WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney​ said on Sunday the United States was close to​ achieving its aims in Iraq.

The nation's capital already has a​ transportation system busting at the seams.​ Doubling or tripling the masses is going to be a​ real test.

After months of speculation over his plans, Terry​ McAuliffe announced his intentions in a video​ posted on his Web site.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama​ and Congressional Democrats are considering a​ major expansion of government-assisted health care​ ins...

This past year was full of unexpected twists and​ turns on the campaign trail.

Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack​ Obama's vacant Senate seat, once drew heavy​ criticism for his decision to seek the death​ penalty for a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Claiborne Pell, an​ aristocratic Rhode Islander who spent 36 years in​ the U.S. Senate and was best known for championing​ better ...

Lawmakers plan to ask Burris about contributions​ to the governor's campaign, how​ Blagojevich's wife got a job with a group​ affiliated with B...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack​ Obama will revamp the way the U.S. government​ coordinates counterterrorism efforts, The New York​ Times r...