Washington Bureau

The new president's first address to Congress loomed and Barack Obama had convened a few trusted advisers in the Oval Office. Seated in a chair beside the fireplace, Obama turned...

The Supreme Court opinion that drew the most praise last week from a proudly "progressive" constitutional law group was written by perhaps the high court's staunchest conservative, Justice Clarence Thomas....

The wide-ranging spending bill that passed the House and now awaits Senate action is a milestone in the transfer of power in Washington: While attracting little public attention, it is...

Under the banner of consensus and cooperation, President Barack Obama on Thursday brought industry leaders, lawmakers, doctors and consumer groups to the White House for a health-care forum to build...

In an attempt to ease the foreclosure crisis, the House on Thursday approved a major change to bankruptcy law, giving judges new powers to modify home mortgages. The revision, which...

President Barack Obama named two women this week to lead his effort to overhaul the nation's health-care system. One of them, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, began preparing for confirmation...

Joseph Zucchero, master of the Italian beef at a popular River North sandwich stand, has been dishing out his drippy, spicy fare for 30 years. But Mr. Beef faces foreclosure....

The Supreme Court dealt a defeat to the pharmaceutical industry and the Bush administration Wednesday, ruling that federal approval of a prescription drug does not provide a shield against lawsuits...

Legal experts said Tuesday they were taken aback by the claim in the latest batch of secret Bush-era memos that the president alone had the power to set the rules...

Legal experts said Tuesday they were taken aback by the claim in the latest batch of secret Bush-era memos that the president alone had the power to set the rules...