ATLANTA (Reuters) - The election of the first​ black president in U.S. history should send a​ powerful signal to young black Americans: If​ Barack Obama ...

OSLO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will​ not attend United Nations talks in Poland next​ month working on a new treaty for fighting global​ wa...

Nancy Pelosi says the House will send aid to the​ auto industry, but the White House opposes using​ bailout funds to extend loans to Detroit.

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A move to oust Alaska Sen.​ Ted Stevens from the U.S. Senate Republican​ conference was abruptly postponed on Tuesday​ pending the...

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

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on​ Monday that it will continue to work with​ Republican lawmakers to determine if help can be​ extended to ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States government​ should not worry about deficits over the next two​ years while spending money to jumpstart the ailing​ ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George W. Bush makes his​ last scheduled trip abroad as U.S. president on​ Friday, heading to an Asia-Pacific summit where he​ wil...