The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. is not considering arming opposition groups in Syria, deflecting calls from some lawmakers to explore such a

The Republican presidential candidates are duking it out in Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri Tuesday night.

President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to

Ben Bernanke on Tuesday reiterated the Federal Reserve's plan to hold interest rates near record lows until at least late 2014.

Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy and threatening a

A federal judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months

Congress finally has passed a bill aimed at prodding the nation's aviation system into a new high-tech era in which satellites are central to air traffic

Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable

President Barack Obama levied tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an

A federal judge is set to determine whether the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded several others should remain at a

A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is pushing back against critics of the 2010 financial overhaul, saying tighter regulations are making the financial system

It was another week and another win for former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Mass., after he nabbed Florida’s 50 GOP delegates.

Republican senators are trying to spare the Pentagon from nearly $500 billion in cuts that will kick in automatically next January because the congressional

Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before