Washington Bureau

A federal jury convicted five Muslim men Monday of plotting to kill soldiers at an Army base in New Jersey in a case that showed an aggressive FBI effort to...

The collapse of legislation to bail out the U.S. auto industry marked a fitting end to this year in Congress -- and a warning to President-elect Barack Obama that even...

The Cabinet of President-elect Barack Obama is a largely centrist and pragmatic-minded collection of politicians and technocrats without a pronounced ideological bent. Liberals are satisfied but not delighted. Conservatives say...

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to complete his Cabinet appointments Friday when he names Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader, to be the new labor secretary, a...

U.S. military commanders in Iraq have outlined troop reduction plans that remain at odds with President-elect Barack Obama's preferences but believe they may be able to reconcile the two goals....

The Bush administration announced its "conscience protection" rule for the health-care industry Thursday, giving everyone from doctors and hospitals to receptionists and volunteers in medical experiments the right to refuse...

President-elect Barack Obama's call for the speedy adoption of a massive spending plan to jolt the economy will be an early test of two major promises: that he will work...

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday slashed its benchmark interest rate to a record low as part of its continuing battle against the financial crisis and the recession. The central bank...

When it comes to the Federal Reserve, one question dominates: How low will it go? The central bank has already lowered its benchmark rate to 1 percent, but most economists...

Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), a Western Latino with deep grounding in water and land issues, is President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Interior Department. Two senior Democrats confirmed that...