Obama lauds Turks for democratic reforms, says minority rights must be protected. President Barack Obama is hailing Turkey's progression as a democratic state while also saying that all democracies must remain vigilant about protecting minority rights.

US President Barack Obama's call for a nuclear-free world builds on solidifying support at home and abroad amid what experts fear is the rising risk of an atomic weapons attack.

Obama praises Holder as attorney general participates in ceremonial swearing-in. President Barack Obama says Eric Holder will not repeat the past mistakes of previous attorneys general by letting policy and ideology cloud his judgment.

Officials apologize for shut out of thousands of ticket holders at Obama's inauguration. Leaders of the Secret Service and Capitol Police apologized Wednesday to thousands of ticket-holders who were shut out of Barack Obama's inauguration. They said, however, the event was largely a success with no injuries or arrests.

Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy returns to Washington as Senate tackles his national service bill. Ailing Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy is back in Washington.

Infrastructure Company Keeps The Lights On And The Trains Running

When President Obama was sworn in on a cold January morning, a small Houston company helped deliver hundreds of thousands of Americans to the event.