Politics

Vicious Nevada Senate contest nears uncertain end
The TV ads thrum back-to-back, hour after hour: Republican Sen. Dean Heller wants taxpayers to subsidize oil companies. Democratic Rep.
FBI: Crime reported to police fell last year
The number of violent crimes reported to police decreased 3.8 percent last year to 1.2 million, the fifth straight year of declines, the FBI announced ...
Court skeptical about tossing surveillance suit
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a government request to invalidate a lawsuit challenging the expansion of a surveillance law used to ...
New McCaskill ad declares: 'Todd Akin is scary'
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill on Monday launched a Halloween-week ad casting her Republican challenger Todd Akin as "scary" because of his remarks ...
Republicans poised for gains in governor's races
Republicans are in position to extend their recent gains among governors as they compete for seats they haven't won in a quarter-century. Of the 11 ...
THE RACE: Storm disrupts campaigning on both sides
The "October Surprise" turned out to be a monster storm that is forcing President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney to overhaul campaign plans.
Supreme Court in session with rest of town shut
Maybe their robes are water repellent. No matter that the rest of Washington was shut tight to await Hurricane Sandy, it was business as usual Monday ...
Michigan House race muddled after bizarre start
It seemed things couldn't get more muddled after U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, a Republican who appeared destined for easy re-election in his suburban ...
No high court action on voting rights law
Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to ...
On Minn. gay marriage vote, seniors a tough crowd
The word "homosexual" was rarely uttered in public when Louise Pardee was growing up, but now the 81-year-old is dialing up fellow Minnesota senior ...
Advantage Obama in hunt for 270 electoral votes
President Barack Obama is poised to eke out a victory in the race for the 270 electoral votes needed to win re-election, having beaten back Republican ...
Obama hopes Nevada turnout team trumps bad economy
It's people like Paul Prekop who make Nevada a maddeningly difficult state for President Barack Obama to lock down, and who give Republican Mitt ...
Ryan tries to sell Ohioans that he's one of them
Paul Ryan might as well be an Ohioan. The farm fields smell familiar. They small town streets look just like his. The chill in the air and the ...
Insurers nervous over prospect of Romney victory
You'd think health insurance CEOs would be chilling the bubbly with Republican Mitt Romney's improved election prospects, but instead they're in a ...
Endorsements flood in, but do voters care?
In one October weekend, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama each scored a victory from a major newspaper in the all-important state of ...
New England shapes up as Dem firewall for Senate
Democrats are counting on their New England friends to help them pick up Republican-held Senate seats on Nov. 6 and construct a barrier against losses ...
East Coast storm wreaks havoc on presidential race
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama frantically sought to close the deal with voters with precious few days left ...
Romney cancels NH trip as storm approaches
Mitt Romney has canceled plans to campaign in New Hampshire this week because of the storm bearing down on the East Coast. It's the second major ...
Obama: Storm is 'serious and big,' and slow-moving
President Barack Obama said Sunday that the storm taking aim at the East Coast is a "serious and big storm" that will be slow-moving and might take ...
AP analysis of electoral map in presidential race
A look at the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House. Obama is within reach, ...
High court weighs new look at voting rights law
Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to ...
Romney woos Florida early vote; Obama eyes NH
Juggling politics and storm preparations, Mitt Romney dangled a plea for bipartisanship before early voters in Florida on Saturday as Barack Obama ...
Rubio's daughter in fair condition after accident
The 12-year-old daughter of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was in fair condition Saturday evening at Miami Children's Hospital after she was airlifted there ...
Biden: GOP ticket counting on voter 'amnesia'
Vice President Joe Biden says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are fleeing from their record to appear more moderate than they are. Biden says ...