Former Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), a conservative icon who represented the Tarheel State in the Senate for 30 years, died early this morning at the age of 86.

Helms served in the Senate from 1972 to 2002, where …

The Bush Administration has decided not to keep Dr. John Howard on as director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health despite strong support from business and labor after six years leading the worker safety agency within the …

Sen. Jon Kyl isn’t leaving his comfort zone.

He doesn’t want to talk about his “style” as Republican whip in the Senate. He’s not interested in discussing future leadership ambitions. And when the cameras start rolling outside the Senate …

The Bush administration moved Monday to assure doctors that coming cuts in Medicare reimbursements would take a few days to kick in, buying time for Senate Republicans to recover from a vote that has Sen. Arlen Specter scrambling to explain …

A new playbook for House Republicans urges them to run essentially as independents, showing empathy for voters, emphasizing local issues and ignoring many traditional party campaign practices. 

The advice for House candidates is part of an effort to minimize …

A long-delayed wartime spending bill cleared Congress Thursday night, together with new aid for the unemployed and a landmark expansion of education benefits for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Millions of workers who have exhausted their state benefits …

The Supreme Court today struck down the so-called Millionaires’ Amendment on Thursday as unconstitutional in a 5-4 decision, dealing a blow to candidates facing wealthy opponents.

The decision overturns a provision in campaign finance law that helped candidates …

Tempers flared and the House Appropriations Committee abruptly adjourned Thursday morning after Republicans sought to hijack the meeting agenda and force a vote on their hottest new political issue: easing restrictions on offshore drilling for oil and gas.

California …

Conservatives have long opposed the housing bill as a bailout for “irresponsible” lenders and borrowers.

But the news that two Democratic senators got special mortgage deals through a VIP program at Countrywide Financial has given Republicans additional ammunition: the …

Speaker Nancy Pelosi hoped to send House Democrats home for the Fourth of July recess with a series of votes that would show they’re serious about easing the pain at the pump.

Their wish list included legislation giving …