A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.

Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., a liberal icon in the Senate for 18 years, gives himself a good chance at winning a fourth term in November despite mounting evidence that suggests otherwise.

The rough economy is taking its toll and  pushing a record number of people to take money out of their retirement plans.

Toting one of the original solar panels that President Carter installed on his White House more than 30 years ago, environmental author Bill McKibben traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday as part of a mini-road show aimed at convincing the Obama White House to go solar. 

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday endorsed Christine O'Donnell's Senate bid in Delaware, hoping to give another Tea Party-backed candidate a final push to defeat an establishment favorite.

President Obama wants voters to focus on the good and block out the bad as he and his economic team try to build confidence in their ability to jolt the economy out of neutral. 

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that administration officials are discussing whether to reach out to a Florida pastor to urge him not to go forward with plans to burn the Koran this weekend. 

A U.S. Appeals court on Thursday temporarily lifted a judge's ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research until it rules on the merits of the Obama administration's argument against the ban. 

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country, including Arizona.

Elizabeth Warren, a popular but polarizing consumer advocate, met with President Obama at the White House Tuesday, adding to speculation she could be named to head a new consumer protection agency.