Politics

Man admits stealing IDs to rig Cal State election
A 22-year-old man has admitted stealing the identities and passwords of more than 700 fellow students at his San Diego-area university so he could rig ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama heckler shouted down
President Barack Obama was interrupted by a heckler while giving a speech to an audience of Israeli university students, but he didn't lose his cool.
Marines killed in training were young, lives ahead
Lance Cpl. Mason Vanderwork loved going to the beach and cruising in his Mustang convertible. He and his wife, Taylor, married the day after she ...
Civil unions signed into law in Colorado
Civil unions for gay couples got the governor's signature in Colorado on Thursday, punctuating a dramatic turnaround in a state where voters banned ...
AP source: Chemical weapons unlikely in attack
The U.S. has strong indications that chemical weapons were not used in the attack in Syria's Aleppo province on Tuesday, a U.S.
Town poised to be first in Ariz. with civil unions
A former mining community in rural southern Arizona that has shifted over the years into an artists' haven and tourist destination is poised to become ...
Ga. lawmakers OK crackdown on so-called pill mills
As Southern states cracked down on so-called pill mills, Georgia's lax regulation made it a magnet for clinics known for prescribing powerful ...
Obama visit poses tough choices for Palestinians
President Barack Obama spoke grandly of big picture peacemaking Thursday, but the Palestinians are focused on a specific demand — that Israel freeze ...
McFarlane's apartment searched for Sudan lobbying
The FBI has searched the apartment of former Reagan administration national security adviser Robert McFarlane for evidence of whether he lobbied on ...
Biden not giving up on assault weapons ban
The White House is still pushing for an assault weapons ban, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday, even though Senate Democrats all but sealed its ...
Obama skeptical of Assad claim on chemical weapons
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is investigating whether chemical weapons have been deployed in Syria, but he's "deeply ...
Colorado governor signs landmark gun bills
Colorado's governor signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms, signaling a change for Democrats who have traditionally shied away ...
Bloomberg says he'd veto proposal for NYPD monitor
In a politically charged standoff over police oversight in the nation's biggest city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday he'd veto a plan to put ...
Arizona bill ties restroom use to birth gender
A prominent Republican lawmaker in Arizona wants to link public bathroom use to birth certificates in what civil rights advocates are calling the ...
General: Gitmo buildings in need of major repair
As much as $170 million is needed to improve facilities for the troops stationed at the Guantanamo Bay detention center that President Barack Obama ...
Sanford advances in SC race, Colbert's sister wins
Mark Sanford says he believes in "a God of second chances," and now the former South Carolina governor has taken the first step toward reviving a ...
Shore kids wowed by gov's copter, White House pals
The fact that their school recently became the first one to reopen after having been shuttered by Superstorm Sandy didn't faze a group of ...
Cuban dissident blogger visits White House
One of Cuba's best-known dissidents has visited the White House after trying for nearly a decade to obtain government permission to travel outside the ...
WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: 'Red lines' and entourages
Red lines. When it comes to the Middle East, President Barack Obama is encountering them everywhere. They are painted on the ground as directional ...
Appeals court rules for La. monks in casket fight
Benedictine monks may keep selling plain, low-cost caskets from their monastery outside New Orleans, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, finding ...
Drones will require new privacy laws, Senate told
Privacy laws urgently need to be updated to protect the public from information-gathering by the thousands of civilian drones expected to be flying ...
Nixon mocked Democrats for Jerusalem position
Last year, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attacked the Democratic convention platform for its "shameful" decision to omit a reference ...
Judge tosses challenge to law on animal protests
A lawsuit challenging a federal law that animal rights activists say makes them afraid to participate in public protests has been thrown out by a ...
US diplomatic presence in Iraq shrinking fast
A decade after the start of the war in Iraq, the American diplomatic footprint here is shrinking fast. As recently as a year ago, the immense U.S.