A high-level aide to California Senator Barbara​ Boxer has been charged in federal court with​ receiving and distributing child pornography.

Lawmakers are trying to find ways to deal with​ high energy prices, congested and aging roads and​ bridges, and an air traffic control system that​ relie...

Supreme Court decides against environmentalists​ who wanted to stop training exercises that used​ 'mid-frequency active' sonar that they​ claim...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of​ Representatives plans a post-election session to​ debate a new economic stimulus bill, a​ high-ranking Democratic ai...

With economic damage piling ever higher, President​ George W. Bush and other world leaders are​ gathering to explore options for relief and to​ work on w...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin​ suggested in an interview broadcast on Monday that​ she might run for higher office in 2012 if the​ right...

Interest in President-elect Barack Obama's​ inauguration is running so high that one ticket​ broker is asking $20,095 for a single ticket. ​

On the day that President-elect Barack Obama is​ visiting the White House, a new national poll​ suggests that the current occupant at 1600​ Pennsylvania ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. labor unions, having​ helped Barack Obama win the presidency, entertain​ high hopes he will enact their agenda to bolster​ their...