President Barack Obama of the United States has hit the one-year political wall hard, and it especially showed during his recent trip to Asia. In the year since Mr Obama was elected, both the excitement of the polls and the expectations have worn off. As with all democratic leaders, election hullabaloo has been replaced by reality. Not all promises can be achieved quickly, or in the way they ...

An evening of regal pageantry and symbolic politics -- the first state dinner of President Obama's administration -- began Tuesday with the president and first lady Michelle Obama welcoming India's prime minister and his wife.

The argument from switching from a U.S. Senate race to a governor's race — which has been made to him forcefully for months by Democratic political operatives and, more recently, heavy-hitting contributors — was already overwhelming.

Iraq’s effort to hold parliamentary elections has collapsed, raising the prospect of a political crisis ahead of the planned U.S. troop withdrawal.

The fashionable critique of President Obama is that we don't really know who he is yet: That somehow, the eloquent and often-inspiring candidate of the campaign has yet to morph into anything resembling a memorable -- much less transformational -- president.

The United States upped pressure on Iraqi politicians on Tuesday to reach a deal on holding elections as Washington sought to avoid delays on the pullout of thousands of troops from the country.

Decision time for Obama on Afghanistan troops

Key Democratic allies in the US health care battle warned that a Senate bill required major changes if it was to earn their support and give President Barack Obama a crucial victory on his top domestic priority.

Judy Woodruff speaks with a panel of experts about what is at stake for the U.S. and Afghanistan as President Obama prepares to tweak his administration's strategy there.

Beijing dismisses allegations of cyber spying and currency manipulation as "full of bias"