Pentagon planners expect orders to send about 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan, a defense official told CNN.

An evening of regal pageantry and symbolic politics began Tuesday with the president and first lady welcoming India's prime minister and his wife.

Tables set in apple green, ruby and gold with arrangements of roses, hydrangeas and sweet peas awaited guests to Tuesday's White House state dinner.

The United States won't join its NATO allies and many other countries in formally banning landmines, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said during his midday briefing Tuesday.

U.S. and Indian leaders agree to tackle economic, nuclear, security and environmental challenges.

41 is the number of seats Republicans need to win back control of the House of Representatives.

If President Obama decides to send 34,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, a new national poll indicates Americans would be split over whether to support such a move.

President Obama will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official state visit Tuesday.

Dispute between Rep. Kennedy and his bishop highlights the volatility over abortion among the nation's Catholics.

The South Carolina Ethics Commission has charged GOP Gov. Mark Sanford with 37 counts of violating state ethics laws.

A conversation last week with South Korea's president apparently showed President Obama the stark difference between how Asian nations and the United States value education.

Republicans hope signs of discomfort with Obama agenda will translate into gains in governor's mansions

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has a tough road ahead.

Amid conflicting and heated rhetoric, a political pragmatism began to emerge Sunday as senators prepared for a debate on a sweeping Democratic health care bill.

While Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle on health care reform, it was hardly a unified party behind the bill.

Rep. Patrick Kennedy asked by bishop to stop taking Communion over his support for abortion rights.

The Senate voted along strict party lines Saturday night to proceed with a floor debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care bill.

Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking before a key procedural vote.

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To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question.