Washington Bureau

Sen. Roland Burris is moving fast through the Capitol. No matter that he's going in the wrong direction, headed toward the House when he thinks he's going to his Senate...

New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg, who has emerged as the front-runner for commerce secretary, has assured fellow Republicans that he won't take the job unless he's certain his replacement will...

Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire is the leading candidate to become President Barack Obama's commerce secretary, an administration official said Saturday, in a decision that could come as early...

If the Obama administration's economic stimulus package is passed and signed into law, the first way most working people in Illinois would feel it would be a small increase in...

The CIA's secret prisons are being shuttered. Harsh interrogation techniques are off-limits. And Guantanamo Bay will eventually go back to being a wind-swept naval base on the southeastern corner of...

It's official: This recession is the worst the United States has experienced in over 25 years. And it appears likely to get worse before it gets better. At the White...

President Barack Obama blasted Wall Street executives on Thursday, calling it the "height of irresponsibility" that they gave employees massive bonuses last year even as the government was forking over...

President Barack Obama and his congressional allies took a modest step toward reshaping the nation's health-care system Thursday as the Senate passed legislation to expand health insurance for children. But...

President Barack Obama and his two daughters have a message for Washington, based on years of Chicago winters: Toughen up. A dusting of snow followed by melting temperatures, rain, sleet...

President Barack Obama said after meeting with top U.S. military leaders Wednesday that targeting extremists will be a top priority for the armed forces in Afghanistan. Obama met with the...