Politics

According to a new analysis by the Bipartisan Policy Center, the US government may default on its debt half a month earlier than expected....

(CNN) -- Rep. John Boehner was voted by his colleagues into another term as House speaker Thursday despite receiving harsh criticism from some conservatives...

(CNN) -- After exhaustive negotiations that strained the country's patience, the House approved a bill to avert the dreaded fiscal cliff, staving off widespread...

(CNN) -- If a Senate deal to avert the fiscal cliff becomes law, all but a sliver of the U.S. population will...

(AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after the discovery of a blood clot stemming from the concussion she sustained earlier this month. Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines says her doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam Sunday. Reines says Clinton is being treated with ...

(CNN) -- Is it political theater or a true last-ditch effort to avoid the fiscal cliff? President Barack Obama and congressional leaders will...

(CNN) -- In an effort to end an impasse over taxes, President Barack Obama plans to send Congress a scaled-back proposal Thursday to...

Many people who endorsed President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race did so not simply because they preferred his policies, but because Mitt Romney seemed more interested in having the job than doing the job, to paraphrase Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at the Democratic National Convention: Well, it seems that we had Mittens all ...

(CNN) -- President Barack Obama is ending his Hawaiian vacation Wednesday to make a late-hour bid to reach a fiscal-cliff deal before the...

Lawmakers from both parties voiced their willingness Sunday to pursue some changes to the nation’s gun laws, but adamant opposition from the National Rifle Association has made clear than any such effort will face significant obstacles. ...