WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Some members of Congress are pressuring the White House to work harder to rally flagging public support for the war in Afghanistan, observers say.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's administration says in its first budget that state grants for school drug programs were omitted due to design flaws.

CHICAGO, June 15 (UPI) -- President Obama's flight aboard Air Force One to Chicago Monday to speak on healthcare reform costs $236,000, governments officials indicated.

WASHINGTON, April 22 (UPI) -- Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says President Barack Obama's plan for Pakistan is not adequate to address the issues facing the volatile country.

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- The Obama administration is set to skip the World Conference on Racism despite the conference's toned-down language on Israel, U.S. officials said.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has declined an invitation to throw out the first pitch for the Washington Nationals' home opener, the White House said Friday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The Obama administration asked retired Marine Gen. Anthony Zinni to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq, but pulled the offer without explanation, the general said.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- William Lynn, whose nomination as deputy secretary of defense will be considered Thursday by the Senate Armed Services Committee, may face questions about his record as the Pentagon's top budget manager under President Bill Clinton.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is under consideration for secretary of state in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, The Washington Post said Thursday.