Democratic Leaders Claim Momentum in Health Care Reform Talks
House Speaker Pelosi said late Wednesday that the unresolved issues were mostly "minor, just tech...
Immigration Reform Effort Re-Emerges With New Senate Bill
Three years after efforts by Congress to reform the immigration system went down in flames, the i...
Ethics Panel Ends Massa Probe, House Leader Says
Speaking on an ABC News Web cast, Rep. Chris Van Hollen said that when former Rep. Eric Massa res...
Senate Democrats Seek to Abolish Filibusters
Looking to challenge a time-honored privilege widely used by both parties when they are in the mi...
Hearing Delayed for Obama Judicial Nominee Who Supported Serial Killer
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed the hearing for a controversial Court of Appeals nom...
House Rejects Bid to End Afghan War
The House voted down a challenge to President Obama's conduct of the war in Afghanistan Wednesday...
Parties Announce Top Targets in 2010 House Races
Two Democratic and Republican campaign groups released their lists Wednesday of the top House sea...
Senate Health Care Bill Dead on Arrival, Pro-Life House Democrats Say
The health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival i...
Kennedy Lashes Out on Afghan War, Media Coverage
Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who is not seeking a new term, decried the war in Afghanistan and the media...
Wife of U.S. Rep. Conyers Gets 3 Years for Bribes
A federal judge has denied ex-Detroit councilwoman Monica Conyers' request to withdraw her guilty...
Senate Passes Bill to Send More Benefits to Recipients Jobless For More Than 6 Months
Individuals out of work for more than six weeks could soon get additional government aid after th...
Tea Partiers Scramble to Keep Up With Obama Health Care Blitz
President Obama has set an aggressive schedule for completing work on the bulk of the year-in-the...
2 Republican Senators Call on Obama to Stop 'Attacks' on Supreme Court
Two Republican senators on Wednesday called on President Obama to stop attacking the Supreme Cour...
Census Hiring Expected to Deliver Economic Boost
The U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire nearly 800,000 people by May, an infusion of jobs that is es...
Federal Deficit Reaches Record High for February
The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the February deficit totaled $220.9 billion, 14 perce...
