The president agrees with medical profession that​ defensive medicine, doctors ordering unnecessary​ tests to protect themselves, is pushing up the​ cost...

Democrats believe former Houston Mayor Bill White​ can mount a successful bid to defeat Texas Gov.​ Rick Perry, who is the favorite to win the general​ e...

A federal grand jury is set to indict two-time​ presidential candidate John Edwards, the National​ Enquirer reported Wednesday.

Political strategist Karl Rove says President​ George W. Bush made the right decision to launch​ the Iraq war in 2003, but the former White House​ advise...

With GOP lawmakers remaining steadfast in their​ opposition to sweeping health care legislation,​ Obama and Democrats are putting their hopes on the​ lin...

Army chief of staff expresses reluctance to​ overturning 17-year "don't ask​ don't tell" law, saying a yearlong study​ will provide b...

The watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense​ estimates that 12 spending bills for this fiscal​ year contained 9,499 congressional earmarks worth​ $15.9...

The secretary of state says the Revolutionary​ Guard Corps in Iran appears to have gained so much​ power that it effectively is supplanting the​ governme...

Faced with his toughest re-election battle ever,​ John McCain has moved to the right on several​ hot-button issues, like gays in the military and​ climat...