A bipartisan effort to expand background checks is in deep trouble as the Senate approaches a long-awaited vote on the linchp...

(CBS/AP) Sen. Rand Paul ended his self-described filibuster against the confirmation of President Obama's nominee to lead...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a dramatic appeal, wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged Congress on Wednesday to enact tougher ...

A bipartisan group of leading senators has reached agreement on the principles for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's im...

WASHINGTON — Republicans' newfound willingness to consider tax increases to avert the "fiscal cliff" come...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress' supercommittee conceded ignominious defeat Monday in its quest to conquer a government deb...