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Former SD Gov. Rounds announces run for US Senate
Former Republican Gov. Mike Rounds announced plans Thursday to seek South Dakota's U.S. Senate seat, setting up a 2014 battle between two men who have ...
Obama and Romney together: Chili, not chilly
Three weeks after the election, Mitt Romney made it to the White House. For about 90 minutes. After an odd arrival in which a man rushed his SUV and ...
Panel: Reyes may have broken ethics rules, law
An independent House panel has concluded that there is substantial reason to believe Texas Rep. Silvestre Reyes violated ethics rules and federal law ...
Kerry stays quiet as Cabinet speculation swirls
Sen. John Kerry is angling to be the nation's top diplomat by being, well, diplomatic. The longtime Democratic lawmaker from Massachusetts has largely ...
Obama, Romney to meet at White House Thursday
President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the White House Thursday, their first meeting since the ...
Obama to appeal to public on fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama plans to make a public case this week for his strategy for dealing with the looming fiscal cliff, traveling to the Philadelphia ...
Ethics panel investigating New York Republican
The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that Rep. Michael Grimm, a former FBI agent, is under investigation for possible campaign finance ...
JFK's last night recalled as key event for Latinos
President John F. Kennedy was supposed to just stop by and wave hello. Instead a group of eager Latinos persuaded him to come inside and speak to a ...
INFLUENCE GAME: Election over, campaign continues
The election may be over, but a new campaign is being waged in the nation's capital as lobbyists, advocates and trade groups fight to shape the ...
France's Sarkozy questioned over campaign funds
He faces the possibility of charges on allegations he took advantage of an aging heiress to get envelopes stuffed with illegal cash for his ...
Iowa straw poll on the outs with GOP establishment
In the days since Republicans lost an election many in the party thought was theirs, chatter has been bubbling about what the GOP should do to recover
Rubio makes first postelection trip to Iowa
Sen. Marco Rubio said the way to turn around the nation's struggling economy is not to raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals, but rather to make ...
Republicans: GOP needs to get with the times
To hear some Republicans tell it, the Grand Old Party needs to get with the times. Some of the early prescriptions offered by officials and operatives ...
SKorea president hopeful softens on conglomerates
The South Korean ruling party's presidential candidate softened her campaign's stance on reforming industrial conglomerates that dominate the economy, ...
Ohio was crucial politically for Lincoln, too
Long before Mitt Romney and Barack Obama wrestled over Ohio, it was also a crucial political battleground state for Abraham Lincoln. So much so that ...
Tenn. GOP congressman's ex-wife had 2 abortions
Republican U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, who opposes abortion rights, testified during divorce proceedings that he and his former wife made a mutual ...
Top Republicans say Romney didn't offer specifics
Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party failed to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did ...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. leaves Mayo Clinic
Questions about Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s health and political future swirled again Tuesday as the Chicago congressman left the Mayo Clinic for the ...
The BCS is an election, so why not campaign?
Imagine having an election where candidates were criticized for campaigning. Strange, right? Unless it's the Bowl Championship Series. Notre Dame ...
Face of US changing; elections to look different
It's not just the economy, stupid. It's the demographics — the changing face of America. The 2012 elections drove home trends that have been embedded ...
Coming to Texas ballots: another Bush in 2014?
George P. Bush, a rising star among Hispanic conservatives and the grandson of one president and nephew of another, has taken the first step toward ...
Obama wipes away tears while speaking to staff
In a new video released by his campaign, President Barack Obama wipes away tears as he thanks members of his campaign staff and volunteers.
Election won't end abortion/contraception debate
Democrats and liberal advocacy groups have declared victory in what they called a Republican "war on women" and are celebrating the pivotal defeats ...
GOP groups taking stock after $380 million loss
Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the ...