The Pentagon chief had accused Tehran of “playing a double game” in Afghanistan by trying to woo the Afghan government while undermining U.S. and NATO efforts by helping the Taliban.

Vice president appears to be trying to calm a diplomatic row that erupted during his visit over Israeli settlement plans for disputed east Jerusalem. 

Even as the investigation ends, former Rep. Eric Massa’s alleged harassment of his staff members — with possible sexual overtones — could spell continuing trouble for Democrats.

Former Reps. Eric Massa and veteran Charles Rangel represent potential albatrosses for Democrats in the fall elections, and the party can only hope that the problems fade away.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged committee chairmen to postpone their hearings Thursday so lawmakers can meet to chart a course for one last sales job on President Obama’s signature health care overhaul.

New details about the involvement of the House speaker’s office will likely fuel questions about when the leadership learned of the allegations and whether they could have investigated the matter earlier.

As the Arkansas Senate race heats up, Sen. Blanche Lincoln wants to set the record straight on settling health care with a simple majority vote.

House Speaker Pelosi said late Wednesday that the unresolved issues were mostly “minor, just technical things”

New watchdog report says the Treasury Department sank billions into auto finance giant GMAC without an exit strategy or proof the company was viable – a decision that could cost taxpayers $6.3 billion.

Three years after efforts by Congress to reform the immigration system went down in flames, the issue is slowly re-emerging onto the national stage as two senators from the opposite sides of the political aisle work on crafting another bill.