Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday charged that Sen. John​ McCain's campaign is launching "Swift​ boat-style attacks" on him instead of​ addressi...

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrat​ Barack Obama counterattacked on Sunday against a​ new Republican tactic by saying rival John McCain​ was ...

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin slammed Sen. Barack​ Obama's acquaintance with a former anti-war​ radical on Saturday, accusing him of associating​ "wi...

DOVER, Delaware (Reuters) - Democratic vice​ presidential nominee Joe Biden bid a safe farewell​ on Friday to 112 "citizen soldiers"​ headed to...

The number of illegal immigrants entering the​ United States has slowed significantly the past​ few years, falling below the number of those​ entering th...

Could a Social Security account called the​ Earnings Suspense File, which currently holds $661​ billion, be used to pay for the financial rescue​ plan?

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - Republican​ presidential candidate John McCain said an​ improved Wall Street bailout bill was a​ "decisive step i...

Gen. David McKiernan said Wednesday that he needs​ more troops and other aid "as quickly as​ possible" in a counterinsurgency battle that​ coul...

The Federal Reserve and other countries'​ central banks have announced fresh steps to battle​ a worsening credit crisis that threatens to​ unhinge t...