Rumors were flying around the Capitol this week that the Supreme Court would decide the health care cases on Thursday. They were wrong.

Improving school lunches and nutrition education are a key way to get Americans healthy enough to join the military, and a badly divided Congress might be amenable to cooperating on this one issue, obesity policy experts said said...

Catholic University, the University of Notre Dame, and the Archdiocese of Washington are suing the federal government over a controversial birth control rule in the health care law.

Its only May, but it already feels like August in Washington—August of 2011, that is, when Congress and the White House were locked in a seemingly endless battle over raising the federal government’s debt ceiling.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wants to talk about the debt and deficit, but he’s not going to push any hard deadlines on the Obama administration, instead urging the president to “become the adult.”

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said that as many as 75 Republican seats may be in play, as leaders from both parties expressed confidence on Sunday about this year’s elections and the prospect of winning the majority.

Surrogates for the Obama and Romney campaigns traded barbs over fundamental differences in economic policy and job creation on Sunday.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., challenged House Republicans to bring middle-income tax credits up for an immediate vote, setting up another round of fights over government spending between Democrats and Republicans.

Its been a busy week for the war over women on Capitol Hill, with Democrats and Republicans jockeying to score the most political points possible.

Republicans have enjoyed attacking President Obama for his “cool” image lately, and his visit to D.C.’s Taylor Gourmet sandwich shop Wednesday for a discussion with small business owners won’t help.

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U.S. Catholic bishops made their opposition to a health reform law rule requiring birth control coverage official Tuesday, filing comments on the proposed regulation to Health and Human Services.

Multimillionaire seniors are getting too much in government subsidies for their Medicare coverage, according to a report from the conservative Heritage Foundation.

So far, Mitt Romney’s health care agenda isn’t an affirmative one. He seeks to destroy more than to create. As for President Obama, everyone knows what he stands for.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed a state insurance-exchange bill on Thursday, citing the Supreme Court’s pending decision on the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law as part of his decision.

Nearly one in three white women ages 18 to 21 have used indoor-tanning salons, despite the risks of wrinkles and skin cancer, according to two studies released on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the ...