During a stop in Shanghai on his Asia visit, the president engages in a Q & A with Chinese university students, an unusual bit of U.S.-style democracy for them.

Former Rep. William Jefferson was sentenced Friday to serve 13 years in prison for what the lead prosecutor described as "the most extensive and pervasive pattern of corruption in the history of Congress."

For decades, AIPAC has dominated DC's Israel lobby. But a popular president and dissent within the advocacy ranks could lead to a showdown on Middle East policy.

For decades, AIPAC has dominated DC's Israel lobby. But a popular president and dissent within the advocacy ranks could lead to a showdown on Middle East policy.

why is Vitter so sympathetic to the formaldehyde industry? Campaign finance records show that many of Louisiana's big formaldehyde polluters happen to be--you guessed it--Vitter campaign donors. He's received $9,000 from Dow Chemical's PAC, $5,000 from Mons

A look at the lobbying groups that shelled out the big bucks to influence health-care reform.

n the waning minutes of the day-long White House Tribal Nations Conference, held Nov. 5, President Barack Obama performed two duties: He said goodbye to the hundreds of leaders of sovereign Indian nations whom he invited to Washington, and addressed the h

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has used powers granted to him by a controversial new law to block the court-ordered release of numerous photos of detainee abuse, government lawyers revealed in a court filing [PDF]

President Obama is currently poised to send 40,000 more troops to Afghanistan and the Pentagon is gearing up to ask for another $50 billion in funding for the wars (on top of the $130 billion they have already received.) We can't afford to let this happen

Khalid Sheik Mohammed -- the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks -- and four co-defendants will be tried in federal