White House doesna t agree with Holder that Snowden performed a public servicea

Days after an interview where former Attorney General Eric Holder appeared to praise former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden for sparking a debate on government surveillance and privacy, the White House said that President Barack Obama did not share his assessment that the disclosures were a "public service." The view of the administration is that "Mr. Snowden has been charged with serious crimes, he should return to the U.S., he should be afforded due process," White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday.

Exclusive: Westinghouse to get new site for Indian nuclear plant – officials

The six AP-1000 reactors would be built in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, after the original site proposed for the multi-billion-dollar project, in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, faced local opposition. The breakthrough comes ahead of a June 7-8 visit by Modi to Washington, where he will be hosted by President Barack Obama for a final summit before the U.S. presidential election in November, and will address both houses of Congress.

During this week’s recess, Rubio wants Congress to hear from voters…

President Barack Obama has an outspoken and unlikely ally in his push for more dollars to combat the rising threat of the Zika virus - former Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio. The Florida senator, whose home state has an alarming number of Zika infections, is ridiculing fellow Republicans in Congress for refusing to back the White House's request for $1.9 billion to fight the mosquito-borne virus.

Republicans Fight to Regain Voter Data Parity with Democrats

The RNC's efforts to modernize its data and targeting operations comes as the party's presumptive presidential nominee has shown disdain for such efforts One of the records inside a massive and rapidly growing Republican National Committee database contains three predictive numbers about Barack Obama's political leanings. There's a 95 percent likelihood Obama will vote in the 2016 general election, the database predicts, based on computer modeling.

From Ike to Obama, CIA has briefed presidential candidates

After the political convention confetti is swept away, a more sobering tradition of the presidential election begins: The regular, top-secret intelligence briefings for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee. Started by President Harry S. Truman, the briefings are designed to get the candidates, before they walk into the Oval Office, up to speed on problems around the globe.

Opinion: Warren, – Bern whisperer,’ could play a pivotal role

ELIZABETH Warren has a rare talent for distilling political messages. In 2011, as she was running for the Senate seat that she won the next year, the former Harvard law professor delivered the kind of concise, pointed rationale for public investment - and the taxation to support it - that the White House had been striving to master for the previous three years.

On cutting-edge voter data, Trump critically behind Clinton – Mon, 30 May 2016 PST

Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by months, even years, in using fast-evolving digital campaigning to win over voters, data specialists working with the GOP say. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has dismissed the science that defines 21st century political campaigns, a tool that President Barack Obama used effectively in PHILADELPHIA - Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by months, even years, in using fast-evolving digital campaigning to win over voters, data specialists working with the GOP say.

west niles, garland merrick

Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland has delivered the commencement address at the Chicago-area high school where he graduated 46 years ago as class valedictorian. Garland stayed away from addressing the partisan divide over his nomination during his 15-minute speech Sunday to the 2016 Niles West High School graduates.

Elizabeth Warren is good at her job

Elizabeth Warren has a rare talent for distilling political messages. In 2011, as she was running for the Senate seat she won the next year, the former Harvard law professor delivered the kind of concise, pointed rationale for public investment - and the taxation to support it - that the White House had been striving to master for the previous three years.

Ap Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan. less FILE - In this May 27, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speak with the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at rear at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, ... more FILE - In this Thursday, May 26, 2016, file photo passers-by move past riot police near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, southwestern Japan.

Digital campaigns get the vote

USA president Barack Obama is scheduled to serve his last full day in the White House on 19 January 2017. When he looks back at the legacy of his administration, including the elimination of Osama bin Laden, introduction of Obamacare, initial steps towards normalising relations with Cuba, shutting down the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison for "combatants", and many others, are likely to be high on the list of his achievements during his eight-year presidency.