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

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama is on track to nominate his former rival,​ New York Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton as​ secretary ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic congressional​ leaders, seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big​ Three automakers, demanded executives provide a​ busin...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic congressional​ leaders seeking to salvage a bailout of the Big​ Three automakers demanded car executives provide a​ bus...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate and House Democratic​ leaders at a news conference:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rep. Henry Waxman unseated​ fellow veteran Democratic lawmaker John Dingell on​ Thursday to become chairman of the U.S. House of​ ...

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...