Political News

President Barack Obama is set to sign the last piece of legislation that former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords sponsored and voted on.

Three of the four Republican presidential candidates are addressing a major conservative gathering in Washington, giving them a high-profile stage to reshape their messages at a moment of uncertainty in the contest.

Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees.

Vice President Joe Biden says he believes the Obama administration can address concerns raised by the Catholic church and religious groups about a new birth control policy.

President Barack Obama is praising Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti for his efforts to lead Italy out of its fiscal quagmire.

Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections.

House Speaker John Boehner says there's "clear evidence" that detainees who are released from Guantanamo Bay "end up back on the battlefield."

The State Department's internal watchdog has cleared the agency of any impropriety in its review of a permit for a controversial pipeline that that would carry Canadian oil across the continental United States.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is defending his use of spending earmarks in Congress saying some were necessary for defense or health programs.

Congressional Democrats are urging a modest cut in the number of weeks that unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits as House-Senate talks on a payroll tax cut slowly inch along.