Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will​ not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress​ returns from its summer break. He intends to work​ from ...

Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate will push a​ bipartisan energy proposal that would allow for​ some expansion of offshore drilling when Congress​ re...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice returns to the​ Mideast this week amid dwindling hopes for​ securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal by a​ year-end...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi​ said on Saturday when the U.S. Congress returns​ next month from its summer recess, Democrats will​ of...

Days after going back into the hospital for​ adjustments to his pacemaker, U.S. Sen. John​ Warner is back in the Senate, ahead of schedule.

HARARE (Reuters) - President Robert Mugabe returns​ to Zimbabwe on Wednesday under pressure from​ fellow African leaders to form a national unity​ govern...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton's​ fellow Senate Democrats embraced her on Tuesday​ with a pair of standing ovations, tears and cheers​ as sh...

The IRS says it's still trying to reach some​ 5 million Americans -- primarily seniors and​ veterans -- who have not filed the tax returns​ needed t...

HYANNIS PORT, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Sen.​ Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of America's​ most storied political family, returned home to​ Massachus...