.

Declaring “We want our money back,“ President Barack Obama wants to slap a tax on banks to recoup the money that the American public spent on bailing out large financial institutions on the brink of collapse.

A new White House reports says the U.S. government had plenty of information to keep the alleged Christmas Day bombing suspect off an airplane.

Policies forbidding payment for news interviews increasingly seem like the network television equivalent of the 55 mph speed limit: a rule often winked at unless you’re heading into a speed trap.

The Secret Service says another person not on the guest list was allowed into a White House state dinner for India’s prime minister in November.

President Barack Obama said Tuesday “a systemic failure” allowed the attempted Christmas Day attack on a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam. He called it “totally unacceptable.“ The president said he wants preliminary results by Thursday from two investigations he has ordered to examine the many lapses that occurred.

President Barack Obama says the U.S. will use “every element” of its national power to keep Americans safe. Obama was responding to the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner. He called it “a serious reminder” of the need to continually adapt security measures. Obama spoke to reporters from Hawaii, where he’s spending the holidays with his family. We also have a timeline of the events leading up to the attempted attack.

President Barack Obama has abruptly ended a round of golf and sped toward his family’s vacation home for what is being described as a “personal matter.“ An ambulance was seen speeding toward their compound. UPDATE: Obama Administration official: Child of Obama family friend injured on vacation, First Family is fine.

Congress will subpoena the White House gate-crashers, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, to testify about how they got into a state dinner without an invitation. Lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee voted Wednesday to authorize issuance of subpoenas to compel the attention-hungry couple to answer questions about the Nov. 24 incident.