WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's nominee for commerce secretary was questioned briefly about her ties to a subprime mortgage lender that fa...

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The Republican-dominated U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch f...

The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Republican Gabriel Gomez falsely claims his opponent in the Massachusetts Senate race bla...

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) spoke Thursday about Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) attacks on his wife, Huma Abedin, last year, telling Talkin...

WASHINGTON -- Lying about receiving a military medal could become a crime, under a bill headed to the president's desk. The Stolen Valor Act cleared ...

Republicans have cautioned party lawmakers investigating the politically charged IRS controversy against overplaying their hand. If Wednesday’s Hous...

Bishop E.W. Jackson, the controversial Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia, once reportedly claimed that the so-called "three-fifth...

When officials who hold power positions act arbitrarily and without values like doing the right thing, fairness, equality, and respect -- values that we consider part of our national identity -- innocent people and ultimately the moral authority of government itself suffers.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering b...

WASHINGTON -- The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in...

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal court Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy absent a medical emergency. The 9th ...

We have a lot more to do. Nevertheless, we must also acknowledge Congress for its efforts on behalf of HFFI, significant actions that have potential to provide healthy food access and economic development to communities sorely in need of both.

WASHINGTON - Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) said on Tuesday that federal aid to tornado-ravaged parts of his home state will be "totally different" than...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Tuesday backed the U.S. government's decision not to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden duri...

Utah Republican Mia Love announced Saturday that she will run for Congress again in 2014. Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, unsuccessfully...

If there is a stupider way to fight terrorism than drone warfare, it hasn't been invented yet. ...

BY DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-t...

CINCINNATI — Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buil...

It’s pretty rich, isn’t it, to see conservatives, not so long ago such ferocious guardians of presidential prerogative, suddenly acting as if they...

* Obama opponents target Sebelius solicitations for group * Approached H&R Block and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * He...

WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible hel...

By Michael Beckel Center for Public Integrity During its past four fiscal years, the Internal Revenue Service has formally denied the applicat...

A massive tornado touched down near Oklahoma City on Monday, leaving a path of devastation in its wake. The Associated Press reports: Television...

WASHINGTON -- The White House says White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler was first informed about an audit of the IRS' inappropriate targeting of conse...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash – sometimes stashed in a pie box &ndas...