Illinois Republican leaders have chosen a November ballot replacement for longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson after he abruptly announced his retirement last month.More >>
Illinois Republican leaders have chosen a November ballot replacement for longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson after he abruptly announced his retirement last month.More >>
While Mitt Romney faults President Barack Obama for a weak American economy, Republican governors across the country are trumpeting business growth and falling unemployment.More >>
In Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell runs TV ads hailing the state's business growth. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tells anyone who will listen that 100,000 jobs have been created or retained on his watch. And Michigan Gov. Rick...More >>
Leaders of the major industrialized nations are prodding Germany to balance its push for European fiscal austerity with doses of stimulus spending to avoid an economic calamity that could reverberate worldwide.More >>
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the...More >>
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations say they are ready to respond to oil supply disruptions as Iran faces sanctions aimed at crippling its oil exports.More >>
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations say they are ready to respond to oil supply disruptions as Iran faces sanctions aimed at crippling its oil exports.More >>
While President Barack Obama hosts world leaders at Camp David, Michelle Obama is entertaining their spouses at the White House.More >>
While President Barack Obama hosted world leaders Saturday for high-level economic talks at Camp David, Michelle Obama engaged in some soft diplomacy with their spouses.More >>
Sen. Marco Rubio has close ties to a colleague accused of questionable financial dealings. The freshman senator also once was enmeshed in a controversy over the use of the state party's credit card for his personal...More >>
For freshman Sen. Marco Rubio, a rising GOP figure seen as a possible Mitt Romney running mate, there are questions about whether potential vulnerabilities in his personal and political background might hold him back.More >>
Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances?More >>
Are Republican lawmakers deliberately stalling the economic recovery to hurt President Barack Obama's re-election chances? Some top Democrats say yes, pointing to GOP stances on the debt limit and other issues that they...More >>
President Barack Obama is using weekend gatherings of world leaders - dominated by discussion of European economic woes and Afghanistan - to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and to...More >>
President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more forceful response to worsening...More >>
President Barack Obama holds a cash advantage of more than 2-to-1 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but the president's money advantage is beginning to dwindle.More >>
President Barack Obama holds a cash advantage of more than 2-to-1 over Republican challenger Mitt Romney but the president's money advantage is beginning to dwindle.More >>
Mitt and Ann Romney are opening their personal checkbooks as wide as allowed to their presidential campaign's joint fund with the Republican National Committee.More >>
Mitt and Ann Romney are opening their personal checkbooks as wide as allowed to their presidential campaign's joint fund with the Republican National Committee.More >>
President Barack Obama's announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on the video-sharing website YouTube. The announcement resulted in a record number of searches and a rush of users uploading...More >>
President Barack Obama's May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site.More >>
Mitt Romney is criticizing the restoration of a 19th century bridge in New Hampshire, calling it another "Bridge to Nowhere."More >>
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic...More >>
A Republican senator is asking both political parties to refund tens of millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions.More >>
A Republican senator has asked both political parties to refund the millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions.More >>
A showdown looms in the House over whether to end the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation's borders.More >>
Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks a deficit-cutting deal with President Barack Obama and restricts his authority in an election-year...More >>
French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') says he stands by his campaign pledge to withdraw his country's troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.More >>
French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') says he stands by his campaign pledge to withdraw his country's troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.More >>
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has released a new television ad outlining steps Romney would take on the first day of his presidency.More >>
Mitt Romney's first general-election TV commercial promises he would introduce tax cuts and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline on the first day of his presidency.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him. Both know...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are being buffeted by crosswinds as Obama fights to keep his job and Romney works to wrest it from him. Both know...More >>
President Barack Obama is set to announce $3 billion in private sector pledges aimed at alleviating hunger in Africa and urge the world's biggest economies to make good on their own financial promises.More >>
President Barack Obama on Friday said the United States has a "moral imperative" to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition in Africa despite shrinking national budgets around the world.More >>
Isolated and heavily guarded, the mountaintop retreat is known simply as Camp David, but its wooded grounds have been a place of triumph and failure, refuge and relief.More >>
Isolated and heavily guarded, the mountaintop retreat is known simply as Camp David, but its wooded grounds have been a place of triumph and failure, refuge and relief.More >>
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Mitt Romney swiftly and firmly distanced himself Thursday from a group exploring plans to target President Barack Obama's relationship with a controversial former pastor. More >>
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way.More >>
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday he's not afraid to lose the historic recall election he faces in less than three weeks, but if he wins he intends to govern in a more inclusive, consensus-building way.More >>
The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago...More >>
The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is a rising conservative maverick with ties to the Chicago...More >>
Vice President Joe Biden says the business background that Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney touts on the campaign trail doesn't necessarily make him fit to run a country.More >>
Vice President Joe Biden says the business background that Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney touts on the campaign trail doesn't necessarily make him fit to run a country.More >>
Wisconsin Democrats are shifting tactics again as they work to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker next month.More >>
Lost in the hoopla over the effort to recall Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after he took on union rights is an ongoing secret investigation that has already ensnared a handful of the Republican governor's former aides.More >>
The White House has selected the head of the intelligence branch in its budget office to be President Barack Obama's top adviser on cybersecurity issues, a move that comes as Congress and the Obama administration are at...More >>
The White House has selected the head of the intelligence branch in its budget office to be President Barack Obama's top adviser on cybersecurity issues, a move that comes as Congress and the Obama administration are at...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama is taking a break from active campaigning for a few days to host back-to-back world summits. Yet U.S. presidential politics will be lurking just offstage...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama is taking a break from active campaigning for a few days to host back-to-back world summits. Yet U.S. presidential politics will be lurking just offstage...More >>
By The Associated Press WHO: The Group of Eight is made up of the leaders of the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Russia. The Kremlin won't be represented at the Camp...More >>
By The Associated Press WHO: The Group of Eight is made up of the leaders of the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Russia. The Kremlin won't be represented at the Camp...More >>
Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall. It's confounding early forecasts...More >>
Divisive Republican primaries, an out-of-nowhere GOP retirement in Maine and an unexpectedly competitive race in North Dakota add up to an unpredictable battle for control of the Senate this fall, confounding early forecasts...More >>
Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers.More >>
Vice President Joe Biden, campaigning in Democratic territory with high unemployment, went after Republican Mitt Romney's business background Wednesday and cast him as a corporate raider more interested in profits than...More >>
Dozens of world leaders are heading to the United States to discuss Europe's economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the Afghanistan war.More >>
More than two dozen world leaders will join President Barack Obama in an extraordinary weekend of back-to-back summits to tackle Europe's mounting economic woes and solidify plans for winding down the decade-long war in...More >>
A former FBI agent who helped send elected officials to jail, including a governor, is dropping out of the Republican race in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District.More >>
A former FBI agent who helped send elected officials to jail, including a governor, is dropping out of the Republican race in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District.More >>
By The Associated Press A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.More >>
By The Associated Press A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.More >>
By The Associated Press WHO: The Group of Eight is made up of the leaders of the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Russia. The Kremlin won't be represented at the Camp...More >>
By The Associated Press WHO: The Group of Eight is made up of the leaders of the United States, Japan, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Russia. The Kremlin won't be represented at the Camp...More >>
Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has released updated employment figures that show the state actually added a small number of jobs during his first year in office.More >>
Republican Gov. Scott Walker released better 2011 jobs figures on Wednesday in an attempt to rebuff a central argument of those trying to recall him from office that Wisconsin's economy has suffered under his leadership.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 153 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.More >>
President Barack Obama has issued an executive order allowing sanctions to be levied against individuals and entities who seek to undermine the political transition in Yemen.More >>
President Barack Obama served notice Wednesday that he would punish those trying to disrupt the political transition in Yemen, a strategically important Middle Eastern nation, by freezing their U.S.-based assets.More >>
An independent group favoring Republican candidate Mitt Romney is spending $25 million on a monthlong advertising campaign in 10 states against President Barack Obama.More >>
An independent group favoring Republican Mitt Romney is launching a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign against President Barack Obama in 10 states, further escalating an expensive TV ad war in presidential...More >>
Remember Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? Rick Santorum calling Romney "the worst Republican in the country" to run against Obama?More >>
Remember Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? Rick Santorum calling Romney "the worst Republican in the country" to run against President Barack Obama?More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press As Mitt Romney closes in on nailing down the Republican presidential nomination, endorsements from prominent Republicans are slowing to a trickle. And some endorsements come...More >>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.More >>
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential.More >>
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party.More >>
President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.More >>
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that focused on Oregon's medical marijuana law.More >>
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that focused on Oregon's medical marijuana law.More >>
After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP's best hopes for picking up a U.S. Senate seat - though she'll have to...More >>
After an improbable Nebraska primary victory, state Sen. Deb Fischer has emerged from relative obscurity to take the mantle as one of the GOP's best hopes for picking up a U.S. Senate seat - though she'll have to...More >>
Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers.More >>
Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers.More >>
When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze.More >>
When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze.More >>
His nomination all but assured, Mitt Romney is set to inch closer to clinching the GOP presidential nomination with a presidential primary in Oregon.More >>
An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state's U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol...More >>
Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a high-stakes November election against former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey.More >>
Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, setting the stage for a high-stakes November election against former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey.More >>
When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze.More >>
When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney decried the "prairie fire" of U.S. debt Tuesday, he ignored some of the sparks that set it ablaze.More >>
The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million.More >>
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million, according to financial disclosure reports released Tuesday by the White House.More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama's handling of the national debt in Iowa, a Midwestern battleground he hasn't visited since the state's leadoff nominating...More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday painted President Barack Obama as a reckless steward of the country's economy and, as proof, pointed to "a financial crisis of debt and spending that threatens...More >>
By The Associated Press Campaigns and independent groups known as super PACS are legally prohibited from coordinating their activities. But the law has been somewhat vague, giving groups broad leeway to...More >>
By The Associated Press Campaigns and independent groups known as super PACS are legally prohibited from coordinating their activities. But the law has been somewhat vague, giving groups broad leeway to...More >>
An appeals court has ruled, for the time being, against groups that finance electioneering ads and want to keep the identity of their donors secret.More >>
An appeals court has ruled, for the time being, against groups that finance electioneering ads and want to keep the identity of their donors secret.More >>
Ron Paul says he is done spending money on his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.More >>
Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas and a favorite of tea partyers, effectively ended his presidential campaign Monday but urged his fervent supporters to continue working at the state party level to cause havoc for...More >>
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican often mentioned as a potential vice presidential candidate but who repeatedly has denied interest, has criticized fellow Republican Mitt Romney's stance on immigration.More >>
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, a Republican often mentioned as a potential vice presidential candidate but who repeatedly has denied interest, has criticized fellow Republican Mitt Romney's stance on immigration.More >>
President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who are working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing across the...More >>
President Barack Obama's shift to support gay marriage is energizing young Hispanic voters who have been working side-by-side with gay activists in their push for immigration reform. The alliance has been growing...More >>
Former President George W. Bush is praising the Arab spring movement and says the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue.More >>
Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the Arab spring movement and said the U.S. shouldn't fear the spread of freedom, even if it doesn't know what policies newly liberated countries will pursue.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are working hard at this stage of the campaign to paint each other in as stark and unattractive colors as possible.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney are working hard at this stage of the campaign to paint each other in as stark and unattractive colors as possible.More >>
President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political committee wants to bring them to the GOP's side.More >>
President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political committee wants to bring them to the GOP's side.More >>
By The Associated Press The Associated Press-GfK Poll on terrorism and the war in Afghanistan was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications from May 3-7. It is based on landline...More >>
By The Associated Press The Associated Press-CNBC Poll on the social networking website Facebook and its upcoming initial public offering was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate...More >>
President Barack Obama is telling graduates of a women's college that they and their generation will lead the country to better days. To the notion that change may not seem as possible, Obama says: "Don't believe it."More >>
President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when it "expanded rights and responsibilities to everybody."More >>
President Barack Obama is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class.More >>
President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening a new effort to undercut the Republican's claims that his background of business...More >>
President Barack Obama says JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion loss in high-risk trading demonstrates the need for the Wall Street rules that Congress passed two years ago. Many of the rules are still being written and have not...More >>
President Barack Obama says JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion loss in high-risk trading demonstrates the need for the Wall Street rules that Congress passed two years ago. Many of the rules are still being written and have not...More >>
Congress is producing little this election year that will become law, yet both parties are churning out bills designed to make the other side look bad.More >>
Congress is producing little this election year that will become law, yet both parties are churning out bills designed to make the other side look bad.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion-plus trading blunder is reverberating on the presidential campaign trail by rekindling calls for tighter oversight of the nation's biggest...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion-plus trading blunder is reverberating on the presidential campaign trail by rekindling calls for tighter oversight of the nation's biggest...More >>
President Barack Obama will spend Monday in New York City, and his comments in support of same-sex marriage appear likely to be a principal focus of discussion.More >>
President Barack Obama will spend Monday in New York City, and his comments in support of same-sex marriage appear likely to be a principal focus of discussion.More >>
Any good politician knows the importance of finding common ground with a local audience. It's Speechmaking 101, whether accomplished through strategic praise for sports teams, cultural treasures or local figures.More >>
Obama's declaration in support of gay marriage is undoubtedly a milestone in American politics and culture. But six months from an election that will decide whether the president keeps his job, a question hovers over the...More >>
On the upper eastern edge of Ohio lies a valley built on the sweat of the working class, where steel mills sit mostly shuttered but a once-struggling Chevy plant endures. It is a place filled with union halls and blue-collar...More >>
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...More >>
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...More >>
Abortion and gay marriage. For years, they've been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics - hot-button topics in the vortex of sexuality, personal freedom and public policy.More >>
Abortion and gay marriage. For years, they've been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics - hot-button topics in the vortex of sexuality, personal freedom and public policy.More >>
Republican activists say they'll use President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage to boost Mitt Romney's image in the eyes of conservatives and paint the president as a flip-flopper on the issue.More >>
President Barack Obama delighted his liberal base by coming down on the side of gay marriage, but he cheered the opposition, too.More >>
Mitt Romney is steering clear of the fight over gay marriage and talking about his commitments to his own family in a commencement address at a conservative Christian university.More >>
Mitt Romney's Mormon faith has shaped his life, but he barely mentioned it as he spoke to graduates at an evangelical university Saturday.More >>
Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.More >>
Once a bright spot for President Barack Obama, North Carolina is now more like a political migraine less than four months before Democrats open the party's national convention in Charlotte.More >>
The four North Carolina college students who started the sit-in movement for desegregation more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change their world for the better, first lady Michelle Obama said...More >>
The historic action that four North Carolina college students took that led to desegregation at lunch counters more than half a century ago shows what young people can do to change their world for the better, first lady...More >>
Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says Republicans gathering for the state convention this weekend in Green Bay should be focused on ensuring he and five other Republicans survive June 5 recall elections.More >>
Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that Republicans gathering for the annual state convention this weekend should be focused on ensuring he and five other Republicans survive June 5 recall elections, even as an intraparty fight...More >>
Newly-released documentary film footage from January 2011 shows Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker describing a "divide and conquer" strategy for going after the state's public employee unions that would begin with going after...More >>
Newly released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "divide and conquer" strategy for taking on unions by first going after public employees'...More >>
It's a sorry list. This week's apologies from Mitt Romney and Joe Biden are just the latest in a colorful history of politicians regretting personal lapses large and small. A few recent notables:More >>
It's a sorry list. This week's apologies from Mitt Romney and Joe Biden are just the latest in a colorful history of politicians regretting personal lapses large and small. A few recent notables:More >>
President Barack Obama heads to economically struggling Nevada on Friday. He's turning his attention to the economy after a day spent raising millions of dollars for his campaign and riding a media wave on his newly...More >>
Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up struggling homeowners and prevent foreclosures.More >>
Republican Mitt Romney is trying to return the focus of his campaign to the sluggish economic recovery and his vision for America after spending a day restating his opposition to gay marriage and shrugging off a report that...More >>
Republican Mitt Romney is trying to shift his campaign's focus back to the sluggish economic recovery and will use a commencement speech at an evangelical university to cast strong families as central to a strong economy.More >>
Fresh from declaring his support of same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama is diving into the embrace of Hollywood's wealthy elite at the gala event of the political season - a sold-out, record-setting fundraiser at...More >>
President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from...More >>
Records show that the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts identified her race as "white" on an employment record at the University of Texas and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School...More >>
Records show that the leading Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts identified her race as "white" on an employment record at the University of Texas and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School...More >>
President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House.More >>
President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage adds a new layer of complexity for voters - especially independents - in battleground states that will decide the race for the White House.More >>
Records show that a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts identified her race as "white" on a University of Texas employment record and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School under a program for...More >>
Records show that a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts identified her race as "white" on a University of Texas employment record and declined to apply for admission to Rutgers Law School under a program for...More >>
Mitt Romney is countering the notion that he bullied high school classmates and insists he didn't know some were gay.More >>
Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the...More >>
By The Associated Press Opponents of gay marriage have been aggressive - and in most cases successful - in passing measures to block gay marriage in the states expected to be at the heart of the race for...More >>
By The Associated Press Opponents of gay marriage have been aggressive - and in most cases successful - in passing measures to block gay marriage in the states expected to be at the heart of the race for...More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports gay marriage brings the presidential stamp of approval to the divisive social issue but does not carry swift policy...More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama's announcement that he supports gay marriage brings the presidential stamp of approval to the divisive social issue but does not carry swift policy...More >>
First lady Michelle Obama is honoring military mothers and wives for being "outstanding role models" for their children, communities and country.More >>
First lady Michelle Obama is honoring military mothers and wives for being "outstanding role models" for their children, communities and country.More >>
President Barack Obama is eliminating or changing a handful of regulations the White House says could have cost the economy $6 billion over five years.More >>
The Obama administration is changing or eliminating a handful of regulations - from uniform street sign requirements to outdated hospital reporting rules - that it says could have cost the economy $6 billion over five years,...More >>
He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should...More >>
He gave no speech, issued no call to action. He spoke of changing alongside the nation's people, not of leading them into uncharted territory. He made sure to say what so many so passionately believe - that states should...More >>
President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short,...More >>
President Barack Obama's evolution on gay marriage unfolded at a Darwinian pace, like that of the giant tortoise. For more than a year - eons in politics - he danced up to the edge of endorsing it, always stopping short,...More >>
Mitt Romney says he believes marriage should be restricted to one man and one woman and that he's held that view "since running for office."More >>
Mitt Romney on Wednesday reaffirmed his view that marriage should be restricted to one man and one woman, highlighting a sharp contrast with President Barack Obama.More >>
The White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a planned visit to the United States this month for an economic summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama.More >>
Russian President Vladimir Putin is skipping a planned visit to the United States this month for an economic summit and a much-anticipated meeting with President Barack Obama, the White House announced Wednesday.More >>
President Barack Obama is facing mounting pressure to express support for same-sex marriage after a setback for gay-rights advocates in North Carolina.More >>
On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the...More >>
President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage is a political gamble that seeks to fire up young and liberal voters at the possible expense of alienating undecided voters in swing states such as North Carolina and...More >>
Public opinion about gay marriage has changed so rapidly that President Barack Obama's historic embrace of it may pose as many political risks to Republicans as to the president and his fellow Democrats.More >>
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman but that states should decide whether it's legal for same-sex couples to marry.More >>
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he believes marriage should be between a man and a woman but that states should decide whether it's legal for same-sex couples to marry.More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama voiced his support Wednesday for gay marriage, becoming the first president to do so. Some reaction:More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama voiced his support Wednesday for gay marriage, becoming the first president to do so. Some reaction:More >>
Veteran Sen. Richard Lugar's loss in the Indiana GOP primary provides warnings for President Barack Obama and his Democrats as well as Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans six months before the November election.More >>
President Barack Obama and his presumptive Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, can take a few lessons from veteran Sen. Richard Lugar's loss in Indiana's GOP primary.More >>
By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer The evangelical pastor who President Barack Obama calls his spiritual adviser says he's disappointed in the president's decision to endorse same-sex marriage.More >>
By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer The evangelical pastor who President Barack Obama calls his spiritual adviser says he's disappointed in the president's decision to endorse same-sex marriage.More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first U.S. president to declare support for same-sex marriage. A sampling of his comments on the subject:More >>
By The Associated Press President Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first U.S. president to declare support for same-sex marriage. A sampling of his comments on the subject:More >>
Saying it won't let recently enacted voter ID laws suppress turnout, the NAACP on Wednesday launched a nationwide drive to register thousands of mostly minority, student and elderly voters before the Nov. 6 elections.More >>
Saying it won't let recently enacted voter ID laws suppress turnout, the NAACP on Wednesday launched a nationwide drive to register thousands of mostly minority, student and elderly voters before the Nov. 6 elections.More >>
The legacy of six-term Sen. Richard Lugar is the creation of a program that helped the former Soviet states destroy their weapons of mass destruction.More >>
Far from politics, six-term Sen. Richard Lugar is considered a visionary who looked beyond U.S. exuberance over the end of the Cold War and saw the dangers and opportunities in the collapse of a nuclear-armed Soviet Union.More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas got 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
The Democrats' hope for ousting Scott Walker is a low-key, well-liked Milwaukee mayor whose last brush with fame came when he interceded in a fight outside the Wisconsin State Fair and got badly beaten with a tire iron.More >>
The Democrats' hope for ousting Scott Walker is a low-key, well-liked Milwaukee mayor whose last brush with fame came when he interceded in a fight outside the Wisconsin State Fair and got badly beaten with a tire iron.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in a three-state primary sweep, leaving him a little more than 200 delegates shy of the number needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won most of the delegates in a three-state primary sweep and added a few more Wednesday from previous contests to move him within 200 delegates of clinching the Republican nomination for...More >>
Republican Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama claiming credit for increased American energy production is akin to Romney saying he was responsible for the Red Sox winning the World Series when he was Massachusetts...More >>
Republican Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama taking credit for increased American energy production is like Romney claiming responsibility for the Red Sox's World Series wins when he was Massachusetts governor.More >>
The Democrats' hope for ousting Scott Walker is a low-key, well-liked Milwaukee mayor whose last brush with fame came when he interceded in a fight outside the Wisconsin State Fair and got badly beaten with a tire iron.More >>
The Democrats' hope for ousting Scott Walker is a low-key, well-liked Milwaukee mayor whose last brush with fame came when he interceded in a fight outside the Wisconsin State Fair and got badly beaten with a tire iron.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is adding to his big lead in the race for convention delegates by winning the Indiana Republican presidential primary, inching closer to the number needed to clinch the GOP nomination.More >>
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney added to his big lead in the race for convention delegates Tuesday by sweeping Republican presidential primaries in North Carolina, Indiana and West Virginia, inching closer to the...More >>
The Senate is nearing a showdown vote over a Democratic plan to prevent federal student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students.More >>
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students' loans.More >>
An independent group backing Mitt Romney has launched a TV ad tying President Barack Obama to negative comments about Romney's wife by two Obama supporters.More >>
An independent group backing Mitt Romney has launched a TV ad tying President Barack Obama to negative comments about Romney's wife by two Obama supporters.More >>
President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the...More >>
President Barack Obama's campaign is trying an early "all of the above" strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in broadsides that may become more focused as the...More >>
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett hopes for a chance at a rematch against Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker as Democrats vote Tuesday on who will take on the first-term governor in a historic recall election next month.More >>
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic primary Tuesday in Wisconsin's historic recall election, leaving him with a short four weeks to make the closing argument that Republican Gov. Scott Walker should be booted...More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas is getting nearly 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
Just how unpopular is President Barack Obama in some parts of the country? Enough that a man in prison in Texas is getting 4 out of 10 votes in West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary.More >>
GOP Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar faced the biggest threat of his nearly four-decade career Tuesday, North Carolina voters weighed a gay-marriage ban and Democrats were picking a nominee to challenge Republican Wisconsin Gov....More >>
Six-term Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar was routed by the right flank of his own Republican Party on Tuesday, and North Carolina voters decided overwhelmingly to strengthen their state's gay marriage ban. It was a...More >>
President Barack Obama is expressing deep appreciation for what he calls Indiana Republican Richard Lugar's distinguished service in the Senate.More >>
President Barack Obama is expressing deep appreciation for what he calls Indiana Republican Richard Lugar's distinguished service in the Senate.More >>
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching ads in Senate races in Florida, Missouri, Hawaii and Ohio and in 17 House contests.More >>
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is launching ads in Florida, Missouri, Hawaii and Ohio as Democrats struggle to hold Senate seats and their slim majority. The Republican-friendly lobbying group is also targeting 17 House races...More >>
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has lost to a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, ending a storied political career that spanned nearly four decades.More >>
U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has lost to a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, ending a storied political career that spanned nearly four decades.More >>
The financial upheaval caused by the recent European elections poses a threat to the United States that could undermine President Barack Obama.More >>
The elections that drove Nicolas Sarkozy out of power in France and left Greece scrambling to build a coalition government pose a financial threat to the United States that could undermine President Barack Obama's...More >>
Mitt Romney is turning President Barack Obama's campaign message on its head.More >>
Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday branded President Barack Obama as an "old-school liberal" who is trying to resurrect failed policies, a new line of attack at the heart of the president's re-election campaign.More >>
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is launching a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states.More >>
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign launched a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states on Tuesday. Separately, a Republican official stated that Mitt Romney is "still deciding"...More >>
The political world has gotten used to hearing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dodge questions about whether he's running for a job in Washington.More >>
The political world has gotten used to hearing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie dodge questions about whether he's running for a job in Washington.More >>
Pressuring Congress, President Barack Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list Tuesday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their...More >>
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that only Congress can take the "bold action" needed to spur job creation, as he unfurled an election year "to do" list for lawmakers.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney should be pressing full-steam ahead to energize their respective supporters, consolidate gains and reach out to voting...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney should be pressing full-steam ahead to energize their respective supporters, consolidate gains and reach out to voting...More >>
The face of Indiana politics for nearly four decades, Republican Sen. Richard Lugar is battling for political survival against a tea party-backed GOP challenger who says the senator has become more interested in compromising...More >>
The face of Indiana politics for nearly four decades, Republican Sen. Richard Lugar is battling for political survival against a tea party-backed GOP challenger who says the senator has become more interested in compromising...More >>
Three men arrested earlier this week when police raided a Chicago apartment were being held on terrorism conspiracy charges Saturday stemming from allegations that they tried to make Molotov cocktails ahead of the NATO...More >>
Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and...More >>
Mary Richardson Kennedy had been close to the Kennedys for much of her life, as a teenage friendship led to a marriage into one of America's most famous families.More >>
Family and friends gathered Saturday at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and...More >>
Didier Drogba scored the decisive goal in the shootout and Chelsea beat Bayern Munich to win the Champions League final, 4-3 on penalty kicks after a dramatic 1-1 draw Saturday.More >>
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.More >>
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United State on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.More >>
President Barack Obama says there's an "emerging consensus" that more must be done to promote jobs growth in Europe as the continent faces a daunting debt crisis.More >>
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their governments must both spark growth and cut the debt that has crippled the...More >>
Rescue crews are working to free a man trapped in a cave at an Iowa state park.More >>
By TIMBERLY ROSS Associated Press An Illinois man was trapped for more than 20 hours in a cave at an Iowa state park before being rescued Saturday.More >>
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