In his latest job creation effort, President Barack Obama is trying to find practical and politically feasible ways of spurring hiring among skittish employers. Among the ideas expected...

President Barack Obama is shifting the timing of his visit to an international climate summit in Copenhagen as prospects for a political agreement at the event seem more likely. The U.S.,...

When Republican Sen. Tom Coburn warned seniors, "you're going to die sooner" if Democrats pass health care legislation, it stood out as an memorable, unprovable moment in an...

President Barack Obama talked about his ideas for job creation in a city whose very name conjures Rust Belt images of shuttered factories, high unemployment and persistent hopelessness....

Senate Republicans forced Democrats to defend cutting $40 billion from providers of home care for older people as partisan debate flared Saturday during a rare weekend session on...