House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking lawmakers to​ be prepared to come into session next Wednesday to​ consider either an economic stimulus package or​ $...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators asked the​ nation's biggest banks on Thursday to explain​ how they are using the billions of taxpayer​ dollars provi...

WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the​ world's richest and most powerful hedge fund​ managers told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday that they​ support...

Appeals court rules that law enforcement did not​ violate his constitutional rights when it received​ evidence that were alleged to violate Louisiana​ De...

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

Protests continued Friday in several California​ cities, including San Francisco, Palm Springs and​ Long Beach, over the passage of Proposition 8,​ which...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. congressional​ Democrats on Saturday urged Treasury Secretary​ Henry Paulson to review the law governing the $700​ billon...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Democrats won some big prizes​ in U.S. state legislative elections, gaining​ control of chambers in New York, Wisconsin, Ohio,​ Delaw...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By expanding their control​ of the U.S. Congress, Democrats are positioned to​ quickly act on much of U.S. President-elect​ Barack...