WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of​ Representatives on Friday voted to end the federal​ moratorium on deepwater drilling for oil companies​ that meet ne...

With less than 100 days until the midterm​ elections, American voters would give the edge to​ Republicans by an 11 percentage-point margin if​ the Congre...

Republicans looking to take back the House say​ they hope a pool of fresh faces will be just what​ the voters ordered to cure their incumbent​ fatigue.&a...

The Fremont City Council unanimously voted Tuesday​ night to suspend the ordinance, which is being​ challenged in court. Officials say the move will​ sav...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Anticipating California​ voters will back a November ballot measure to​ legalize casual marijuana use, officials in​ Oakland ha...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans​ believes President Barack Obama has neglected job​ creation and economic fears are weighing heavily​ on D...

City council members in the small California town​ of Bell -- where outrage over high salaries forced​ three officials to resign last week -- voted​ Mond...

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote​ Tuesday on whether to end debate on a campaign​ finance bill, and Democrats fear a unified​ Republican ...

The House is expected to vote on a scaled-back​ version of its original war funding bill, which​ would drop billions of dollars for unrelated​ domestic p...