By adopting narrow grounds for impeaching the president, Pelosi and House members wanted simple charges they could easily explain to constituents, writes Elizabeth Drew

US politicians have stepped back from the fiscal cliff which many feared could prompt a new economic downturn.

House Democratic leaders are predicting victory for President Barack Obama’s bill to overhaul the US health care system.

President George Bush’s plan to grant legal status – at least temporarily – to millions of illegal immigrants working in the United States has provoked anger from all sides.