Washington Bureau

Federal and state officials on Monday announced a coordinated campaign to combat a rising tide of con artists who use mortgage-relief scams to bilk struggling homeowners facing foreclosure. As the...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates outlined the most sweeping changes in defense spending priorities in decades on Monday, proposing the elimination of a long list of big-ticket programs as he shifts...

Federal and state officials on Monday announced a coordinated campaign to combat a rising tide of con artists who use mortgage-relief scams to bilk struggling homeowners facing foreclosure. As the...

When President Barack Obama needs to reach out to the political opposition, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood often gets the call to be the go-between. Rahm Emanuel calls him the Obama...

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh says $2 billion that flowed from Britain to bank accounts controlled by the Saudi ambassador in the U.S. were sent as part of a secret...

Although a critical third stage of a North Korean rocket apparently failed in a launch Sunday, U.S. military and intelligence officials and weapons experts said the test had raised new...

He is the Republican "Dream Date," a smooth-speaking, polished product of Peoria, as comfortable with Facebook as a face-to-face. John McCain's daughter gushed over him as the future of the...

Frank Ricci, a firefighter from New Haven, Conn., spent months listening to study tapes as he drove to work and in the evenings, preparing for a promotional test. It was...

The broad outline of the $3.5 trillion spending blueprint that Congress approved last week hews closely to President Barack Obama's spending target and pays homage to his ambitious agenda. But...

Turkey and Armenia are likely to announce a deal soon aimed at easing their century-old conflict, diplomats said Friday in a development likely to sweeten President Barack Obama's visit to...