WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives will defend a federal law against same-sex marriage after the Obama administration deemed the act unconstitutional and stopped
DES MOINES (Reuters) – The Iowa House began debate of a controversial labor bill on Wednesday that Republicans say makes common sense changes to Iowa’s
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States government has replaced the head of the Japan desk at the State Department, the U.S. embassy said in a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate defeated a pair of spending-cut bills on Wednesday — a Republican plan for nearly $60 billion in reductions and a
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he had chosen Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, replacing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican on the Senate banking panel on Tuesday made clear he still opposes Federal Reserve nominee Peter Diamond, calling him
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich told supporters on Wednesday he hopes to announce a run for the 2012 Republican presidential
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A majority of Americans prefer cutting defense spending to reduce the federal deficit rather than taking money from public retirement and health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans’ confidence in the way the country is going has slumped to a two-year low in the last month, and one pollster
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of National Public Radio resigned on Wednesday after the organization’s chief fund-raiser was secretly videotaped criticizing conservatives and questioning whether