Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives have agreed to pay all furloughed employees retroactively once the government reopens.
Republicans early on Sunday approved a one-year delay to "Obamacare", bringing the federal government closer to a shutdown.
Barack Obama says Republican lawmakers are taking advantage, depriving middle-class Americans of better protection against deceptive business practice
TheUS was headed toward an unprecedented default, and all Washington wanted to talk about was the manner in which the president had left a room.
The US is about to bump against its borrowing limit. If the limit isn’t raised the US will default on its debt or drastically reduce state spending.
US President Barack Obama threatened to veto a short-term spending Bill put forward by Republicans to avoid a government shutdown on Friday.
US congressional negotiators are racing to agree on billions of dollars in spending cuts before the federal government is forced to shut down.
In his battle against Barack Obama, the incoming speaker faces Democratic attacks over his closeness to Washington’s power brokers.
The US Congress was headed for gridlock after Tuesday’s elections, posing a challenge as the country struggles to get out of the economic doldrums.
America’s official colors are red, white and blue but the man to watch right now is orange, writes <b>Jonathan Mann</b>.
The US Congress is launching official YouTube channels where members of the House and Senate can create videos of floor speeches or hearings.
As the Democratic primary contest heads to its climax, the Republicans are firing the opening shots of an election barrage to come against their probable White House opponent,…
The top United States general and diplomat in Iraq testify in politically charged hearings in Congress on Tuesday, and face a grilling from three senators vying to inherit the…
Americans stood in silence to remember the nearly 3 000 people killed in the September 11 attacks on Tuesday as Osama bin Laden resurfaced to praise the suicide hijackers who…
