WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met on Wednesday with his toughest critics in Washington - House of Representat...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials sai...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army has started a system-wide review to ensure its mental healthcare facilities are not engaging ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It didn't seem like mission impossible just two weeks ago.Inside a private room on the first floor of ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A congressional "super committee" on Monday failed to reach a deal on reducing federal gover...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Budget talks in the Congress were locked in stalemate on Wednesday amid the disclosure of a Democratic...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Democrat in Congress said on Tuesday he saw few signs of progress on a deficit-cutting deal, a...

WASHINGTON/HONOLULU (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged U.S. lawmakers on Sunday to "bite the bullet" and make...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading Republican lawmaker would not rule out tax increases on Thursday if they could boost economi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans named their six members Wednesday to a congressional deficit-reduction super committee, in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Max Baucus, the Senate's top tax legislator, was named Tuesday to serve on a deficit reduction super c...