Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Congress must have a meaningful conversation and debate on how to change laws to stop gun violence.

A White House official says President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) are meeting at the White House to discuss the pending fiscal cliff and deficit reduction.

Even in retirement, Barney Frank plans to antagonize conservatives.

Pres. Obama is expected to nominate Sen. John Kerry to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And Mr. Obama's top candidate for defense secretary is Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel.

The founder of Domino's Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law.

Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is declaring congressional efforts to legalize Internet poker dead for the year.

The White House "fiscal cliff" meeting between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner has ended with no immediate indication of progress from either side.

UN Ambassador Susan Rice withdraws from consideration for secretary of state.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says a deal must be reached "in the next couple of days or the very beginning of next week" to avoid the fiscal cliff of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts.

The next "Game Change" is in the works.

The Senate's top Democrat says "it's going to be extremely difficult" to pass legislation to address the so-called fiscal cliff before Christmas, but adds there's still a chance it can be done.

Liberal Democratic members of Congress are warning President Barack Obama to not cut the Medicaid health care program as part of negotiations with Republicans over avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is calling on Republicans to permit a vote on President Barack Obama's plan to let tax cuts expire at upper incomes, while keeping them in place for the middle class.

House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is slow-walking talks to avoid the fiscal cliff, and hasn't outlined spending cuts he's willing to support as part of a compromise.

There are no signs of flexibility coming from either the White House or House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) after the speaker's meeting yesterday with President Barack Obama.

Your medical plan is facing an unexpected new fee. It's to help cover people with pre-existing conditions under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

The election is over, but President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is still at work.

An annual holiday concert attended by President Barack Obama and his family includes something non-traditional this year: a performance by South Korean rapper and Internet sensation PSY.

The former leader of a tea party group says the Republican Party and stupid statements by some candidates are to blame for GOP losses in last month's congressional elections

Sen. Bob Corker says his fellow Republicans in the Senate would probably agree to higher tax rates on the wealthiest Americans if it meant getting a chance to overhaul costly government entitlement programs such as Medicare.

Seeking to control global warming, nearly 200 countries agreed Saturday to extend the Kyoto Protocol, a treaty that limits the greenhouse gas output of some rich countries, but will only cover about 15 percent of global emissions.

Florida Republican Party leaders have a message for former Gov. Charlie Crist: Bring it on.

Puerto Rico's governor will hold an extraordinary session to push for approval of a resolution urging U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama to honor the results of a recent referendum that would change the island's political status.

Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has announced on Twitter that he's joining the Democratic Party.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's chief of staff says the governor will release agency funding "wish lists" sometime next week.