A bill calling for $225 million to replenish Israel's missile-defense system is being sent to President Barack Obama for signing into law.
The Export-Import Bank hasn't changed -- but the two parties' positions on taxpayer subsidies to corporations have.
The U.S. House of Representatives planned to vote on Friday on revised border security legislation that would make it easier to deport Central American child migrants from the southwestern border, satisfying a key demand from conservative Republicans.
A new report breaks down who's leaving, why, and what can be done to help more students finish college.
Obama acknowledged that "we tortured some folks," but also said he has full confidence in CIA Director John Brennan.
Summer recess was delayed for many members of Congress after they could not agree on an immigration reform.
By a vote of 50-44, the bill failed to clear a procedural hurdle.
A bill to fund border security blew up in House Speaker John Boehner's face on Thursday, leaving Republicans in disarray and struggling to reconcile Tea Party demands with the need to deal with a humanitarian crisis on the southwestern border with Mexico.
Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and Liberia has appealed to the international community for assistance.
Democrats may make the case that the GOP House spent its time suing Obama instead of working on serious issues.
The 225-201 vote, along party lines, to authorize the suit will allow House lawyers to draft legal documents over a five-week summer recess starting on Friday.
CNN and MSNBC saw double-digit declines in ratings, despite three plane crashes, Israel-Gaza conflict and Ukraine's civil war.
Moscow accused Washington of "merely trying to avoid responsibility for the tragic developments in Ukraine."
It’s no revelation that Michelle Obama works out—her toned arms prove it, but exactly what is her workout routine and secret to keeping svelte? Solidcore in D.C.
Announcing the sanctions, President Obama said that Russia was "isolating itself from the international community."
Kansas and Tennessee Tea Partiers are eyeing the U.S. Senate while Michigan challengers look at state offices. What do the polls predict?
With new penalties targeting key sectors, Moscow's projected growth is estimated to be "near zero."
Many of the nearly 750,000 weapons provided by the U.S. to Afghan forces cannot be tracked, according to a Pentagon audit.
President Barack Obama spoke with several leaders in the European Union to discuss fresh sanctions against Russia.
Ebola has killed 672 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone since it was first diagnosed in February.
Hillary Clinton aide claims that there are no differences between her and Elizabeth Warren, despite record of disagreements on policy.
Working as an NSA spokesman almost certainly offers great benefits, but the glamour of the position has been tainted by international outrage over surveillance.