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New report on Iraq delivered to Capitol Hill
The U.S. intelligence community sent its latest assessment of the situation in Iraq to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, according to congressional sources, but the findings will likely stay secret.
Clinton, Obama take on Big Oil
The Democratic presidential candidates are criss-crossing Pennsylvania this week, dropping in at gas stations and truck stops to convince voters they've got the best plan to tackle soaring gas price
House members urge Bush to skip Olympics
Fifteen U.S. House members asked President Bush Tuesday not to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing to protest China's human rights records.
NATO chief: Afghan troop increase likely
NATO leaders are likely to approve an increase in troop deployments to Afghanistan, the head of the military alliance said Wednesday.
Memo on harsh interrogations declassified
The Justice Department has declassified a 2003 legal memo that said U.S. criminal laws and international treaties did not apply in the military treatment and interrogations of "enemy combatants
Police: Senator's husband paid prostitute
The husband of U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow told police he used the Internet to make a date with a prostitute and paid her $150 for sex at a hotel, according to a police report.
'Pig Book' names congressional porkers
A watchdog group critical of pork barrel spending released its latest findings Wednesday targeting the top Congressional "porkers."
Breaking the Democratic quagmire
As the Democratic Party steps in to solve the dispute over the Florida and Michigan delegates, the question now appears to be who can broker a deal before the party's convention in August.
France to send battalion to Afghanistan
France has agreed to send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman has said.
McCain mulls list of potential running mates
Narrowing down 20 or so names on a list of potential Republican vice presidential candidates will take weeks, if not months, Sen. John McCain told reporters Wednesday.
Dean says he's committed to seating Florida's delegates
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Wednesday the party would "absolutely seat" a Florida delegation when it meets in August in Colorado for the national convention.
Senate ready to debate housing stimulus plan
A bipartisan housing stimulus bill could be debated in the Senate as early as Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said.
Rupert Murdoch's daughter to host Obama fundraiser
The guest list is a roll call of London's more glamorous U.S. expats.
Pentagon walks fine line in 2008 campaign
Stops by Sen. John McCain at U.S. Navy bases this week prompted internal Navy and Pentagon discussions, according to a military official with direct knowledge of the discussions.
U.S. troops in Iraq pay twice what Iraqis do for gas
Think you're being gouged by Big Oil? U.S. forces in Iraq are paying almost as much as Americans back home, despite burning fuel at staggering rates in a war to stabilize a country known for its oil
Richardson denies promise to Clintons
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson sharply disputed that he made any promises to Bill Clinton about presidential endorsements, as Clinton reportedly has claimed.
Clinton, McCain unleash economic ad wars
Sen. Hillary Clinton generated plenty of attention with an ad asking who'd be ready to answer the White House phone at 3 a.m. during a national security crisis. Now, she's come out with a sequel --
Obama raises more than $40 million in March
Sen. Barack Obama raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000 donors in March, his presidential campaign announced Thursday.
Paulison: We're not the FEMA of 2005
Some skeptical senators questioned Thursday whether the agency much maligned for its response to Hurricane Katrina is better prepared today to respond to another major hurricane season.
Whistle-blower: FAA boss threatened career
A federal airline safety inspector choked up Thursday as he described what he said were threats made against him and his family when he tried to report Southwest Airlines was flying "unsafe&quo
Poll: 76 percent say U.S. ready for black president
The number of Americans who believe that the country is ready for a black president is rising, a poll released Thursday suggested.
Is McCain's bio tour working?
While Sen. John McCain's campaign is remarkably happy with the way his "Service to America" biography tour has gone this week, some Republicans say they are not so sure he's using his time
The danger for Democrats
The danger to Democrats is not that the race will go on too long. The voters seem to love it. Turnout in the Democratic primaries is breaking records in state after state. The danger is that the los
Wife's beer fortune gives McCain access to millions
On a spring day at a speedway in North Carolina, John McCain posed with his wife, Cindy, and racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., highlighting the couple's political and business interests in a single sn
Economic justice focus of King remembrances
Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, focused on economic justice in speeches Friday marking the anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King J
