WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington Thursday imposed an extra four years on shamed lobbyist Jack Abramoff and ordered him to pay $15 million in restitution.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign "carefully vetted" Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin before asking her to join the ticket, former White House adviser Karl Rove said.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Nearly 70 percent of Republican voters don't see abortion as a key issue in selecting a vice presidential nominee, a GOP abortion rights poll indicates.

WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to hold former White House aide Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for not answering a subpoena to testify.

WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing to assemble a set of energy proposals in time for the Independence Day holiday, a political journal reported Sunday.

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd Friday denied claims he received special treatment from Countrywide Financial when he refinanced his home in 2003.

WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife, Cindy, have something in common with ordinary Americans -- a lot of credit card debt.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama has been warned to do more to help illegal immigrants become citizens or risk losing the Latino vote, Hispanic Democratic lawmakers say.

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) -- More than a dozen Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly support Sen. John McCain for president, Capitol Hill sources say.