1 million stimulus jobs? House panel investigates

Hundreds of new jobs in phantom congressional districts. Nearly 500 new teaching slots in a Chicago school district that employs only 290.

Democrats risk taxing the wealthy for healthcare

Amid all of the uncertainties about how healthcare legislation would affect each American, one thing is clear: The more affluent would pay...

White House calls Obama's Asian tour a success

Even before President Obama boarded his home-bound flight for Washington, capping a grueling weeklong Asian tour, the White House was...

U.S. aims to hold Afghanistan's Karzai to his pledges of reform

The United States is developing a set of benchmarks to ensure that Afghan President Hamid Karzai keeps a promise delivered at his...

Reid rolls out Senate healthcare bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical coverage to millions more...

Byrd sets a longevity record for the ages

On his 20,774th day on the job, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday became the U.S. Capitol's longest-serving lawmaker. And the 91-...

Senate committee approves food safety bill

A Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a much-awaited overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration's food safety system,...

House panel OKs granting of bank breakup power

A House committee voted Wednesday to give the government extraordinary new power to break up large financial firms that pose a potential...

Obama and Holder defend plans to try Sept. 11 suspects

The Obama administration on Wednesday strongly defended its decision to try the alleged plotters of the Sept. 11 attacks in a civilian New...

A 'grand bargain' for North Korea

President Obama met today with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, calling for North Korea to take "serious steps" to give up its nuclear...

House healthcare bill includes financial boost for California

Contained in the nearly 2,000-page House healthcare bill is a little-noticed provision -- worth $300 million to California -- that would...