One person was killed and at least 20 homes destroyed after a weekend tornado that struck a town in eastern Kansas, state officials said.
A measure under consideration in the Senate would shield auto dealers from a package of proposed financial rules aimed at protecting consumers.
A handful of Republican senators have proposed a constitutional amendment to limit how long a person may serve in Congress.
Federal officials will travel to Standish, Michigan, on Thursday to tour a state prison that could be used to house terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. government officials said Wednesday.
The House on Tuesday waded deeper into the rescue of the troubled auto industry when it passed a $4 billion plan to subsidize new cars sales for consumers who scrap old ones.
The Senate is poised this week to take its first crack at a "cash for clunkers" proposal to boost the troubled auto industry.
Republican critics of Chris Hill, the veteran diplomat tapped to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq, delayed his confirmation for at least another two weeks.
First there were "blood diamonds," the gems that fueled conflict and human rights abuses in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Then there was "conflict cocoa," the chocolate source that's harvested by children and funds civil war in Ivory Coast. Now concern is rising about the minerals that go into common consumer electronics. Could that be a BloodBerry or a Conflict Cell in your pocket?
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' experience working with both Democrats and Republicans in her home state could be an asset to President Obama as he embarks on an effort at bipartisanship in reforming health care.
The most important responsibility for any president is the safety and security of the American people.
A senior U.S. lawmaker says China is ordering foreign-owned hotels there to install government software and hardware that would let authorities spy on guests' Internet activities during the Beijing Olympics.
A U.S. Senator claims Beijing is ordering hotels to install internet monitoring equipment. Jill Dougherty has details.
CNN's John Vause attempts to access restricted Web sites from inside the Olympic press center in Beijing.
The Chinese government blasted U.S. legislators Thursday for calling on the communist nation to end human rights abuses.
Some big names entered the Republican race hoping to extend the party's time in the White House, but it was the durability of Sen. John McCain of Arizona that made him the presumptive Republican nominee.
Call it a battle for the hearts and minds of Christian conservative voters.
Christian Coalition leader Pat Robertson annouces he is endorsing Rudy Giuliani for president.
The conservative's strong showing at the Values Voters summit reveals a split between leaders and the rank and file
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) announces he is quitting his run for the White House.
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas announced Friday afternoon that he is pulling the plug on his Republican presidential bid.
CNN's John King interviews Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee aboard CNN's Election Express.
Sen. Sam Brownback will end his bid for the presidential nomination on Friday, two sources tell CNN.
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad disavowed a Senate resolution calling for dividing Iraq into federal regions, a move Iraqi leaders condemned Sunday as a violation of Iraq's sovereignty.
GOP front runners for the White House will not attend a minority focused debate on Thursday. CNN's John King reports.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican straw poll Saturday, giving his campaign a boost six months before the state holds its first-in-the-nation caucuses.
Mitt Romney gets the victory he needs in Iowa. CNN's William Schneider reports.
While the Republicans wrestle with what to do about their fallen colleague, the Dems' Presidential hopefuls are staying strangely, cagily silent
Time.com: Romney's Edgeupdated: Wed Aug 15 2007 19:00:00
Nervous Republicans may prefer a squeaky-clean Mormon to a pro-choice New Yorker on his third marriage
Romney's win was no surprise, but who knew Mike Huckabee was a contender in the Republican presidential race?
It was no holds barred Sunday as the Republican presidential hopefuls took part in the first Iowa debate of the 2008 elections.
What GOP wants to talk about
His party is in a funk, and there's no clear front-runner for the nomination. Can the actor-politician meet great expectations?
The Senate immigration compromise was effectively killed Thursday, failing to pass a critical procedural hurdle.
Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.
Sen. John McCain defended his support of a controversial immigration reform bill from criticism by other Republican presidential hopefuls Tuesday night as the GOP contenders held their first debate in New Hampshire.
During the first GOP presidential debate last month in California, three Republican candidates raised eyebrows by indicating they did not subscribe to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Given the influence of social conservatives in South Carolina, the GOP presidential debate in Columbia Tuesday will be a key test for Rudy Giuliani, a former big-city mayor who supports abortion rights.
Aside from Rudy Giuliani's torturous explanation of his views on abortion, it was easy to discern after Thursday's debate that the candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination are staunch advocates of life, namely when it comes to abortion.
The weekend before Arizona Sen. John McCain makes his official presidential announcement in South Carolina, polls show he's not popular with local Republican voters.
The Senate approved a measure that would roll back President Bush's 2001 limits on embryonic stem-cell research Wednesday afternoon, but the margin was short of the two-thirds needed to override a promised veto.
On a day when the political world was consumed with Hillary Clinton, Republican Senator Sam Brownback made his official foray into an already crowded field of 2008 aspirants.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Army is apologizing to families of about 275 dead and wounded officers that it said received a letter urging them to consider returning to military service.
Sen. Evan Bayh created a presidential exploratory committee Tuesday, making him the latest politician to formally express interest in a run for the Oval Office in 2008.
Iran's authoritarian leaders repeatedly tell us they need to maintain their uranium enrichment program. But we know they have no need for a civil nuclear energy program, and the Iranian people do not stand to profit from nuclear power given the country's huge oil resources.
Oscar winner George Clooney Thursday joined two senators, Republican Sam Brownback of Kansas and Democrat Barack Obama, to appeal for greater action to address what is being described as genocide in Sudan's Darfur region.
The Senate opened an election-year debate on immigration on Wednesday, with Majority Leader Bill Frist saying he will oppose a controversial proposal to allow illegal immigrants to eventually work toward legal status.
One reason I like people who run for political office is that, unlike most of us who go to great lengths to avoid even the slightest snub, candidates willingly risk very public rejection.
When ambitious members of the president's own party score points against him, it's a sign the president may be becoming a lame duck.
WHEN SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Bill Frist backed a bill to expand the number of federally funded stem-cell lines a few weeks ago, he laid claim to something increasingly rare in America's polarized "e...
As I've watched the deep foolishness that has marked the first months of George W. Bush's second term as President -- both parties seem zealously intent on ignoring the common good -- I've been thinking about a fellow I used to know, a marketing whiz named Jim Matson.
Since the December 3 meeting of President Bush's Council on Bioethics, the struggle over embryonic stem cell research has been altered.
The nation's top decency cops could probably use a holiday.
Monday's kickoff of the 2004 Republican National Convention will unleash a four-day multimedia barrage of words, images and music and ceremonies aimed at convincing moderates and independents that George W. Bush deserves a second term in the White House.
Refugee ruse?updated: Thu Jul 08 2004 19:10:00
State Department officials tell CNN they knew the village Secretary of State Colin Powell visited last week during his visit to Sudan was somewhat sanitized. They say they'd expected that.
The White House says it hopes a new U.N. resolution for Iraq will encourage other nations to participate in aiding security and reconstruction. Meanwhile, the Bush administration's Iraq policy is facing tough questioning on Capitol Hill as the deadline for the transfer of power to Iraqis grows closer.
There they go again. Talking about new initiatives for health insurance. Making plans to spend billions on schools. Drafting proposals to replace municipal water systems and decrepit bridges. Float...
Who are George Radanovich, Charles Bass, and Sam Brownback, and what do they want? Chances are those names mean nothing in your house. But in Newt Gingrich's House, Radanovich, Bass, and Brownback-...
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