Obama fundraising shakes up Dems’ race
Sen. Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he has raised nearly as much money as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton this year, bringing in $25 million for his presidential bid from a...
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Democrats seek balance on Iraq war
By most measures, congressional Democrats should have the political wind at their backs on the Iraq war. They swept to power last November because of the public's dissatisfaction with the...
Passions aflame as stem cell bill passes
Following an emotional day of debate in which lawmakers invoked their own medical tragedies and those of families, friends and constituents, the House voted Thursday to expand federally funded embryonic...
Obama dips toe in 2008 waters
While Sen. Barack Obama launches the most public of book tours, with appearances on "Oprah Winfrey," the "Today" show, "Larry King Live" and "Meet the Press," he also is more...
Hastert nears moment in history
With Republicans angrily splintered and facing a perilous fall election, House Speaker Dennis Hastert will make a little history Thursday as he becomes the longest-serving Republican speaker. Hastert, with nearly...
Senators tell Bush to clarify Iraq strategy
Expressing growing unease over the war in Iraq, a newly emboldened Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to instruct the Bush administration to explain its strategy for completing the U.S. mission in...
Judge meets his jury on Capitol Hill
In a highly scripted rollout, the White House launched its campaign Wednesday to place Judge John Roberts on the Supreme Court as liberal groups denounced his nomination and Democratic senators...
Democrats want to wait, see; GOP quickly onboard
With the power to pass judgment on President Bush's choice for the Supreme Court, senators reacted cautiously Tuesday to the news that the president had settled on federal appellate court...
Senator hires genocide expert
Sen. Barack Obama has snared a high-profile human-rights activist, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and lecturer from Harvard to join his Senate staff, advising him on issues of genocide and the conflict...
House slaps United plan
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved a measure that would block the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. from spending any money to take over United Airlines' pension obligations....