Georgia lawmakers are poised to take up a​ controversial bill that would outlaw abortions​ prompted by the baby's race or gender, an​ issue that has...

The president said in his weekly radio and​ Internet address he would send Congress his​ proposed overhaul of the 2001 education law that​ focused on acc...

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel emerged​ from a meeting in the Capitol with top Democratic​ lawmakers Thursday night saying, "We made a​ lot...

Black congressional leaders emerged from an​ afternoon pow-wow at the White House with nothing​ but nice things to say about President Obama, even​ thoug...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama,​ anxious to spur growth and tackle high​ unemployment, on Thursday laid out a plan for​ tougher enforcemen...

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...

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

The health care reform bill passed by the Senate​ on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in​ the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats intend​ ...

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is leading a small​ band of lawmakers who say the United States is​ overextending its authority by going into​ Afghanistan ...