John Conyers, Jr.

The quality of television news could deteriorate further under a Comcast-controlled NBC Universal, the Writers Guild of America East warned Wednesday in letters to key Washington officials overseeing the government's review of the proposed merger. "True...

Among Tuesday's more obscure election results: At least one very pretty lady, Miss USA Rima Fakih, turned out to vote in Dearborn, Mich. Fakih, 25, flew in from New York to her 14th District hometown to pose for pics and......

WASHINGTON — The House on Monday voted to ban so-called crush videos that depict the abuse and killing of animals. The measure would revive, with some modifications, a 1999 law that was struck down by the Supreme Court in April......

Mackey And Clark Connection Goes Beyond Records By Larry Hawley Nothing beats a record-breaking catch, especially when it breaks the mold. With an extended right arm in the air and his hand extended above his helmet, Dallas Clark found a way to reel in...

Two plum committee spots went to U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, who was elected last month in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler in the Broward-Palm Beach County 19th Congressional District. Deutch, a lawyer, will......

Washington lawmakers are still snooping on the privacy practices of two of Silicon Valley’s hottest companies. The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee on Friday asked Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. to cooperate with inquiries into privacy practices...

The witness list for the House Judiciary Committee's hearing to be held Monday here in Los Angeles about the Comcast - NBC Universal deal is likely to include a mix of industry executives and academics, many of whom will raise......

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) implied that Comcast Corp. wanted to buy her support of the cable giant's proposed $30-billion takeover of NBC Universal. At a field hearing about the deal held Monday by the House Judiciary Committee at the California......

by Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said today that there is not enough support in Congress now to pass a comprehensive immigration bill providing a path to citizenship for the nation's illegal immigrants,......

by Tom Hamburger and David G. Savage Karl Rove and other officials in George W. Bush's White House played an active role in the firing of the top federal prosecutor in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday that also......

by Mark Silva and updated at 9:40 pm EDT President Barack Obama's White House seder was a small affair for family and friends. Tonight's Ramadan dinner was a big one: Cabinet members -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Attorney General......

by Mark Silva with contributions from Christi Parsons and Peter Nicholas, and updated at 1:45 pm EDT President Barack Obama, calling the "public option'' for those who cannot find health insurance privately only part of his proposals for a health-care.......