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Democrats gave the gavel to the longest-serving House member ever as the chamber began debating legislation overhauling the country's health care system.

WASHINGTON &#8212 President Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective home buyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump.

Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for what became the United States.

While no one yet knows what ignited Major Nidal Malik Hasan's murderous rage Thursday afternoon, Nov.

WASHINGTON - Democratic Rep. Barney Frank took a dig today at the Republican lawmaker who organized a protest by conservatives against health care legislation.

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher.

The House ethics committee on Thursday cleared Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., of any wrongdoing for his role in a land deal involving the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.

A swearing-in ceremony is being held in Washington, D.C., today for John Garamendi, who won a special general election Tuesday for an open U.S. Congress seat in the East Bay.

A group of people sit during a health care protest in the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., Thursday, Nov.

The Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot Minneapolis by 150 miles have filed appeals of their license revocations with the National Transportation Safety Board.

Obama is to deliver opening and closing remarks Thursday for the meeting of members of his Cabinet and tribal leaders, the first such event since 1994.

A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for economic stimulus money for a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project.

With some American Indian groups waiting decades for formal recognition from the U.S. government, federal officials Wednesday pledged to overhaul the cumbersome process but cautioned the changes could take two years to go into effect.

The Senate unanimously voted to extend federally-paid unemployment benefits to 20-weeks for states with unemployment rates of 8.5 percent or higher.

A trio of senators with differing political views is working behind-the-scenes to rescue troubled climate legislation.

In a sharp rebuke of Wall Street after a string of hefty bailouts last year, House Democrats are considering legislation that would let the government break up even healthy firms if regulators think they've grown too big.

One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform.

John Garamendi is very likely headed to Congress. . By Ben Pershing With the special election contest between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd district drawing so much attention, it's easy to overlook the fact that a second new member of Congress will be chosen Tuesday 3,000 miles away.

Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell of Virginia greets the crowd at his victory party on November 3, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.