WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Top U.S. generals in Iraq said Thursday they could not commit to how independent the Iraqi forces must be before the United States can withdraw completely.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The company awarded a $25.4 million contract by the Department of Homeland Security for transportation services around the capital is not licensed to operate in the Washington area and does not pay its employees in line with federal wage determinations -- which should make it ineligible for the work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., has introduced legislation to end taxpayer-funding of U.S. political nominating conventions.

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- After weeks of unrelenting skepticism by members of Congress, a bipartisan political coalition may be coming together to place a fiscal year 2005 down payment on President Bush's proposal to return astronauts to the moon as a first step toward exploring M

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., will introduce legislation Thursday to undo the pre-election political speech restrictions imposed by the McCain-Feingold law.

WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) -- Capital Comment -- Daily news notes, political rumors and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press I

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Once again, the American people have the opportunity to celebrate discounted white goods, markdowns on furniture and sales on apparel. Even in this time of economic downturn, however, it is not supposed to be that way. Monday, of course, is Presidents' Da

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- President Bush used his pen Thursday to set the National Science Foundation on a path to double its budget within five years.

WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) -- Funding strategies at the Department of Energy's Office of Science must improve if the nation wants to maintain its technological edge, witnesses and legislators alike said at a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.