Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek re-election, according to sources familiar with his plans. Dodd’s retirement comes after months of speculation about his p...

Chris Dodd is retiring, a retirement press conference scheduled Wednesday, says reports. Chris Dodd’s retirement will come with an announcement that Dodd will not seek reelection come November this year, reports sources early this morning. A Chris Dodd retirement press ...

A swarming Steelers defense sent two Miami quarterbacks to the sideline, including Pat White with a scary head injury, and the reigning Super Bowl champions averted a late collapse to beat the Dolphins 30-24 Sunday. The Dolphins (7-9), who won the AFC East in 2008, were eliminated with 2 minute...

Last week the former vice president said Obama is “trying to pretend” the U.S. is not at war with terrorists. The result, according to Cheney, is that Americans are less safe. White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said Sunday that he has worked for five administrations a...

HONOLULU — President Barack Obama’s pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration has provided Congress inconsistent reports about – and regrets for – running background checks on his then-estranged wife’s boyfriend two decades ago. Erroll Southers, a former F...

The White House nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration gave Congress misleading information about incidents in which he inappropriately accessed a federal database, possibly in violation of privacy laws, documents obtained by The Washington Post show. More on Barack Obama ...

The Cyclones (7-6) overcame four turnovers by Arnaud, who threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles. Iowa State won for the third time in 10 bowl games – and the second in Arizona. Minnesota’s Adam Weber threw for 261 yards and a score, and Kyle Theret picked off two passes for...

Most of the island’s focus over the holidays has been on President Obama, who is vacationing with his family and a group of friends in a residential waterfront neighborhood. But Limbaugh has been staying a short distance from the Obamas, at the Kahala Hotel & Resort, according to loca...

OMB Director Peter Orszag and ABC News financial reporter Bianna Golodryga are an item! The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column reports that the two — who have been spotted at DC events like the Meridian Ball (where she changed into her dress at his office) and the Kennedy Center Hono...

Northwestern finally returns to AP poll It usually isn’t big news when a team from the Big Ten moves into the Associated Press college basketball poll. It is when that team is Northwestern. The Wildcats moved into the poll on Monday at No. 25, their first appearance in the rankings since ...