A Texas judge has set an arraignment for Vice​ President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General​ Alberto Gonzales and other officials accused of​ involveme...

A security pact between the U.S. and Iraqi​ governments will allow U.S. troops to finish the​ work it needs to do before leaving the country, a​ Pentagon...

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...

Before being sworn in or casting their first​ votes, some newly elected members of Congress were​ introduced Wednesday to another hallmark of life​ on Ca...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama's top choice to lead the U.S.​ Department of Homeland Security is Arizona Gov.​ Janet Napo...

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

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike​ Huckabee said Wednesday he's not trying to​ settle old scores with his onetime GOP rival Mitt​ Romney...

As President-elect Obama plans for his first​ budget early next year, the Pentagon is asking for​ a record amount, according to a senior Pentagon​ offici...

California's Supreme Court said Wednesday​ that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to​ Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing​ gay ma...