The senator who's trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks.

The White House isn't backing down from its criticism of the Supreme Court over a campaign finance ruling.

The White House isn't relenting in its strong criticism of Israel for plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians are seeking as their future capital.

The top House Republican says the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week.

President Barack Obama's top political adviser says lobbyists are gathering on Capitol Hill "like locusts" to try to derail health care legislation.

The new chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing Social Security says that Congress must shore up the program.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she's confident the House will pass health care legislation, while dismissing Republican criticism that she did not have enough votes for the measure.

Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is attempting to win over California Republicans by attacking two of their strongest dislikes — incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer and a federal government she says is broken.

A U.S. senator wants a review of the background checks that are done on potential employees at nuclear power plants.

President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.