The deficit is expected to top a staggering $1​ trillion for 2009 fiscal year, reflecting the​ costs of the Wall St. bailout, weaker tax revenues​ from t...

A new national poll suggests most Americans favor​ an economic stimulus package even if it comes with​ an $800 billion price tag, although that support​ ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates​ warned the United States' enemies on Saturday​ against trying to take advantage of the early​ mon...

Defense secretary asks many Bush administration​ Pentagon appointees to remain on the job until the​ incoming Obama administration finds replacements.

With a pricetag at $700B, the money would go for​ projects ranging from infrastructure and health​ care to education and science.

When President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath​ of office next month, the nation's capital​ will be the site of a massive celebration. But​ local ...

In the glow of his election victory in fall 2002,​ Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich stood on the stage​ at the victory celebration held in the steel mill​ w...

Barack Obama still shows a level of discomfort​ with the reporters who cover him daily, but is in​ a position to use the intense press attention to​ his ...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Pentagon​ staff to draw up plans for shutting the U.S.​ prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon​ spokesm...