WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats​ drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad​ healthcare overhaul that could lead to a final​ vote in ...

House Republicans agreed Thursday to adopt a ban​ on congressional earmarks in spending bills for​ next year, upping the ante with Democrats in the​ poli...

Health care reform takes center stage Thursday as​ President Obama and top congressional Democrats​ work behind closed doors to nail down a final​ agreem...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged committee​ chairmen to postpone their hearings Thursday so​ lawmakers can meet to chart a course for one last​ sales...

A closed-door meeting in House Speaker Nancy​ Pelosi's office Wednesday evening moved​ congressional leaders and administration officials​ closer to...

Even as the investigation ends, former Rep. Eric​ Massa's alleged harassment of his staff​ members -- with possible sexual overtones -- could​ spell...

Former Reps. Eric Massa and veteran Charles Rangel​ represent potential albatrosses for Democrats in​ the fall elections, and the party can only hope​ th...

House Democrats said Wednesday that they will ban​ earmarks directed to for-profit companies.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the House of​ Representatives moved on Wednesday to limit the​ ability of lawmakers to tuck pet projects into​ spendi...