Four years after Congress imposed new restrictions on travel funded by outside groups, federal lawmakers are frequent fliers again.

Schools will partner to build 'ultra' high-speed data networks in local communities.

Perry, who has been weighing a presidential run, said he opposes gay marriage but that he's also a firm believer of the 10th Amendment.

Though prize officials say they are simply trying to spotlight institutions that are successful in helping students earn college credentials, critics argue that the selection process unfairly attempts to rank and compare community colleges using data systems that are inadequate to the task.

North Korean officials sounded upbeat Wednesday after three days of talks in Germany with former U.S. officials on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and disputes between the two nations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrated its 40th anniversary this past week as House Republicans axed a global warming committee.

Rep. John Boehner has long kept a telling piece of art on the wall of his Capitol Hill office: a portrait of the last Ohioan to serve as speaker of the House, conservative Nicholas Longworth.

Last week's bomb plot shows gaps in screening of air cargo on foreign flights heading to the U.S.