Politics

Oil below $96 before crude stocks report, Fed
The price of oil fell Wednesday as investors waited for a report on U.S. crude stocks and the Federal Reserve's latest views on the U.S. economy.
Under scrutiny, Va. gov's mansion a dichotomy
An embezzling case that began with a chef being accused of stealing food from Virginia's Executive Mansion and morphed into a political scandal ...
Garcetti builds growing lead as LA picks new mayor
Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing ...
600 police photos of Tucson rampage scene released
In the chaotic moments after a gunman wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, investigators quickly turned a patrol car into a makeshift whiteboard, using ...
Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in ...
Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums
As Congress debates legalizing about 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, immigration advocates are pushing plans they say will open ...
Immigration bill heads to full Senate
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border ...
GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups
When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the IRS asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned ...
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the ...
Okla. residents come home to pick up the pieces
With her son holding her elbow, Colleen Arvin walked up her driveway to what was left of her house for 40 years. It was the 83-year-old grandmother's ...
Gov't dysfunction may be baked into the system
The works do seem to be "gummed up" on Capitol Hill. And President Barack Obama isn't the only one to say so. Yet despite years of hand-wringing in ...
Will Senate bid lure Rogers from his House seat?
Republican Rep. Mike Rogers has pulled off a rare feat in a bitterly divided Congress — a working, productive relationship with Democrats in ...
Officials say Benghazi suspects under surveillance
Five men are under round-the-clock U.S. surveillance in Libya, wanted for questioning in the attack last year on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, ...
Garcetti holds slim lead as LA picks new mayor
Councilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while ...
Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles. He says the ...
Senate panel approves immigration bill
Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary ...
Police defend officer who shot NY college student
The president of a New York police union defended an officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a standoff with an armed ...
Photos of Tucson shooting scene show gun, knife
Photos taken in the aftermath of the attack that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords show the handgun, high-capacity ...
Feds halt data cull for State Dept terror report
The federal government has given the job of compiling statistics used by the State Department to analyze trends in global terrorism to an academic ...
White House: Reporters shouldn't be prosecuted
President Barack Obama believes journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs, the White House said Tuesday, showing solidarity with First ...
Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns
Mexico's top security officials promised Tuesday that a new federal offensive to rescue towns besieged by the Knights Templar drug cartel in western ...
Judge promises more openness in Chandra Levy case
A judge promised more openness Tuesday after months of confidential post-trial proceedings in the case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy, ...
Protesters rally over IRS' tea party scrutiny
Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the ...
US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation
Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.