Anti-war lawmakers are getting a chance to make their case before facing almost certain defeat of a House resolution calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

Haitian President Rene Preval has visited the White House to thank President Obama and the American people for all the help his country received after January's massive earthquake.

Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have told a Senate panel that U.S. investments in fighting AIDS, malaria and other diseases in underdeveloped nations play a vital role in improving America's image abroad.

The head of the Health and Human Services Department is sketching out a stark choice for the nation's insurers: oppose reform and eventually lose customers, or work with the Obama administration to improve the legislation.

Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed says that after much thought and prayer he has decided not to run for Congress in Georgia.

The most prominent person caught in an corruption investigation in Detroit is returning to court to be sentenced in a bribery scheme involving a city sludge contract.

The House has passed a bill that would allow taxpayers to write off charitable donations to Chile earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.

Israel says it's a case of bad timing, and not part of any intent to embarrass Vice President Joe Biden during his visit there.

Americans have come to detest Congress ever more deeply as it nears the end of a nasty fight over health care. But more than half still back President Barack Obama, a bright spot for a Democratic Party counting on its leader to help stave off expected losses in elections this fall.

The Senate votes today on a bill extending unemployment benefits up to 99 months in many states and renewing tax breaks popular with businesses and individuals.