WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- At least three of Sen. Barack Obama's potential running mates address the Democratic convention on the night the vice presidential candidate is scheduled.

WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers say the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is playing politics with Medicare payments to doctors.

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- Two Senate Intelligence Committee reports have concluded the Bush administration gave the public biased assessments before the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- A gathering row over CIA Director Michael Hayden's claim that U.S. forces have al-Qaida on the defensive illustrates the highly politicized territory on which senior U.S. security and intelligence officials are operating in an election year.

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina Tuesday mean that presidential politics is likely to dominate the news agenda this week. But among all the endless talk of demographics, victory margins and delegate counts, here are a few national and homeland security events and stories that might make the inside pages.

WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- Senior party officials say congressional Democrats in Washington are reported pulling back on expectations for healthcare reform, a key campaign issue.

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- Maintenance violations by Southwest Airlines have prompted congressional probes into some Federal Aviation Administration policies, U.S. officials said.

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a surveillance bill that allows companies to defend themselves in court for giving the U.S. government data.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Friday endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.