Of the 87 counties in Minnesota, three have become​ a central focus in the increasingly contentious​ Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm​ Colem...

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...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Republican​ Sen. Ted Stevens, convicted last month of​ corruption charges, conceded defeat on Wednesday​ in his bid ...

The Senate campaign in Minnesota between incumbent​ Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger​ Al Franken was considered to be quite nasty,​ with...

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...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. foreign​ policy leaders, including Democratic and​ Republican ex-Cabinet members, urged an incoming​ Obama administ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama has chosen​ former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle​ as his top official to overhaul the U.S.​ healthcare sy...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic​ leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services​ secret...