It’s been a rough few years for lobbyists. They have been attacked by President Barack Obama. They have been targeted in corruption probes. And they have been hurt by the economy.

Peter Spiegel reports on international affairs. It’s been nearly two months since Afghans went to the polls to pick their new president, but a recount of votes from disputed areas, which should lead to a ruling on whether President Hamid Karzai...

Ashby Jones reports for Law Blog. Is this the way a 33-year run on the Supreme Court will end? Not with a bang but with whispered speculation about clerk hires? It seems like, well, maybe. According to an AP story out Wednesday, Supreme Court Justi...

Cam Simpson reports on politics and homeland security. On the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama used his weekly radio address to call attention to the human and political...

Judith Burns reports on the White House. President Barack Obama hailed the newest Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, at a White House reception honoring her today and called the arrival of the highest court’s first Hispanic judge “...