The Senate campaign in Minnesota between incumbent​ Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger​ Al Franken was considered to be quite nasty,​ with...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. foreign​ policy leaders, including Democratic and​ Republican ex-Cabinet members, urged an incoming​ Obama administ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack​ Obama selected Tom Daschle, a heavyweight former​ senator, to be his health secretary on Wednesday,​ whi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President-elect Joe​ Biden's son, Beau Biden, says he will not​ fill his father's U.S. Senate seat but​ instead wil...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill​ Clinton has offered to allow ethics reviews of​ future business and charitable activities should​ his ...

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...

IZHEVSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President​ Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he sees new​ opportunities for improving strained relations​ with the Unit...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats took the​ first step toward bailing out the nation's​ crippled auto industry on Monday by proposing a​ $25 b...

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...