Citing low numbers of female candidates for public office, the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs' Center on Women and Public Policy organized a panel of four female politicians Wednesday "to try to...

W By Nick Anderson Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - The Senate overwhelmingly approved the most sweeping government shake-up in a half-century on Tuesday, passing a bill that will create a new Cabinet department...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was voted minority leader in the U.S. House on Nov. 17, livening up the lame duck congressional session and inciting discourse about the future of the Democratic Party and...

W By Janet Hook Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - The Senate passed a bill Tuesday night that keeps the government's domestic programs running through mid-January at current spending levels, a stopgap budget...

Cuba's highest-ranking diplomat in the United States told a University audience Monday that Cuba is willing to cooperate with the United States on many issues, despite current U.S. policy. "We do think...

Governor-elect Tim Pawlenty pledged Friday to support affordable housing development in Minnesota, despite the state's ongoing budget shortfall. "We will continue to elevate affordable housing as an important...

W By Maura Reynolds and James Gerstenzang Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - Less than two weeks after the remarkable GOP victory in the congressional elections, President Bush and the hard-core conservatives...

Students taking Internet-based distance-learning courses would have a better chance of getting federal financial aid under a bill currently before a Senate committee. The U.S. House passed the Internet...

W By David Von Drehle And Hanna Rosin The Washington Post ASHINGTON - There are two Nancy Pelosis inside the smiling whirlwind that will become Thursday - if all goes as planned - the first woman to lead...

W By Lisa de Moraes The Washington Post ASHINGTON - NBC may be adding another politician to its lineup. Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is in talks about hosting a prime-time talk show for the struggling...