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KABUL (Reuters) - President George W. Bush told Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday the United States would stand by the war-torn country despite ...
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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a motion with the state Supreme Court about Gov. Rod Blagojevich's "inability" to do h...
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Hillary Clinton would make less than her predecessor as secretary of state, after Congress lowered the salary of the nation's top diplomat.&n...
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Since moving to Chicago 4½ years ago from Texas, I've been amazed to watch the political machinations in this state, and see how ea...
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The Purple Heart medal, awarded to service members who have been physically wounded in combat, will not be given for a diagnosis of post-traumatic str...
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Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the president "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the Unite...
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Now that President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Sen. Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state, the governor of New York will appoint a new sen...
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ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE JET (Reuters) - Barack Obama is not afraid to admit it -- he got a little emotional before leaving Chicago for Washington wher...
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New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is withdrawing his nomination to be commerce secretary, he and President-elect Barack Obama said in statements Sunday....
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Governors from Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Ohio are seeking funds to deal with unprecedented state budget shortfalls i...