Politics

Ryan, Rubio plot party future as 2016 talk starts
Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio, two potential 2016 presidential candidates, laid out policy prescriptions for their Republican Party on Tuesday night, ...
New judge appointed in Fort Hood shooting case
The Army's highest legal branch appointed a new judge to preside over the case of the Fort Hood shooting suspect, indicating the court-martial is on ...
Senate passes $631 billion defense bill
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill Tuesday that sends a clear signal to President Barack Obama to move quickly ...
Calif. gay therapy ban sparks competing rulings
Two federal judges in California have arrived at opposite conclusions on whether the state's first-of-its-kind law prohibiting licensed ...
Mayor: LA port strike to go to federal mediation
As cargo ships idled in the harbor or headed elsewhere, negotiators prepared Tuesday to return to the bargaining table with a federal mediator to try ...
FEMA chief: Sandy fund should last until spring
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Tuesday there's enough money in the government's disaster relief fund for Superstorm Sandy ...
Tea party group chief quits, cites internal split
Eased out with an $8 million payout provided by an influential Republican fundraiser, former GOP House Majority Leader Dick Armey says he has left the ...
Official: Warren likely headed to Banking Panel
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants Massachusetts Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren to join the Banking Committee. A Senate Democratic official ...
Border Patrol agent arrested in smuggling probe
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested after authorities say he used his patrol vehicle to smuggle drugs while on duty in southwest Arizona, ...
Obama's 2nd inaugural seems almost an afterthought
Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the ...
Back to budgets, Ryan returns to comfortable topic
Paul Ryan is getting his groove back. A month after the GOP's presidential ticket lost an election, the party's vice presidential nominee finds ...
LA mayor in talks to end 8-day port strike
The mayor of Los Angeles has joined talks aimed at ending an 8-day strike that's paralyzed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Union spokesman ...
Police: Indiana men had sex before fatal fight
Indiana authorities investigating the death of a homeless man whose decomposing body was found in a freezer say he had been drinking, taking drugs and ...
THE RESET: Obama, GOP circling on fiscal crisis
Democrats and Republicans are haunted by memories of budget deals gone bad. It's making it hard for them to put hope over experience and avert a ...
Correction: USS Enterprise story
In a story Dec. 2 about the inactivation of the USS Enterprise, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of the town one of the original ...
High court says government can be liable for flood
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government is not automatically exempt from paying for damage caused by temporary flooding from ...
Marine special operations team members honored
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on Monday honored four members of a Marine special operations team in a rare public ceremony for those who have served in the ...
Cuomo says he's 'optimistic' on Sandy aid
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged Monday from meetings with top Obama administration officials and congressional leaders "optimistic" that Congress ...
Union calls for teacher certification exam
Schoolteachers should have to pass a stringent exam — much like the bar exam for lawyers — before being allowed to enter the profession, one of the ...
Senate OKs Obama's choice for Afghan commander
The Senate has approved President Barack Obama's choice to be the top commander in Afghanistan. By voice vote Monday, lawmakers cleared the way for ...
Correction: Women In Combat story
In a story Dec. 1 about women in combat, The Associated Press reported erroneously that former Marine Capt. Anu Bhagwati served at Camp Pendleton.
Dem on trial seen as part of old Chicago politics
The grizzled Chicago Democrat has compared himself to a virile hog, likened a then-chief prosecutor to a Nazi and bragged about directing government ...
Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons
President Barack Obama warned Syria on Monday that the use of chemical weapons would be "totally unacceptable" and that the country's leaders would ...