
Senator: IRS targeting of tea party is 'chilling'
Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political groups was "chilling" and further eroded ...

Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book
U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week ...

Bulgarians to elect new parliament amid scandals
Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections with no party expected to win a majority to form a government, fueling fears of more political and ...
Pro-Berlusconi rally in Italy draws cheers, jeers
Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction ...

Obama calls on Congress to help more homeowners
President Barack Obama says Congress must give more homeowners the chance to refinance their mortgages to save money. Obama says more than 2 million ...

Control towers at 149 small airports to stay open
The Federal Aviation Administration is keeping open for now the 149 control towers at small airports that were slated to close as the result of ...

GOP ready to push Benghazi case into 2014, beyond
Steady drips of information about a horrific night in Libya are fueling Republican arguments and ads designed to fire up the conservative base and ...

Seeking re-election, Imelda extends Marcos dynasty
Twenty-seven years after a public revolt ousted her dictator husband, Imelda Marcos is the Philippines' ultimate political survivor: She dazzled ...

Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya
Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday ...

Rios Montt: From army to dictatorship to courtroom
Efrain Rios Montt ruled as Guatemala's dictator, served as president of Congress, preached as an evangelical pastor and now, at 86, has become the ...
April surplus of $113B lowers US budget deficit
The U.S. government reported a rare surplus of $113 billion for April — the largest in five years and a sign of the nation's improving finances.
Lawyer: Abu Qatada's conditions to leave UK
The lawyer for Abu Qatada says he will voluntarily leave Britain, which has been trying to deport the radical Muslim preacher for more than a decade, ...
Senate OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims
Four victims of a deadly Alabama church bombing at the height of the civil rights movement are now just a presidential signature away from receiving ...

Obama, in Texas, presses middle-class jobs agenda
Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed ...

Minn. House approves gay marriage; would be 12th
A historic vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the ...
Proposed UN resolution backs transition in Syria
An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross ...

Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault
Congressional efforts to combat sexual assault in the military secured the support of the Obama administration as senior White House officials met ...

Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests
The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning ...

Boston chief: Wasn't told FBI got Tsarnaev warning
The FBI did not initially share with Boston police the warnings it had received from Russia about one suspect in last month's marathon bombings, ...

Kerry says he'll answer questions on Benghazi
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he's determined to answer any questions related to the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in ...
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that ...

GOP boycotts health care advisory board
House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board ...