Lawyers David Boies and Theodore B. Olson were on the opposite sides of a case that determined a presidency.

President Obama is following the long-established political tradition of rewarding major supporters with plum diplomatic posts.

Chapter 11 proceedings for General Motors won’t go nearly as smoothly as they have for smaller, privately held Chrysler.

Should Sonia Sotomayor be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, six of the nine members of the court will be Roman Catholic.

As soon as word leaked out Tuesday that Sonia Sotomayor would be President Barack Obama’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, opposition voices spoke out.

New FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, one of the wealthiest and most connected appointees of the Obama administration, is having to dispose of some major assets.

The latest revelations about Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s campaign organization funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars to his wife come at a delicate time for the veteran congressman.

Xerox Corp. made history last week when CEO Anne M. Mulcahy announced she would retire and that her replacement would be Ursula M. Burns, the company’s president.