Sen. John McCain stood before hundreds of flag-waving veterans and their families Monday and vowed not to waver in his support of the Iraq War. "Even," he said, "if I...
In the face of determined opposition from the Bush administration, the Senate on Wednesday began an impassioned debate over an exit strategy from Iraq, headed toward a vote on a...
In his own land, he taught geography. He lived in the Darfur region of western Sudan, raising a family of nine and diligently sharpening his English by reading whatever textbooks,...
Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that the South African government must awaken from its "denial" over the widespread AIDS crisis, and he pledged to set an example for men across...
The last time he traveled to Africa, he wore a backpack and walked with anonymity. Fourteen years later, he arrives with a title, an entourage and such jubilation that some...
The economy is humming along just swimmingly, right? That's the word from the White House, which dispatched its Economic Team across the country on Friday to make that case--in triplicate....
Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic hopeful in Illinois' west suburban 6th Congressional District, was extolled here Thursday by one of the nation's most influential abortion-rights groups as the candidate to replace...
With a worried look toward November, a coalition of Republicans in Congress is hoping to change the subject from the Iraq war and immigration to matters far less controversial as...
President Bush prodded Congress on Tuesday to approve immigration reform this year, assuring senators that he supports comprehensive legislation that would include a guest-worker program as well as improved enforcement....
President Bush prodded Congress on Tuesday to approve immigration reform this year, assuring senators that he supports comprehensive legislation that would include a guest-worker program as well as improved enforcement....