Article II, Section 2 of the United States​ Constitution grants the president "power to​ grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against​ the Unite...

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...

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...

A state election board on Monday will announce​ Democrat Al Franken has defeated Republican​ incumbent Norm Coleman in Minnesota's U.S.​ Senate race...

Senate Democratic leaders have scheduled a meeting​ with Roland Burris, who was chosen by embattled​ Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the Senate​ se...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drivers need to pay​ more gas taxes and new user fees to fix crumbling​ roads and bridges and ease congested highways, a​ tra...

Governors from Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New​ Jersey, New York and Ohio are seeking​ funds to deal with unprecedented state​ budget shortfalls i...

Sen. John Cornyn weighed in on Minnesota's​ close and still unresolved U.S. Senate race,​ saying Friday that no one should be seated until a​ winner...

A clash over the U.S. Senate seat vacated by​ President-elect Barack Obama will intensify next​ week on Capitol Hill when Illinois Gov. Rod​ Blagojevich&...