Democrats say South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Barack Obama’s speech to Congress is turning into a financial boon for his opponent, Rob Miller. The Democratic challenger’s campaign coffers have swelled by $200,000 after Wilson’s remark Wednesday night.

President Barack Obama says he accepts Republican Rep. Joe Wilson’s apology for shouting “You lie!“ at the president during his speech to Congress Wednesday night. Obama says Wilson apologized “quickly and without equivocation.“

President Barack Obama addressed Congress in a hard push for Healthcare Reform. We have a rundown of the speech and reaction from lawmakers who represent the CSRA. UPDATE from ABC News:
President Obama awaits the fallout from Wednesday night’s passionate plea to Congress to pass his top priority…health care reform. Did he change minds? One of the biggest moments of interest came when a South Carolina Republican lawmaker yelled out in the middle of the address. What was behind the heckling from the Republican side of the room? ABC News John Hendren is in Washington with the latest.

Public disapproval of President Barack Obama’s handling of health care has jumped to 52 percent, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll released hours before he makes his case for overhaul in a prime-time address to Congress.

Harsh realities are testing President Barack Obama’s “yes we can” ethic like never before as he appeals to Congress and the nation to keep alive his hopes for creating affordable health care for all. Just hours before Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, a leading lawmaker all but abandoned months of effort to bring both parties together in a historic compromise aimed at extending coverage to the nearly 50 million uninsured.

The CIA hired private contractors at Blackwater USA in 2004 as part of a secret program to kill top-level members of al-Qaida, a person familiar with the program said Wednesday.

At least one gay rights group isn’t satisfied with the Obama administration’s stance on a federal marriage law. The Justice Department is defending 1996’s Defense of Marriage Act in court, claiming that a reasonable argument can be made that the law is constitutional. But President Barack Obama still insists he wants the act repealed.

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is meeting with the state’s congressional delegation to discuss a response to a federal court ruling that could restrict metro Atlanta from its main water supply.

Car shoppers caught up in the frenzy of the “cash-for-clunkers” program will have more time and 2 billion more reasons to trade in their old gas guzzlers.

Former Notre Dame, and University of South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz tells an Indiana television station he doesn’t plan to run for Congress. Holtz told WNDU-TV of South Bend that he’s focusing on working for ESPN, saying: “I don’t want to run for Congress.“

Former Notre Dame, and University of South Carolina football coach Lou Holtz tells an Indiana television station he doesn’t plan to run for Congress. Holtz told WNDU-TV of South Bend that he’s focusing on working for ESPN, saying: “I don’t want to run for Congress.“

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the Senate will vote to replenish the popular “cash-for-clunkers program” before leaving on a monthlong vacation later this week. Reid made his prediction after a meeting at the White House with President Barack Obama.

Customers with clunkers are continuing to look for trade-in deals. The tax rebate program has been suspended at many dealerships worried the goverment would not make good on trades done over the weekend into Monday. WJBF News Channel 6’‘s Paige Tucker reports.

President Barack Obama praised members of Congress from both parties for rushing to pump new money into a popular cash-purchase program that is running out of money.

Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd says he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer and will have surgery early in August