Washington Bureau

An 18-year-old Chicago girl had a turbulent life but was trying to get her high school diploma before she was killed early Wednesday morning. Christina Campos was leaving a home...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is gaining unusual momentum in his attempt to remake the U.S. military budget and appears poised to push through what many consider a historic shift within...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it would allow 17-year-olds to buy the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B without a prescription, signaling a major shift in the agency's...

The Justice Department is reviewing one of its most politically controversial cases in recent years, and considering dropping or downgrading charges against two former pro-Israel lobbyists accused of illegally disclosing...

The Interior Department has finalized sweeping rules that clear the way for the first offshore wind turbines to be erected along the Atlantic Coast, the most aggressive move yet from...

A U.S. military agency that trains troops to resist and survive torture offered crucial help in developing harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA, according to a Senate committee report...

President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt and the Palestinian territories to the White House for consultations over the next six weeks, officials said. White House Press...

After banning and then publicizing controversial interrogation practices employed by the CIA, President Barack Obama called on the agency Monday to live up to its mission under new marching orders....

WASHINGTON, D.C. Harman denies wiretap report Official says she did not contact Justice Department about prosecution of lobbyists Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) said Monday that she did not contact the...

President Barack Obama called his full Cabinet together for the first time on Monday and instructed department heads to cut enough money from their budgets to set a new "tone."...