Recently, members of Congress acted to address the worst financial crisis America has faced in generations. While the decision may not have been popular, I felt it was necessary to help stabilize the economy and prevent the crisis from acutely affecting American families. ...more

October 7, 2008

Attorney General Michael Mukasey named a prosecutor Monday to investigate whether former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, other Bush administration officials or Republicans in Congress should face criminal charges in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. ...more

September 30, 2008

The U.S. Africa Command, the Pentagon's first effort to unite its counterterrorism, training and humanitarian operations on the continent, launches Wednesday amid questions at home about its mission and deep suspicions in Africa about its intentions. ...more

September 30, 2008

The House braced for a difficult vote today on a $700 billion rescue of the financial industry after a weekend of tense negotiations produced a plan that congressional leaders portrayed as greatly strengthened by new taxpayer safeguards. ...more

September 29, 2008

A rough chronology of John McCain's and Barack Obama's negotiations concerning the bailout bill and the debate: ...more

September 28, 2008

Comparisons to Pearl Harbor might have been an exaggeration, according to two University of Florida economics professors. ...more

September 26, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Urgent efforts to lash together a $700 billion rescue plan for the national economy broke apart Thursday night, hours after key lawmakers had declared they had reached a deal. ...more

September 25, 2008

A pair of devastating storms have prompted new calls for the United States to end its long isolation of Cuba, including from hard-line exile groups that are pushing for the Bush administration to loosen restrictions they had long favored. ...more

September 25, 2008

In an industry first, Eli Lilly and Co. says it will begin disclosing how much money it paid to individual doctors nationally for advice, speeches and other services. ...more

September 24, 2008

Democratic schemers have focused their energies and resources on trying to dig up political 'dirt.' ...more

September 23, 2008