New law bans genetic discrimination

The most sweeping federal anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years takes effect today, prohibiting employers from hiring, firing or...

Rep. Joe Sestak trying to outrun Sen. Arlen Specter

Rep. Joe Sestak needs a comb. His wavy, graying hair has been through a hectic morning, and the Pennsylvania Democrat is racing toward his...

U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visit

As the Obama administration wrestles over its new Afghanistan strategy, the domestic debate is having far-reaching implications for the...

Republicans criticize dismissal of AmeriCorps watchdog

When Kevin Johnson, the former NBA star who is now mayor of Sacramento, was under investigation last year for alleged financial misdeeds and...

Gates orders Pentagon inquiry on Ft. Hood shootings

A wide-ranging review ordered Thursday by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will strive to answer what he called "troubling questions"...

1 million stimulus jobs? House panel investigates

Hundreds of new jobs in phantom congressional districts. Nearly 500 new teaching slots in a Chicago school district that employs only 290.

Obama sets the pace in China

If it's 3:40 p.m., this must be the Great Wall.

U.S. aims to hold Afghanistan's Karzai to his pledges of reform

The United States is developing a set of benchmarks to ensure that Afghan President Hamid Karzai keeps a promise delivered at his...

White House calls Obama's Asian tour a success

Even before President Obama boarded his home-bound flight for Washington, capping a grueling weeklong Asian tour, the White House was...

Reid rolls out Senate healthcare bill

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday unveiled his long-awaited plan for expanding medical coverage to millions more...

Byrd sets a longevity record for the ages

On his 20,774th day on the job, Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday became the U.S. Capitol's longest-serving lawmaker. And the 91-...

Senate committee approves food safety bill

A Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a much-awaited overhaul of the Food and Drug Administration's food safety system,...