Congressional leaders unveiled the latest version of the health care bill Thursday, and House Democratic leadership was ecstatic. After months of being hammered by Republicans with lies about the reform plans, Democrats cheered the nonpartisan Congressional Budget OfficeÕs initial analysis of the bill, which undercut the GOPÕs complaints. The analysis ...

Attorney General Eric Holder is defending lawyers who represent unpopular clients like terror suspects. Holder says such attorneys are patriots who deserve respect. Holder was answering critics who questioned the values of lawyers who once worked on behalf of detainees and are now at the Justice Department ...

The Pentagon said it might extend a deadline for bids on a new aerial refueling tanker after Airbus parent EADS signalled it could return to the competition. Having been informed by EADS of its possible interest in the contract, the Defense Department "would consider a reasonable extension to the RFP (Request for Proposals) deadline," press secretary Geoff Morrell told AFP ...

WASHINGTON As Republicans ramp up their campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the partys Nevada and Washington operations cant seem to get their stories straight on a line of attack. In Nevada, Reid is badgered for not doing enough for the state not using his power ...