Attorney General Michael Mukasey says former​ Justice Department officials will not face​ prosecution for letting improper political​ considerations driv...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said it was​ proceeding with a $1.16 billion contract with​ Northrop Grumman Corp for an unmanned patrol plane​ afte...

New regulations, which don't require the​ approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory,​ independent reviews government scientists have​ been pe...

The Homeland Security Department swept aside​ evaluations of government experts and named​ Mississippi -- home to powerful U.S. lawmakers​ with sway over...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has endorsed an​ Afghanistan government proposal to increase the​ size of the Afghan army by more than 50,000​ troops.

MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) - U.S. First Lady​ Laura Bush tried to boost pressure on the Myanmar​ government to accept democratic reforms when she​ visit...

Iraq's government is pulling its weight to​ reconstruct its war-torn country, Shiite lawmaker​ Haidre al-Abadi said Wednesday, a day after U.S.​ aud...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the​ government will face a $400 billion deficit at the​ end of the budget year Sept. 30.

President Bush, in a speech scheduled on the eve​ of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will firmly upbraid​ the Chinese government for its human rights​ policie...