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In the weeks since Carly Fiorina announced her run for a California Senate seat, the former Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive has been working to convince conservatives that she is one of them.
Carly Fiorina's claim to fame — her five-and-a-half years as chief executive at Hewlett-Packard Co. — could also be her greatest vulnerability in next year's U.S. Senate race in California.
Federal officials will investigate workplace safety programs across the country after the deaths of 25 workers in construction accidents in Las Vegas over an 18-month period.
U.S. taxpayers spent about $32 subsidizing the cost of the typical Amtrak passenger in 2008, about four times the rail operator's estimate, according to a private study.
The travel industry may be hurting in Las Vegas these days but not for lack of visits from members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet.
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation.
It was the kind of legislation that rarely generates much debate in Congress: a bill to expand a local water recycling program.
Two proposals that would have increased the cost of the U.S. military's expansion in Guam by $10.2 billion were rejected Thursday as part of a compromise defense bill passed by the House.
How does the House figure to lure more international tourists to the United States? By charging those who visit $10 apiece.
The Obama administration on Wednesday urged California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to call state lawmakers into a special session to deal with the state's water crisis.
A government program that brings extra scrutiny to poorly performing nursing homes leaves out hundreds of troubled facilities, investigators report.
The deadly fire at Angeles National Forest is renewing a push from California lawmakers for a national registry of convicted arsonists.
Senators voted Wednesday to charge international travelers a $10 fee to help pay for a new nonprofit corporation that would promote tourism in the United States.
Members of Congress would like to attract more international travelers to the United States, but the welcome mat would come with a $10 price tag.
A veteran House member from Hawaii has found a way to help his state's struggling construction industry — and boost his campaign for governor. The catch? It would cost taxpayers an extra $10 billion.
A California company that makes solar panels will receive a $535 million federal loan guarantee, allowing it to complete the first phase of a new manufacturing plant in Fremont.
The GOP's top choice to take on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid next year has told party officials he's decided against a run for the Senate.
Sen. John Ensign says he will oppose Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nearly eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq have left 4,000 soldiers killed in action, more than 34,000 wounded — and only six considered worthy of the nation's highest military award for battlefield valor.
A former U.S. attorney for Nevada who was forced to resign during the Bush administration could soon be getting his old job back.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday the Obama administration has assured him it will seek to eliminate funding for a review needed to open a nuclear waste repository below Nevada's Yucca Mountain.
In a story June 23, The Associated Press reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., filed 42 pages of amended disclosure reports for 2000 through 2006 providing a fuller accounting of a property deal in Nevada.
Judy Rickard took an early retirement and a reduced pension so she could be assured of more time with her partner, a British citizen whose stays in the U.S. are limited to six months.
Galloping to the aid of the nation's wild horses and burros, the House voted Friday to rescue them from the possibility of a government-sponsored slaughter and give them millions more acres to roam.
The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities.
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