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The Washington Post and the Associated Press, citing Democratic sources, say that Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will not seek a second term this year.

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) announced Tuesday afternoon that he is retiring and won't run for another term. In a statement, which surprised his constituents and his …

As the second decade of the twenty-first century begins, we find ourselves at one of those relatively rare moments in history when major power shifts become visible to all. …

Just about everything you'll hear coming out of Washington starting now is really about November's mid-term election. The gravitational pull of the midterms was already apparent last year, as …

Bowing to pressure from Republican and Democratic lawmakers, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it would suspend the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Yemen following a failed attempt to …

Local leaders encourage full participation so the area can get full federal funding.

Former San Joaquin Valley congressman Richard Pombo will formally announce his comeback bid Tuesday, igniting a heated competition to replace retiring Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa. A one-time chairman of …

In 2009, Mexico experienced its most violent and dangerous year of the past decade with a homicide count of at least 7,724, a toll largely attributable to the government's …

Soldiers with multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are more than three times as likely as soldiers with no previous deployments to screen positive for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

The United States is a country that has been built on immigration and by immigrants. For more than two centuries, people have come from all over the world to …