Is it just me or has everyone living within a​ 120-mile radius of the U.S. Capitol Building heard​ from his or her fifth cousin lately?

A plan to give troubled U.S. automakers billions​ of dollars in government-backed loans is on life​ support, leaving the fate of hundreds of thousands​ o...

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...

Two weeks after losing his bid for the presidency​ in an electoral landslide, Sen. John McCain is​ beginning the thorny transition back to life out​ of t...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy,​ battling a life-threatening brain tumor, returned​ to the Senate on Monday for the first time since​ Ju...

Gov. Sarah Palin has returned to Alaska following​ the Republican ticket's loss in the​ presidential election, but life is hardly back to​ normal fo...

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

For most African-Americans, the election of Barack​ Obama as president was a dream come true that they​ didn't think they would see in their​ lifeti...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Can you really be a regular​ guy and lead a normal, low-key life when​ you're going to be the next president of the​ United Stat...