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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Community and business leaders in affluent Seminole County talked about the jobs and economic development that will come from the new 61-mile commuter rail through Orlando. They praised the man who pushed hard for the $1.3...More >>
Community and business leaders in affluent Seminole County talked about the promise of jobs and economic development from the new 61-mile commuter rail through Orlando. They praised the man who pushed hard for the $1.3...More >>
Don't tell Ron Paul the primary is over. He's too busy mucking up Mitt Romney's efforts to accumulate enough convention delegates to officially claim the Republican nomination for president.More >>
Don't tell Ron Paul the Republican primary is over. He's too busy mucking up Mitt Romney's efforts to accumulate enough convention delegates to officially claim the GOP nomination for president.More >>
Targeting middle-class voters, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a sweeping $25 million, nine-state ad campaign whose centerpiece is a commercial portraying him as the steward of an economic comeback and confronting...More >>
Targeting middle-class voters, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a sweeping $25 million, nine-state ad campaign whose centerpiece is a commercial portraying him as the steward of an economic comeback and confronting...More >>
Rick Santorum is endorsing his one-time bitter rival Mitt Romney in a late-night e-mail to his supporters.More >>
Former presidential hopeful Rick Santorum urged his supporters to back fellow Republican Mitt Romney's campaign Monday in a late-night email that ignored that Santorum once calling Romney the "worst Republican in the...More >>
Mitt Romney is saying that he deserves "a lot of credit" for the resurgence of the American auto industry.More >>
Campaigning in the backyard of America's auto industry, Mitt Romney re-ignited the bailout debate by suggesting he deserves "a lot of credit" for the recent successes of the nation's largest car companies.More >>
President Barack Obama plans to lay out an election year "to do" list for Congress, urging lawmakers to take another look at proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages.More >>
Applying pressure on Congress, President Barack Obama intends to lay 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...More >>
Billionaire financier George Soros says he's giving $2 million to liberal-leaning political groups this election.More >>
Billionaire financier George Soros is pledging $2 million to political groups supporting progressive causes and President Barack Obama's re-election, part of an effort by liberal donors to counterbalance large sums of...More >>
Early voting has wrapped up ahead of Indiana's primary election, with the Republican Senate race between Sen. Richard Lugar and a tea party-backed state treasurer not grabbing voter interest like the Democratic...More >>
As the toughest primary battle in his almost four-decade Senate career neared its end, Republican Richard Lugar tossed darts at a wooden board in an Indiana retirement home Monday and left hopeful that the residents would be...More >>
The leading Democratic candidates in the race to take on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a historic recall election made their final pitches to voters Monday, touting their records while steering clear of any last-minute...More >>
The leading Democratic candidates in the race to take on Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in a historic recall election made their final pitches to voters Monday, touting their records while steering clear of any last-minute...More >>
The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are starting out by pounding away at each other.More >>
The White House pressed Republicans Monday to back Democratic legislation preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling in July as the two parties remained deadlocked over how to pay for the move.More >>
Al-Qaida has released a video of American hostage Warren Weinstein in which the 70-year-old humanitarian aid worker says he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.More >>
A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the militant group's demands.More >>
Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but there's no stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.More >>
Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.More >>
Maine Republicans have handed Texas Congressman Ron Paul a late state victory.More >>
With Mitt Romney's GOP presidential nomination all but decided, Ron Paul supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention and elected a majority slate supporting the Texas congressman to the GOP national...More >>
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spent Sunday night at the TD Garden watching the NBA playoff game between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.More >>
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, spent Sunday night at Boston's TD Garden watching the NBA playoff game between the Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks.More >>
Only a few days before Wisconsin Democrats choose their candidate to face Gov. Scott Walker in next month's historic recall election, the number of voters who haven't decided whether to support the Republican...More >>
Al Trossen feels like a wanted man. The former Teamster voted for embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in 2010 but isn't sure who to support in the state's historic recall election next month.More >>
He's a smug, Harvard-trained elitist who doesn't get how regular Americans are struggling these days. Who is he? Your answer will help decide the next president. More >>
He's a smug, Harvard-trained elitist who doesn't get how regular Americans are struggling these days. More extreme than he lets on, he's keeping his true agenda hidden until after Election Day. Who is he? Your answer will help decide the next president.More >>
Mitt Romney isn't running a "severely conservative" campaign. But it's not exactly a "Massachusetts moderate" effort either.More >>
In a story May 5 about likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's outreach to conservatives, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Romney will be the first Mormon to speak at commencement ceremonies at...More >>
Former White House candidate Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney has "earned the right to represent the Republican Party" against President Barack Obama and that he'll help Romney's campaign in any way he can.More >>
Former White House candidate Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney has "earned the right to represent the Republican Party" against President Barack Obama and that he'll help Romney's campaign in any way he can.More >>
In campaign mode for months, President Barack Obama is making his quest for a second term official with rallies in Ohio and Virginia while casting Republican rival Mitt Romney as a flip-flopping protector of the rich.More >>
Plunging into his campaign for a new term, President Barack Obama tore into Mitt Romney on Saturday as a willing and eager "rubber stamp" for conservative Republicans in Congress and an agenda to cut taxes for the rich,...More >>
By JESSE WASHINGTON and RACHEL ZOLL AP National Writers How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as...More >>
By JESSE WASHINGTON and RACHEL ZOLL AP National Writers How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as...More >>
Placing a final punctuation mark on a week devoted to foreign policy, President Barack Obama on Saturday declared that his goal of defeating al-Qaida was within reach and said it was now time to turn the country's...More >>
President Barack Obama says his goal of defeating al-Qaida is within reach and that it's time to turn the country's attention to domestic concerns.More >>
Republican Richard Lugar has shown through a lengthy Senate career that he can broker compromises on international and domestic issues, and avoid the acrimony that often brings Washington to a halt.More >>
Republican Richard Lugar has shown through a lengthy Senate career that he can broker compromises on international and domestic issues, and avoid the acrimony that often brings Washington to a halt.More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he wanted an openly gay spokesman who resigned from his campaign this week to stay on.More >>
Walking a careful line, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday he had wanted an openly gay spokesman who resigned from his campaign this week to stay on. Hours later, he worked to court the party's...More >>
Mitt Romney says he learns about what it's like to struggle in a difficult economy by sitting down and chatting with regular people. But the Republican presidential candidate doesn't want anybody to see it - and his...More >>
Mitt Romney says he learns about what it's like to struggle in a difficult economy by sitting down to chat with regular people. But the Republican presidential candidate doesn't want anybody to see it - and his...More >>
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seeking an election-year advantage on the economy by setting 4 percent as a target for the nation's unemployment rate.More >>
Jostling for an advantage on the economy, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday set a target of 4 percent for the nation's unemployment rate, while President Barack Obama proclaimed it "good news" that...More >>
By The Associated Press Unlike four years ago, President Barack Obama's campaign speeches focus less on new promises and more on pledges he says he's kept. Here's a look at how his promises...More >>
By The Associated Press Unlike four years ago, President Barack Obama's campaign speeches focus less on new promises and more on pledges he says he's kept. Here's a look at how his promises...More >>
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock toiled in the trenches of the state Republican Party for roughly two decades and lost more races than he won.More >>
For roughly two decades, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock toiled in the trenches of the state Republican Party, losing more races than he won. But along the way he made a name for himself among GOP loyalists, tirelessly...More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press The latest polls show more Americans trust Democratic President Barack Obama on national security and that GOP challenger Mitt Romney holds a slight edge on handling the economy.More >>
By TOM RAUM Associated Press The latest polls show more Americans trust Democratic President Barack Obama on national security and that GOP challenger Mitt Romney holds a slight edge on handling the economy.More >>
President Barack Obama says college students shouldn't have to pay higher interest rates on their loans just because Congress can't get its act together.More >>
President Barack Obama says college students shouldn't have to pay higher interest rates on their loans just because Congress can't get its act together.More >>
So far this spring, President Barack Obama's campaign speeches have been strikingly free of new promises. That's a big change from four years ago.More >>
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference...More >>
Kevin Garnett yapped his way down the court after big baskets and clearly enjoyed taking it to the 76ers.More >>
An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York.More >>
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, was found dead at the family property Wednesday.More >>
A tuberculosis patient has been charged in California after authorities said he failed to take medication for the highly contagious disease.More >>
Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious.More >>
Firefighters have been working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.More >>
High winds have nearly tripled the size of a wildfire in northern Arizona that led to an evacuation order for a historic mining town.More >>
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.More >>
The FBI says it suspects the mailings of hundreds of envelopes containing white powder over the last four years are the work of someone in Texas.More >>
One of country music's biggest acts is preparing to stage a benefit concert for a southern Indiana town battered by March tornadoes.More >>
The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March.More >>
A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near a Texas military post, causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said.More >>
A 6-foot-long inactive training missile accidentally fell from a military helicopter into field near a Texas military post, causing the brief evacuation of nearby homes but not harming anyone, officials said.More >>
Jurors are deliberating for a second day in the case of a former Houston police officer accused of taking part in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect.More >>
A jury's acquittal Wednesday of a former Houston police officer in the alleged beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect during a videotaped arrest upset black community leaders who criticized the verdict as unjust and...More >>
