The ethics panel issued a statement Tuesday saying​ it had voted to expand an already far-ranging​ probe into the New York Democrat to examine​ whether h...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The heads of the Illinois​ state legislature said on Tuesday they will call​ the General Assembly into session to pass​ legislation o...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice invited the​ woman set to replace her as the nation's top​ diplomat, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to dinner Monday​ nig...

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken will​ be declared the winner of the tight U.S. Senate​ contest in Minnesota, emerging from a ballot​ recount ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Governors of five U.S.​ states urged the federal government to provide $1​ trillion in aid to the country's 50 states to​ h...

State flags in Rhode Island are lowered to mourn​ the death of former Sen. Claiborne Pell. 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Senate Republicans​ sued Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine on Wednesday for​ refusing to release the financially battered​ stat...

The following is a statement from Senate Democrats​ opposing the Illinois governor's attempt to​ appoint a replacement for President-elect Barack​ O...

Several states have ordered or proposed furloughs​ for nonessential government employees, raising the​ question of whether forcing temporary leaves of​ a...