Washington Bureau

ome afternoons in the West Wing, as he wonders how best to convey the White House's messages about an economic downturn, financial calamity, job loss and some of the toughest...

An intense six-month campaign of Predator strikes in Pakistan has taken such a toll on Al Qaeda that militants have begun turning violently on each other out of confusion and...

The besieged secretary of the Treasury gets a strong vote of confidence from President Barack Obama in a TV interview to be broadcast Sunday. In a session with "60 Minutes'"...

The Obama administration is backtracking on a promised presidential declaration that Armenians were the victims of genocide in the early 20th Century, fearful of alienating Turkey at a time when...

Struggling to keep ahead of public outrage over the actions of Wall Street firms, the House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to recoup the lion's share...

The AIG employees who received big bonuses last weekend and now could face a 90 percent tax bill may feel singled out for unfair punishment by angry lawmakers. But they...

In the three weeks since President Barack Obama unveiled his budget, to high praise among Democrats, a series of economic and political pitfalls have appeared that could dramatically undercut his...

Confronted with anticipated legal bills of upwards of $400,000, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is setting up a defense fund to solicit contributions to defray the costs of his struggle to...

The Obama administration's plan to overhaul the Afghanistan war will include a reinvigorated effort to sap the strength and influence of Taliban leaders by luring away their foot soldiers, according...

The Federal Reserve escalated its war on the credit crisis Wednesday, announcing that it would spend more than $1 trillion in an aggressive effort to force down interest rates on...