WASHINGTON Congress last week passed and sent to President Obama a bill containing $80 billion to continue paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

WASHINGTON Congress sent President Barack Obama a massive spending bill Thursday aimed at ensuring that the military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

WASHINGTON Congress laid the foundation for President-elect Barack Obama's economic recovery plan on Thursday with remarkable speed, clearing ...

WASHINGTON Congress took actions on three bills last week responding to the mortgage crisis. The House voted 300-114 for a bill aimed at curbing ...

WASHINGTON Congress announced plans Tuesday to review the use of performance-enhancing drugs, with star-studded hearings scheduled next month ...

WASHINGTON Congress, facing the prospect of an election-year recession, passed an emergency plan Thursday that rushes rebates of $600 to $1 ...

WASHINGTON Congress last week adopted a $3.03 trillion budget plan for next year, although decisions on how to carry out significant parts of it ...

WASHINGTON Congress voted last week to rescue the federal highway trust fund that officials said was on the verge of going broke. The House voted ...

WASHINGTON -- Congress is returning to work with Republican leaders seeking to quell discontent within their own ranks long enough to pass crucial spending ...

... friends and adversaries: Kennan has long counseled such a course. Now -- as the Russian prime minister visits Washington, Congress debates trade relations with China, and our nominee for ambassador to the United Nations remains stuck in the ...