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Nationals designate reliever Lidge for assignment
The Washington Nationals designated struggling reliever Brad Lidge for assignment Sunday and activated reliever Ryan Mattheus. Lidge signed a $1 ...
40 years on, Watergate crime scene is forgotten
When the Watergate complex was built in the 1960s, it was just a group of buildings on the western edge of the nation's capital. Then, 40 years ago ...
Tantalizing what if's 40 years after Watergate
Watergate's "what ifs" are still tantalizing. What if a security guard hadn't noticed tape on a door latch outside Democratic headquarters at the ...
Obama holds gay pride reception at White House
President Barack Obama is telling gay supporters that they will have a friend and "fellow advocate" in the White House as long as he is president.
US reveals accusations against Secret Service
Secret Service agents and officers have been accused of involvement with prostitutes, leaking sensitive information, publishing pornography, sexual ...
US declassifies attacks in Yemen, Somalia
The White House is partially lifting the lid of secrecy on its counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaida in Yemen and Somalia by formally ...
Catholic hospitals reject birth control compromise
Sharpening an election-year confrontation over religious freedom and government health insurance rules, the nation's Catholic hospitals on Friday ...
Early outrage over AIDS crisis reaches DC stage
Before there was a test, before it had a name and before there was any way to know if AIDS was spread through the air, touch or bodily fluids, there ...
Obama to observe Gay Pride Month
President Barack Obama will host a reception at the White House to observe Gay Pride Month on Friday. In a proclamation earlier this month, the ...
Senate confirms nominee to El Salvador
The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to El Salvador as election-year pressure from Hispanics helped ...
US: Russian helicopters are refurbished, not new
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's accusation that Russia "dramatically" escalated the crisis in Syria lost steam Thursday when the State ...
Some GOP VP hopefuls face common personal issues
Not that they're a step away from the poor house, but some of Mitt Romney's potential vice presidential running mates are grappling with the same ...
5 reasons gay marriage losing streak may be over
Opponents of gay marriage have an unblemished track record in U.S. elections, chalking up 32 victories in 32 public votes. They've won in blue states ...
Obama gives Medal of Freedom to Israel's Peres
President Barack Obama presented Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Medal of Freedom on Wednesday, calling him the essence of Israel itself and ...
US, India see progress on nuclear cooperation
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed progress in U.S. efforts to invest in India's civilian nuclear power industry but said more action ...
Pentagon chief orders review of mental diagnoses
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday he has ordered all branches of the military to conduct an extensive review of mental health diagnoses ...
Battle forming over Obama's pick to be Iraq envoy
A battle is brewing over President Barack Obama's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq, with Senate Republicans calling for the nomination to ...
Lawyer: American's health declining in Cuba prison
A lawyer for an American imprisoned in Cuba for more than two years says his client's health is declining and that Cuba is withholding the results of ...
US accuses Russia but needs its help in Syria
Tensions between the U.S. and Russia flared Wednesday as the former Cold War foes traded blame for the violence in Syria just days before a planned ...
JPMorgan CEO arrives to testify before Congress
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Congress on Wednesday that senior bank executives responsible for a $2 billion trading loss will probably have ...