Janet Yellen has been nominated by President Obama to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Her nomination signifies a step towards dovish policies designed to invigorate a depressed economy.Yellen...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate leaders reached agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, according to a Republican senator who also...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-day partial government...

Last week, despite the government shutdown, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether wealthy Americans are entitled to put more dollars into the pockets of candidates during election time. The case,...

The watchdog agency working to eliminate the world's chemical weapons won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a powerful endorsement of the inspectors now on the ground in Syria on a perilous mission to...

The Russian government has made extensive modifications to the nation's security surveillance system to keep an eye on the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics. According to The Guardian, Russian journalists...

The U.S. government has been closed for almost a week after Congressional action Tuesday forced a shutdown for the first time in 17 years. The shutdown was the result of disagreements between Republicans...

Illinois residents got their first opportunity Oct. 1 to comparison shop for health insurance on a new marketplace that state officials hope will help an estimated 1.4 million eligible uninsured people...

There has been a possible thawing in U.S.-Iran relations as President Barack Obama called Iranian President Hassan Rouhani last week, the first contact between each country's head of state since the Iranian...

A police officer was reported injured after gunshots at the U.S. Capitol, police said Thursday. They locked down the entire complex, derailing debate over how to end a government shutdown.Sen. Bob Casey,...

Congress has missed the deadline for averting the first partial government shutdown in 17 years.As the clock struck midnight Monday, House Republicans were demanding that the Senate negotiate their...

Republican unity showed unmistakable signs of fraying Monday as the Senate swatted aside the latest tea party-driven demand to delay the nation's health care overhaul in exchange for averting...