House speakers liberal ally from California swipes​ bigtime seat from Michigan congressman whose held​ top Democratic post for 28 years.

A security pact between the U.S. and Iraqi​ governments will allow U.S. troops to finish the​ work it needs to do before leaving the country, a​ Pentagon...

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike​ Huckabee said Wednesday he's not trying to​ settle old scores with his onetime GOP rival Mitt​ Romney...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Momentum to name Timothy​ Geithner as the next U.S. Treasury Secretary seems​ to be building, both among the country's top​ busi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of​ General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler​ submitted testimony Tuesday to the U.S. Senate​ Banking ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama and vanquished rival John McCain met for the​ first time since the November 4 election on​ Monday,...

President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain​ will meet for the first time on Monday since the​ election.

Sen. Edward Kennedy arrived on Capitol Hill Monday​ with his wife and two dogs — the first time​ the Massachusetts Democrat has been at work​ sinc...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy,​ battling a life-threatening brain tumor, returned​ to the Senate on Monday for the first time since​ Ju...