A congressional committee on Thursday asked for an investigation into a counterterrorism database software upgrade that it says is months behind schedule, millions over...

Military leaders have suspended some activities at biological research laboratories to review safety rules for some of the world’s deadliest germs and toxins,...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s delegates will have their own organizers on the floor of the Democratic National Convention, an unusual move at a convention that is...

The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a ban on certain types of wireless microphones and has begun an investigation into how the industry markets its...

A government rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be costly for scores of investment, banking and insurance companies that hold billions in preferred shares of...

Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients’ risk of developing...

A conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack...

Several prospective running mates of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain campaigned for their candidate on Thursday, while other potential picks spent time...

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., can use his campaign funds to pay for some of his legal fees stemming from an escort service scandal, the Federal Election Commission decided...

The Justice Department has agreed to delay new rules covering how the FBI investigates suspected terrorists, deferring to senators’ concerns that innocent...

Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn appears to have dropped from the running to be Barack Obama’s vice presidential choice.

The Bush administration is proposing stronger job protections for doctors who refuse to perform abortions because of religious or moral objections.

Barack Obama likes to say, “We can’t afford to give John McCain the chance to serve out George Bush’s third term.”

Think of the typical city bus, and you’re likely to picture old vehicles with hard seats and noisy brakes that belch diesel fumes as they jerk from stop to stop.

The Federal Election Commission has freed Republican presidential candidate John McCain from a public matching fund program that would have limited his spending in the...

The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and other dangerous germs, a key...

Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he...

The government will allow food producers to start zapping fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and other dangerous germs, a key...

Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stabilized Thursday in late morning trading, reversing three days of double-digit declines.

Shares of troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued their freefall Thursday, as market expectations grew that the government would...