Juliet Eilperin

As the presidential campaign entered its final weekend, Barack Obama returned to Iowa, the state one adviser described as "hallowed ground" because of the role it played in launching his...

Sen. John McCain arrived here Tuesday night on his third foreign trip since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, the latest attempt to embellish his international credentials at a time when...

A proposed wind farm that would be the biggest offshore one in the nation won approval from Texas state officials, the latest development in the fast-growing segment of the alternative-energy...

For Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), the early-morning crash of his Mustang convertible near the Capitol while in what he described as a prescription-drug-induced daze was the latest in a series...

President Bush nominated Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne as the new secretary of the interior Thursday, choosing a popular Western Republican with Washington experience and a disputed environmental record to oversee...

The House and Senate on Thursday advanced toward separate showdowns over President Bush's proposal to cut taxes by $726 billion over 10 years, with the White House facing a particularly...

A divided House opened debate Wednesday night on a Republican vision for the future of welfare, moving toward approval of legislation that would require poor parents to work more, encourage...

A day after the drive to revamp the nation's campaign finance laws collapsed in the House, the legislation's supporters vowed Friday to wage an all-out effort to force action on...