Here is the transcript of the remarks by the president, Susan Rice, Tom Donilon and Samantha Power, as provided by the White House.

Welcome to the future of politics: Norway has moved sniping on social media to a new level, with a one-on-one impromptu Twitter debate between party leaders Wednesday.

The nation’s high economic anxiety is diminishing, the new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds, but few people believe that President Barack Obama has the policies to boost the economy further.

A pro-gay marriage group founded by a star of the TV comedy "Modern Family" was among the scores of nonprofits singled out for extra scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, according to a partial list of such groups released by the IRS.

The latest incarnation of Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew's infamous signature is slightly more recognizable than the original, though not necessarily legible.

Five years after being prevented from doing so, President Obama will deliver a speech at Germany’s Brandenburg Gate, setting of President Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech.

Few Americans say they support arming rebels or taking military action in Syria, according to a new WSJ/NBC News poll.

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In the wake of a slew of controversies concerning the federal government, Americans are showing high levels of pessimism about their system of government, with a notable divergence along party lines.

Amid months of discussion on the morality and legality of using drone strikes to target terrorist groups – and a week after President Barack Obama publicly defended his use of drones – a strong majority of Americans said they support such measures.

American institutions didn’t fare well in the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. Of the 10 institutions listed on the poll – among them, large corporations, the national news media, and the Internal Revenue Service – only the military and the automobile industry received confidence marks of over 25%.