WASHINGTON — The face of Republican opposition to President Barack Obama’s policy for handling suspected terrorists is a 43-year-old former prosecutor who has been in the Senate a mere 11 months. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte is at the forefront of the escalating fight over whether to treat captured suspects as prisoners of war or criminals. The administration says it is determined to build on ...

President Barack Obama says veterans of conflicts overseas should not struggle to find work once they return home, and he's urging the House to follow the Senate's lead and do something to help them.

Republicans in the Senate Thursday dealt President Barack Obama the third in a string of defeats on his stimulus-style jobs agenda, blocking a $60 billion measure for building and repairing infrastructure like roads and rail lines.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s campaign-style drive for another batch of economic stimulus spending is facing defeat yet again at the hands of Republicans in the Senate. This time it’s Obama’s $60 billion plan for infrastructure jobs that is expected to fall victim to a GOP filibuster Thursday. In votes last month, Republicans blocked Obama’s entire $447 billion jobs package and a ...

President Barack Obama and his allies in the Senate promise to press ahead with separate votes on pieces of his failed $447 billion jobs measure despite unanimous opposition from Republicans. But there also are signs of slippage among Democrats and evidence the strategy isn't working with voters.