A legislator brought state House proceedings to a halt Friday night when she told colleagues during the budget debate that another lawmaker had threatened to "really hurt" her.
A 77-year-old Illinois state representative is happy to be alive after a man with a gun pushed his way into her home and robbed her of $7.
"Anthonys Expected To Be Candid With Investigators Regarding Casey"
Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., said Tuesday he will stay in the House and pass on becoming U.S. trade representative in Barack Obama's administration.
A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl's mother and the NAACP.
A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl's mother and the NAACP.
Good article about the decline of Northeastern Republicans.
The financial crisis has triggered calls for renovation if not replacement of the world's outdated financial institutions.
Americans went to the polls on Tuesday to choose the next president of the United States, deciding whether Senator Barack Obama or Senator John McCain was better suited to guide the nation through an economic crisis at home and two wars abroad.In voting booths in every corner of …
A simple breakdown of the U.S. Congressional bill-making process.
State Rep. George Wilber told The Register Citizen Monday night that he will resign from his House seat just two days after the newspaper uncovered a $100,000 payment he made to keep a woman silent about childhood sex abuse allegations and just two weeks before the Nov.
One: I'm a Pennsylvanian. "Kill him" is not representative of the state's values. Nor is this, from Palin-haters.
Know how your representative voted on stem cells? What did that candidate say about global warming? You can find out within these pages.
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, has died, FOX News confirms.
Supporters for an African-American candidate for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District are employing two time-tested campaign tactics in order to defeat the Jewish incumbent in the Democratic primary – racism and anti-Semitism.
Do you plan to hold your representative accountable? How would you end the gridlock in Washington? The energy crisis is affecting your wallet, but will it affect your vote this fall?
One very brave and clever young man with his own scheme to become state representative and I will certainly be donating! What a great idea.
Facing possible federal investigations, Rep. Charles Rangel said Monday he'll evict himself from one of four dirt-cheap, rent-stabilized apartments he's had for more than a decade.
Eighteen months into the 110th Congress, federal investigators are still taking a hard look at the 109th, adding to the incredible tally of lawmakers from that body to reportedly be investigated by the FBI for corruption.
Hillary Clinton supports Maxine Waters Representative Maxine Waters of California. The Video
"Pennsylvanians don't need a president who looks down on them," Clinton croaks. Turning on the television and listening to the news continues to reap the same rewards.
ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: A Republican House member Monday sent a letter of apology to Sen. Barack Obama, after calling him "boy" and comparing him to a "snake oil salesman" in attacking his national security credentials at a weekend fund-raising dinner in Kentucky.
The SwiftKids are a not so new movement sponsored by…well, parents. Let's face the facts. Kids sell and what's not to like? What the SwiftKids for Truth are selling depends on your opinion.
In the LA Times yesterday, Representative Jane Harman (D-CA), who chairs the House Homeland Security subcommittee on intelligence, put a light toward the shocking number of sexual assults on women serving in the military.
A Panhandle legislator wants Florida to issue license tags honoring "Confederate Heritage" -- complete with images of Dixie flags and buttons from Rebel uniforms.
Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) "has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona," according to the Associated Press.
Democrat-Shot Video Catches Jon Elrod Signing Letters INDIANAPOLIS -- A Republican state representative running for Congress has apologized for working on campaign materials while on the House floor.