President-elect Barack Obama promised Wednesday to scour the federal budget to “put government on the side of taxpayers and everyday Americans.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Roland Burris will not likely take Barack Obama's Senate seat until a court in Illinois rules on a dispute surrounding his appointment.

Clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen resumed in the city of Gaza Wednesday after the expiration of a three-hour truce to allow in humanitarian aid, residents said.

One of President-elect Barack Obama's biggest challenges in Middle East policymaking will be to craft diplomatic solutions that do not have unintended consequences.

An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living U.S. president together at the White House.

More than 6 feet of snow in the past three weeks has left Spokane residents frustrated. Tempers are so frayed that a man was arrested for shooting at a snow plow operator.

An entire generation has gone by since the nation last saw this tableau of American history: every living U.S. president together at the White House.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain have made roads hazardous across the Great Lakes into New England and closed hundreds of schools.