Jeremy White

Seeking to contain ballooning costs, Republican governors are pressuring the Obama administration to relax federal requirements dictating how many poor and disabled people states must provide healthcare through Medicaid.

New York is one vote away from being the largest state to legalize gay marriage after a Republican state senator declared his support for the legislation.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a law stripping most unions of collective bargaining rights was passed legally and can go into effect, reversing a lower court's decision.

A federal judge ruled today upheld a gay judge's ruling striking down California's ban, rejecting arguments that the judge's sexual orientation compromised his impartiality.

House Democrats decided to sustain pressure on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) but not to pursue punitive measures at a closed meeting today.

The government is renewing investigations into two cases that could indicate serious lapses in the Central Intelligence Agency's methods of detaining and questioning terror suspects, the Associated Press reported.

Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah who until recently served as U.S. ambassador to China, is preparing to officially declare he is running for president on June 21, sources told the Associated Press.

Activists promoting pacifism and pro-labor causes have sharply questioned a sweeping Federal Bureau Investigation trying to link them to terrorism, the Washington Post reported.

The Central Intelligence Agency is set to launch a campaign of unmanned air strikes against al Qaeda militants in Yemen who have become increasingly assertive as chaos has engulfed the country, the Wall Street Journal reported.

States across the country face a long road out of recession as they grapple with diminished revenues and persistent budget deficits, an analysis by the Associated Press found.

The consensus from last night's debate between Republican presidential candidates holds that former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) set themselves apart from a still chaotic field.

A judge's ruling on Proposition 8 is called into question

With the end of its legislative session looming, the New York Senate is scrambling to settle the fate of a bill that would legalize gay marriage.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged African leaders to halt their support for besieged Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi lest they find themselves on the wrong side of history in a speech at the African Union's headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

President Barack Obama is redoubling his efforts to curry favor with the financial industry, a bastion of support for his 2008 campaign whose members have criticized the president's rhetoric and support for increased regulation.

With Rep. Anthony Weiner facing intensifying pressure to step down as new photos and revelations about his correspondence with a 17 year old surfaced, reports indicate that the Congressman is moving closer to resigning.

Auditors investigating the disappearance of $6.6 billion in cash intended to rebuild Iraq's shattered infrastructure told the Los Angeles Times that the money may have been stolen.

Charges against a former National Security Agency official were seen as part of the Obama administration's attempt to silence whistleblowers through aggressive prosecution.

Europe's reluctance to commit resources to NATO is endangering the global alliance, outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in the final policy speech of his tenure.

A staffer for Hilary Clinton and the White House both flatly rejected that the Secretary of State is seeking the presidency of the World Bank.

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is still struggling to formulate complete sentences five months after a bullet struck her in the head, an aide told the Arizona Republic yesterday.

The diminutive pooch who inherited $12 million from her owner, the late hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley, died.

Tuesday's Senate vote to reduce the fees banks levy on individual debit card transactions represents a significant defeat for the financial industry and its formidable lobbying machine.

CIA director Leon Panetta said Thursday that American troops will likely remain in Iraq beyond a 2011 deadline and parried questions about Afghanistan during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of Defense today.

A Senate subcommittee released a report yesterday denouncing the wastefulness of relying on contractors to combat drug trafficiking.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a severe immigration enforcement law this morning, drawing threats of legal challenges from civil liberties advocates in the latest iteration of a battle that has played out in state capitols and courtrooms across the country.

President Barack Obama's campaign campaign strategy for 2012 will seek to consolidate 2008 victories while adapting to an altered economic landscape.

A wildfire the size of Phoenix could disable power lines that carry electricity to hundreds of thousands of people, the Associated Press reported.

The Senate voted to keep a provision of last year's financial reform bill that caps fees on debit card transactions.