Am. Samoa to keep flier miles of govt travelers
American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points ...
Rangel files suit to overturn censure
New York Democrat Charles Rangel on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn a 2010 House decision to censure him for financial ...

Trinidad PM says Jack Warner quits Cabinet post
Ex-world soccer powerbroker Jack Warner resigned as national security minister of Trinidad & Tobago some 48 hours after a regional soccer group's ...

Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
Former Illinois state Rep. Robin Kelly, whose campaign received a $2 million boost from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, easily captured ...

French ex-minister admits lying about bank account
French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday decried an "unforgiveable moral error" by his former budget minister, who has jolted France's body ...

Business as usual for Menendez amid investigations
Beyond the investigations, it's business as usual for Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. The new Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman presides over ...
Ethics committee investigates Reps. Young, Andrews
The House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it is forming a special panel to investigate whether Alaska Rep. Don Young failed to report gifts on his ...
Panel: Thumbs down on anthrax vaccine test in kids
Don't look for testing of the anthrax vaccine to begin in children any time soon. Controversy arose last year as experts debated whether such studies ...

Rowling to UK govt: Don't let down hacking victims
Celebrities including J.K. Rowling and Hugh Grant accused the British government on Sunday of letting down the victims of media intrusion and urged ...

George P. Bush running for Texas land commissioner
George Prescott Bush filed the official paperwork Tuesday to run for Texas land commissioner next year, hoping to use a little-known but powerful post ...

NY congressman King boxes against former champ
U.S. Rep. Peter King of New York has survived a two-round bout in the ring with former kickboxing champion "Irish" Josh Foley. Newsday reports ...

Biden: Illinois election sends message on guns
Vice President Joe Biden argued Wednesday that the primary election victory of a gun control advocate to represent Illinois in Congress sends a ...

Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies
With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era ...

US caught in awkward embrace of Myanmar 'crony'
The image was meant to convey growing friendship between the United States and Myanmar, the world's hottest frontier market. Flanked by national ...

Voters ponder guns, ethics in Jackson Jr. district
Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was ...

Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruption
They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker.

Chicago district disappointed in ex-congressman
Residents in this swath of sprawling Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs have brimmed with loyalty to Jesse Jackson Jr. over the past 17 years, giving ...

US CEO ridicules French workers as time-wasting
A straight-talking U.S. businessman and a European socialist government were never likely to become the firmest of friends, but a letter from Maurice ...

How many votes is a photo op with the pope worth?
How much weight does an endorsement from a lame-duck pope carry in the upcoming election? No, not that election — the one to pick the next leader of ...

Obama pushes preschool plan, won't discuss cost
Raising hopes among parents who want preschool for all, President Barack Obama on Thursday rolled out a plan to vastly expand government-funded early ...

Menendez forcefully denies prostitution allegation
After ducking comment for days, Sen. Robert Menendez is forcefully denying allegations he engaged with prostitutes in the Dominican Republic, calling ...

Florida surgeon at center of Sen. Menendez trips
To some, Dr. Salomon Melgen was a miracle worker who brought sight to the blind. To others, he was a smooth political player known for rubbing elbows ...

NJ Sen. Menendez is no stranger to investigations
To his critics, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez is the bad guy who always wiggles away. To defenders, he's a respected figure persecuted in whispers and ...