It appears the Obamas may be headed down to Colonial Williamsburg this weekend for more than a history lesson. Mrs. Obama, it seems, wants something much more up to date.

Senate Majority Harry Reid, speaking on the Senate floor, said an agreement had been reached on spending cuts, but that the issue of women’s health, a reference to the dispute over funding Planned …

With a government shutdown looming, Capitol Hill was a pretty serious place on Wednesday afternoon.

The curtain is raised on House Republicans’ version of a fiscal year 2012 spending plan, unveiling the expected stark contrast to President Obama’s proposal.

At least now the grown ups are in the same room and talking.

With the possibility of a government shutdown looming, Obama administration officials raced Wednesday to identify essential government services that would have to be provided if the government ran out of money.

The new moral high ground in Washington as Congress careens toward a complete budget impasse is not “We shouldn’t shut the government down.” It appears to be: “Don’t pay us if we do.”

The highly emotional and costly political battle over Wisconsin’s Supreme Court seat was supposed to be over on Wednesday.

Congressional aides worked through the night Wednesday after a high-stakes meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach a deal on the federal budget.

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, extending a multi-week downward trend that gives hope employers will continue new hiring.