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Federal lawmakers are looking into Maryland State Police surveillance of protest groups.

Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports ...

U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof fought back in a debate Wednesday night against what he derided as a “relentless, constant barrage of attack” by Republican gubernatorial rival Sarah Steelman.He countered ...

Parched states in other parts of the country someday might want to tap into the fresh water of the Great Lakes, but Congress stands ready to prevent that, lawmakers from both parties said Wednesday.

A critic of letting gays serve openly in the military says the number of service members with HIV would probably increase.

South Dakota Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is expecting her first child in late December.

Wed, Jul 23, 2008 Lawmakers chided Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday for claiming national security concerns in opposing legislation that would allow reporters to protect the identities of ...

The House of Representatives is set to vote today on a rescue plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after U.S. lawmakers reached a deal on legislation aimed at alleviating the worst housing recession in a quarter ...

While Democrat Barack Obama is in the Middle East continuing his overseas trip, Republican John McCain will be campaigning today in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

I know we normally only focus on the Democratic National Convention here at DemConWatch but this is just too good to pass up.

Congress is discussing a second economic stimulus bill that could include nearly $15 billion in infrastructure spending, a senior member of the House of Representatives told Reuters on Tuesday.

The state's second-largest storage reservoir will end this year with the lowest amount of water in more than 30 years, Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow said Monday.

The Senate voted Tuesday to move ahead with a Democratic plan to curb speculation in oil markets that has been blamed for some of the recent run-up in oil prices.

The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee wants the federal government to continue a gun-free designation for Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

WASHINGTON : A year overdue, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a draft disaster housing strategy Monday, which leaves it largely up to the next administration to figure out a way to avoid Hurricane ...

Oystermen, shrimpers and others will discuss the impact of lower water flows from Georgia at a forum hosted by a Democrat who represents the Apalachicola Bay area in the Florida panhandle.

President Bush will touch down in Georgia on Tuesday to help raise money for congressional hopeful Rick Goddard.

Western Maryland Congressman Roscoe Bartlett says he wasn't trying to hide anything by underreporting or failing to report about $1 million in property sales since 2004.

Hazleton Mayor Lou Barletta, who is best known for a local crackdown on illegal immigration, has been named Mayor of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Mayors Association.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - About 90,500 Nevadans were out of work in June as the state's unemployment rate climbed to 6.4 percent, its highest level in more than 14 years, according to a report released Friday.