Since the 2003-04 legislative session convened Jan. 7, it's been politics as usual in St. Paul - usual, that is, except for the $4.2 billion budget deficit and the rare combination of a Republican governor...

W By Richard Simon and Janet Hook Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - President Bush Thursday publicly scolded incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., for "offensive" remarks that seemed to endorse...

N By John J. Goldman Los Angeles Times EW YORK - As part of anti-war protests across the United States, hundreds of activists rallied outside the United Nations on Tuesday, urging President Bush not to...

W By Laura Sullivan The Baltimore Sun ASHINGTON - Despite fierce opposition from the FBI, support is growing in Washington for the creation of a domestic intelligence agency that could take over intelligence...

W By Paul Blustein, Don Phillips and David S. Hilzenrath The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Just like Paul H. O'Neill, the man he expects to replace as Treasury secretary, John W. Snow has been chosen for...

The United States is at a crucial point in carrying out its foreign policy toward Iraq, and only citizen action can prevent war, speakers at a University forum told several hundred listeners Saturday. "The...

Minnesota's looming $4.56 billion budget deficit resulted from a combination of decreased revenue projections and increased spending forecasts - particularly for health care - state economist Tom Stinson...

W By Mark Leibovich The Washington Post ASHINGTON - Just after 2 p.m., two aides wheeled Strom Thurmond in his black and silver wheelchair through a crowd of supporters in the Dirksen Senate Office Building....

W By Nick Anderson Los Angeles Times ASHINGTON - Two days of arguments aimed at overturning a far-reaching campaign-finance law wrapped up in federal court Thursday with lawyers continuing to assert that...

L By Leila Kamgar Daily Bruin University of California at Los Angeles OS ANGELES (U-WIRE) - Despite a multi-year economic downturn and a decline in private sector hiring, the federal government is stepping...