CONGRESS

The pontiff will speak to a joint session of Congress on Sept. 24. It will be Francis’ first visit to the U.S. since he became pope.

President Obama's latest budget expands the earned-income tax credit, which may well win Republican support.

The Supreme Court could limit grounds for bringing suits under the Fair Housing Act, a law passed in reaction to King's murder.

The nation's taxpayer advocate says the government is operating in a state of "collective denial."

More than 10 million Indian citizens who live abroad will now be allowed to vote in local and national elections.

The vast majority of the Republican-controlled House and Senate identify as Christian, despite growing numbers of non-affiliated Americans.

Rousseff promised to embark on an anti-corruption crusade in response to a multibillion-dollar graft scandal engulfing Petrobras.

Narendra Modi is pushing ahead on key reforms with an executive order after opposition parties stalled parliament over an issue about religion.

India prepares to transfer subsidies on cooking gas to consumers' bank accounts even as its public distribution system continues to totter.

President Nicolás Maduro, lashing out over U.S. sanctions, announced a committee to investigate U.S. war crimes abroad and civil rights violations at home.

A New Delhi court says Manmohan Singh's statement is crucial to the case as some of his officers may not have been investigated properly.

McConnell also said he hopes President Obama “has an epiphany and decides to honor the results of the election."

Mayor Bill de Blasio calls New York City "a leader in immigration reform" under the new legislation.

Obama's plans for unilateral action on immigration reform could be announced next week, according to a report.

As Republicans continue to seethe over President Obama's immigration reform plans, the possibility of impeachment has been broached.

What political history says about the chances that Obama and the GOP can cooperate during the next two years.

Obama reportedly got irritated with his vice president at a lunch that was supposed to warm relations with Congress.

President Obama sees the potential for cooperation with Congress on college funding, infrastructure and tax reform.

Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer, who have led the Democrats in Congress since 2003, have announced bids to keep their party posts.

Moderate and tea party Republicans wanted to win the midterms. They don't agree on much else -- and their divisions are showing.

Maine's independent senator was first elected to the upper chamber in 2012, when he first decided to caucus with Senate Democrats.