Tom Harkin

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2009, following a news conference to announce the introduction of the Employee Free Choice Act and restoring American rights in the workplace. (AP Photo/Susan.......

by Mark Silva and updated The numbers are small, but today they have doubled, with the Centers for Disease Control confirming 20 additional cases of swine flu in New York City, doubling the national count of infections to 40. The......

by Mark Silva Three Chicago billionaires who supported President Barack Obama's election campaign are fighting legislation which the president supports that would make it easier for unions to organize hotels that his supports own, Bloomberg News reports....

Monday, Aug. 25: ONE NATION Session begins at 3 p.m. Mountain Time, which is 2 p.m. Pacific and 5 p.m. Eastern. 3 p.m - 7 p.m. Call to Order The Honorable Howard Dean Chair, Democratic National Committee Former Governor of Vermont Invocation The...

Six North Korean defectors -- the first refugees the U.S. has admitted from the totalitarian nation -- arrived in Southern California on Saturday bearing accounts of famine, sexual enslavement, torture and repression. The group was met at Los...

CHAPTER 1 The perky emcees had the same question for everyone lining up in Lincoln Park this summer for an Oreo jingle-singing contest: How do you like to eat an Oreo cookie? "Stuff it in my face," chirped Rachel Wax, an 11-year-old happy to get the free...

by Frank James Maybe God hates the farm bill, too. Many critics have complained about the $300 billion, give or take a few billion, farm bill being an unwarranted giveaway to wealthy farmers at a time when farm incomes are......

A lot of the day was spent by reporters looking for signs that the end is near, but the end of the day looks murky: Obama, who has been trying to get enough superdelegate endorsements to declare victory tomorrow,......

by Jill Zuckman A bipartisan group of Midwestern senators from flood-ravaged states got together Tuesday evening to talk about what Congress can do to aid the natural catastrophe that has washed over the middle of the country. In a statement......

By Euna Lhee When Fran Visco welcomed 1,600 breast cancer researchers and their advocates to Baltimore this week, she was doing more than opening a symposium for scientists. She was celebrating one of the most successful medical lobbying efforts in......

by Aamer Madhani In the aftermath of retired Gen. Wesley Clark's questioning of Sen. John McCain's military credentials, the presumptive Republican nominee's campaign is charging that the Arizona senator is the target of a smear campaign by the left. In.....

by John McCormick DENVER - At most national conventions, the Iowa delegation is a must-stop for any aspiring presidential candidate. This year, however, not many are stopping by. The featured speaker for a state breakfast this morning at a downtown......