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Ryan faults Obama on plan to close tank factory
Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan warned Monday that more Americans could be put at risk overseas by the Obama's administration plan to ...
Argentine leader challenges critics in US
President Cristina Fernandez is on a US tour this week with a message for critics on Wall Street and in Washington who say Argentina is headed for ...
More motherly McMahon aims for GOP upset in Conn.
Wealthy former professional wrestling executive Linda McMahon is shifting her image from groin-kicking CEO to grandmother in her second bid for Senate ...
Conservative fund considers backing Mo. Rep. Akin
A conservative fundraising group that had shied away from Missouri Rep. Todd Akin is now seriously considering whether to come to the embattled ...
Despite disapproval, someone will win Obama-Romney
Never have American voters re-elected a president whose work they disapprove of as much as Barack Obama's. Not that Mitt Romney can take much comfort ...
2 Marines to be court-martialed in urination case
Two Marine non-commissioned officers will be court-martialed for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters last year in Afghanistan and ...
Romney: Foreign policy shouldn't react to events
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says U.S. foreign policy should not be conducted "at the mercy of events" overseas. He also says the ...
Romney criticizes Obama for 'bumps' comments
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he can't imagine calling the killing of a U.S. ambassador a "bump in the road." His comments Monday ...
ND Senate: Booming economy, close race
Off a dirt road a mile-and-a-half from the nearest town, Democratic Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp is standing in the loft of a barn, giving a ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Debt
The issue: A sea of red ink is confronting the nation and presidents to come. The budget deficit — the shortfall created when the government spends ...
Republicans look for voter fraud, find little
Republican election officials who promised to root out voter fraud so far are finding little evidence of a widespread problem. State officials in key ...
THE RACE: Ohio and Florida could be the deciders
It could all boil down to Ohio and Florida. The two states are the sparkling jewels in the swing-state crown. One or the other — or both — could ...
DSCC ups spending in Nev., Ind. Senate battles
Democrats are splitting roughly $1.2 million in new spending between tight races in Indiana and Nevada as they try to maintain control of the Senate.
Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark
Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for ...
2012 challenge: Corral undecided likely voters
Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She doesn't have a clue who'll get that vote.
Vote early: Skip the lines, maybe the debates, too
Now it's for real. Every time Mitt Romney or Barack Obama hits a rhetorical high note or commits another blunder, millions of voters watching and ...
Obama ad targets Romney on untaxed Americans
President Barack Obama's campaign is launching its first television advertisement targeting Mitt Romney's comments about Americans who don't pay ...
Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast
President Barack Obama, defending his foreign policy record at a time of anti-American rage in the Muslim world, fired back at suggestions from ...
Romney says he'll spend less time fundraising
Mitt Romney says he's going to spend less time raising money and more time with voters. The Republican presidential nominee says President Barack ...
Study: Voting rule changes may deter 10M Hispanics
The combined effects of voter roll purges, demands for proof of citizenship and photo identification requirements in several states may hinder at ...
Novel courts handle low-level crimes across US
In most courtrooms, spontaneous applause could get you thrown out. But in this San Francisco court, it's expected — and strongly encouraged for the ...
Bill Clinton has no idea what Hillary may do next
Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after serving as secretary of state and he has no idea ...
Romney focuses on California fundraising
Facing criticism that he's too focused on raising campaign cash, Mitt Romney is about to launch what advisers call an "intense battleground state ...
Former CIA operative Edwin Wilson dies at 84
Edwin Wilson set up front companies abroad for the CIA, made millions in the arms trade and entertained generals and congressmen at his sprawling ...