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The U.S. Congress Monday failed to reach a budget agreement by the midnight deadline, effectively shutting down the federal government.
Most voters said they agree with the Obama administration's decision to tighten controls on U.S. coal plant emissions, a Rasmussen Reports survey indicated.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a darling of the Republican Party's conservative wing, didn't offer support for party leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, when asked if he would back McConnell over Tea Party-backed challenger Matt Bevin in the primary.
Winter, spring, summer or fall ... it's a long way to 2016. The Paul/Christie feud means one thing: The presidential campaign is upon us.
Americans favor "stand your ground" laws in their own state, but are divided whether such a law is good or bad for public safety, Rasmussen Reports said Monday.
Voters say they favor the U.S. Senate ending the filibuster as a way to block approval of a presidential nominee, a Rasmussen poll indicated.
Talk about a whiff. The Obama administration, in one extraordinarily difficult stretch, was belted with the specters of the U.S. Consulate bombing, word of the IRS targeting conservative groups and the revelation that the FBI was rifling through The Associated Press' phone records.
More than 26 cents of every federal tax dollar goes to the U.S. military and 20 cents is funneled to healthcare, the National Priorities Project said Monday.
Saving enough for retirement is a concept that is slipping away for many U.S. workers, a national survey found.
Only 20 percent of U.S. entrepreneurs indicated they believed the economy would return to pre-recession levels, a recent survey indicated.
