The Senate is set to vote Monday on a $50.5 billion emergency relief bill to help victims of Superstorm Sandy.

In a state that defied the union during the Civil War and Civil Rights era, two lawmakers want Mississippi to block some current and future federal laws.

Sacramento County's prosecutor has rejected a report from the state attorney general on $20 million hidden by state parks officials and says she will not consider pressing charges against anyone.

A Nevada senator says a lot of people diagnosed with mental health problems aren't being included in a national database used to check the backgrounds of gun buyers.

President Barack Obama plans to visit Las Vegas next week on the first trip outside Washington of his second term.

The White House says President Barack Obama will nominate Mary Jo White as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission this afternoon.

Cheering a California rebound, Gov. Jerry Brown says voter-approved tax increases have put the state on sound financial footing but warns lawmakers that they must be tight-fisted with the government purse strings.

A Nevada lawmaker accused of threatening another legislator was ushered into a legislative police office Wednesday when he arrived at the state Legislature.

Vice President Joe Biden is launching a White House campaign of road trips to promote gun control with a visit to the heart of avidly pro-gun Virginia.

Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Senate Democrats will support a House Republican bill extending the government's ability to borrow for four months.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Congress Wednesday that she is committed to improving security at U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide after the Sept. 11 raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.

The wife of a Nevada Assembly member accused of threatening another state legislator reportedly told police she was worried about her husband's mental stability.

The White House says a House Republican bill to extend the government's borrowing authority for three months still faces concerns in Congress.

A Nevada lawmaker is free from jail following his arrest on suspicion of threatening to harm a state Assembly party leader at a home in North Las Vegas.

President Barack Obama has begun his second term by declaring that the nation's "possibilities are limitless."

President Obama's Complete Inaugural Address

President Barack Obama is pointing to the recent deadly shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, as he says the nation's children must be protected from harm.

President Barack Obama says "we must act" even if our work is imperfect. He says we cannot afford to delay.

President Barack Obama says the nation must make the "hard choices" to reduce the cost of health care and the size of the deficit.

President Barack Obama wants Americans to take time out and volunteer for community service projects to give back to others.

A state appeals court ruled that California lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they passed a bill aimed at giving Gov. Jerry Brown's tax initiative top billing on the November ballot.

A Republican official says the GOP-controlled House will vote next week to permit the government to borrow more money to meets its obligations.

The Transportation Security Administration confirms that it is getting rid of airport body scanners that produce a naked image of travelers.

After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win.