Hillary Clinton

The review began late last month after Leon E. Panetta, who took the helm of the agency in February, was told for the first time about an unidentified program by C.I.A. subordinates.

A daughter of the Bronx, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been shaped by the city, and she revels in its frantic spin.

A former pitcher and a Connecticut firefighter are among those scheduled to testify at the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing.

A statement by John Ensign’s lawyer said that the senator’s parents each gave $12,000 apiece to Cindy Hampton, her husband, Doug, and two of their children.

The Obama administration warned Americans on Thursday to be ready for an aggressive return of the swine flu virus in the fall.

While Roman Catholic leaders in the United States have focused on their differences with President Obama, the pope is likely to look for common ground.

Roland W. Burris’s decision may make it easier for Democrats to hold on to the seat vacated by President Obama.

Some view eight leaders sitting around a table trying to drive global economic policy as anachronistic.

President Obama has nominated Francis Collins to be the next leader of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH.) Collins is a well-known geneticist in the science community who has spoken about what he sees as the compatibility of science and faith. My colleague Daniel Gorelick has written all about this on his blog, Science Planet. Go read it!

Accompanying their father on his trips to Russia, Italy and Ghana this week, the first daughters Malia and Sasha have had an opportunity to take in the sites.

Yesterday, the Associate Press reported, the girls were spotted in Rome, making and eating Italy’s famous gelato. They then joined their mother for a private tour of the Coliseum.

As is common during G8 summits, activities have been organized for the leaders’ spouses. First lady Michelle Obama joined others for a tour of antiquities in Rome yesterday before surveying earthquake damage in L’Aquila today.