Officials in Alaska, one of three states yet to​ certify winners in the November 4 U.S. Senate​ races, say they hope to have nearly all ballots​ counted ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary​ Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben​ Bernanke came to Capitol Hill on Monday to field​ questio...

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice to​ lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is​ Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, according to​ several...

The Democratic Senate leadership is considering a​ new role for Sen. Hillary Clinton should she​ decide to remain in the Senate and not accept the​ rumor...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, a key early​ supporter and former U.S. Senate leader, as his​ top official t...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Sen.​ Ted Stevens of Alaska, convicted last month on​ corruption charges, trails his Democratic​ challenger...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barack Obama said on Tuesday​ the United States would "engage​ vigorously" in climate change talks when he​ is president an...

Congress will kick off a special lame-duck session​ Monday, and a partisan battle awaits over the fate​ of the nation's Big Three automakers. ​ ...

Unnamed officials tell The Associated Press that​ the treasury secretary has informed Congress that​ the Obama administration will decide how to spend​ $...