Congress is sending President Barack Obama an $18 billion bill to restore unemployment benefits for people who have been out of a job for months and resume full Medicare payments to doctors threatened by a 21 percent cut.
After weeks of partisan struggle that caused more than 400,000 people to miss unemployment checks, a bill restoring those benefits is on track to pass the Senate.
President Barack Obama's national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.
President Barack Obama's national standing has slipped to a new low after his victory on the historic health care overhaul, even in the face of growing signs of economic revival, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.
Economist David Malpass, an economist who has never held public office, announced Wednesday he would seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, saying she was an "unelected occupant" of the seat who had failed to protect the state's taxpayers.
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias said Tuesday that he raised $1.2 million during the first three months of the year in his bid for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat, significantly less than his Republican opponent in a state controlled by Democrats.
Democrats in the Senate have won an initial skirmish to restore unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of jobless people despite Republican criticism that it would add $9 billion to the nation's debt.
Three quarters of editors and news directors polled say they have "serious reservations" about government funding of journalism, primarily for fear that independence can be compromised.
Hungary's center-right Fidesz party took a commanding lead in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, while Jobbik, a far-right party with an anti-Gypsy and extreme nationalist agenda, was a strong third just behind the governing Socialists.
In damage control mode, GOP national chairman Michael Steele on Saturday sought to quell the furor over his management of the Republican National Committee by acknowledging errors and vowing to learn from them.
GOP national chairman Michael Steele tries to quell the furor over his management of the Republican National Committee by acknowledging errors and vowing to learn from them.
Brazil's leading opposition party on Saturday launched former Sao Paulo state governor Jose Serra as its presidential candidate for October elections.
A far-right party backed by black-clad paramilitary extremists is poised to make dramatic gains Sunday in Hungary's national elections, mirroring recent advances by anti-immigrant parties across Europe.
Republicans are promising a "whale of a fight" during the congressional election campaign if President Barack Obama picks too liberal a nominee to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
Republicans are promising a "whale of a fight" if President Barack Obama picks too liberal a nominee to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other's experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race.
President Barack Obama and Republican Sarah Palin sparred from a distance over nuclear policy with each questioning the other's experience on the issue in a potential preview of the 2012 White House race.
A Democratic congressman targeted for defeat by largely conservative activists in the Tea Party for his crucial role in securing approval of the health care overhaul said Friday he would retire from Congress this year.
Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, targeted for defeat by Tea Party activists for his crucial role in securing House approval of the health care overhaul, said Friday he would retire from Congress this year.
Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak of Michigan, who cut a deal with President Obama on abortion funding to pass health care legislation, tells The Associated Press he'll retire from Congress rather than seek a 10th term this year.
North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament convenes an annual session Friday expected to show solidarity and perhaps indications of the impoverished and reclusive nation's future leadership and economy.
The tea party's demands for ideological purity have caught some GOP presidential hopefuls off guard, forcing them to awkwardly defend past decisions as they watch hard-right rivals gain ground.
Tough votes for President Barack Obama's health care plan have further complicated the re-election prospects of dozens of already vulnerable freshman and second-term Democrats. There's even a chance the party could lose control of one or both houses in the midterm elections.
The controversy over inappropriate RNC spending has led to the resignation of its chief of staff, but party Chairman Michael Steele says he's not going anywhere.