Abbie Fentress Swanson

If the Senate passes the fix-it bill with no changes, it will go to the president for his signature. If there are major changes, the bill heads back to the House.

The president signed his health care bill today just before noon.

Google says it is closing its Web site in mainland China. Instead, it will redirect users to an uncensored version of Google where searches are not censored: Hong Kong.

March 22 is the birthday of American composer Stephen Sondheim and English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will deliver remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) today.

House Dems voted 219 to 212 to pass the president's landmark legislation.

To many in the art world, William Kentridge is a household name. Less well known is Philip Miller, the South African composer who created the scores for many of Kentridge’s short f...

The president wants a health care vote and is backing a new bipartisan immigration overhaul plan.

They want the two to work out a deal that creates an independent Palestinian state by 2012.

With Democrats preparing for a vote on Sunday, President Obama delays trip to Asia in favor of health care reform.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow today for two days of talks on nuclear arms control and security.

Tax breaks for employers who hire unemployed workers.

A court in Pakistan has charged five Muslim Americans from Virginia with planning terrorist attacks in Pakistan and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan.

House Democrats may still fall short of the 216 votes needed to pass health care legislation.

The protestors are supporters of deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell will hold off on his trip to the Middle East indefinitely, following Israel's announcement that it will build 1,600 new units of housing in East Jerusalem.

A missile attack thought to be from the US has been reported in northwest Pakistan today.

An early morning earthquake shook Southern California today.