WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator is calling on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project because he says it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs.

A committee found that Senator Roland W. Burris had been less than candid in statements on his dealings with associates of the Illinois governor, who was later forced from office.

Barack Obama's healthcare reform bill cleared a crucial hurdle last night when the Democrats secured the 60 votes needed in the US Senate allowing debate to begin on 30 November.Two Democratic senator...

The US Senate, torn along party lines, voted to formally launch debate on historic legislation to enact President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care, handing him a win for now.

Despite carving out a niche for himself as a leading progressive voice in Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) rarely goes in for headline-grabbing proclamations or sharp political rhetoric.

Two things will determine US President Barack Obama's political future: the trajectory of the economy, over which he has limited influence, and his ability to deliver on his hallmark domestic change, health care.

Vice President Joe Biden assured Iowans Saturday that the nation’s battered economy was slowly turning the corner, and urged Democrats to keep faith amid declining approval in Iowa for President Barack Obama.

Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, one of three wavering Democrats, said Friday that he would vote to start debate on a giant health care bill.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care barely cleared a key Senate hurdle in a narrow party-line vote the White House immediately hailed as a "historic" victory.

The committee finds that a senator had been less than candid in statements on his dealings with associates of the Illinois governor, who was later forced from office.