
Fla. charity probe to next focus on campaign money
The next phase of an investigation into a veterans charity accused of being a front for a $300 million gambling operation will focus on the hundreds ...

Obama to group: Activate people for my agenda
Reuniting with supporters and top-tier donors who fueled his re-election victory, President Barack Obama on Wednesday told a grass-roots group ...
House passes bill forbidding welfare waivers
Renewing a political fight from last year's presidential campaign, House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday that would prevent the Obama ...

McConnell seeks to capitalize on attacks on wife
It isn't Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell who comes out swinging in his first TV ad of his 2014 re-election campaign. It's his wife, former U.

Sen. McConnell to begin airing first TV, radio ads
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, facing a potential challenge from actress Ashley Judd and taking no chances even with his re-election more than 18 months ...
Obama to speak to Organizing for Action summit
President Barack Obama plans to speak Wednesday night to donors and Democratic activists who are building support for a nonprofit group formed to ...
Judge skeptical of ex-senator's campaign cash use
A federal judge sounded skeptical Monday of former Sen. Larry Craig's claim that he properly used $217,000 in campaign funds for his legal defense ...

Venezuela candidate: Govt exploits Chavez death
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Sunday launched what many consider a doomed candidacy to replace Hugo Chavez with a no-holds-barred ...

Pro-gun voters put heat on Democratic senators
U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before. Back during the Clinton era, the Democrat faced a choice: support an assault weapons ban urged by a ...
Group backing Obama won't take corporate money
Reversing course amid criticism, a nonprofit group run by former advisers to President Barack Obama said Thursday it would not accept corporate ...

Garcetti, Greuel in command in LA mayoral contest
Two City Hall veterans took command Tuesday in the contest to replace outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, setting up a likely runoff to determine who ...

Taliban attack trends: Never mind
The U.S.-led military command in Afghanistan will no longer count and publish the number of Taliban attacks, a statistical measure that it once touted ...

Legacy in mind, Obama aides form web of influence
Close aides and loyal allies who made President Barack Obama's re-election possible are attempting to do what's never been done before.

Romney: Heart told him he'd win, until he saw Fla.
Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be.

Contentious quotes upend Kenya presidential vote
Kenya's top two presidential candidates held their final rallies before large and raucous crowds Saturday, a day of political attacks and denials ...
Obama campaign releases list of top fundraisers
President Barack Obama's top fundraisers brought in at least $186 million for the president's re-election campaign. Obama's campaign released a list ...

Romney back on national stage, if only briefly
Mitt Romney is back, if only briefly. The former Republican presidential candidate is re-emerging after nearly four months in seclusion at his ...

In Kenya, half brother to Obama runs for governor
A politician named Obama who is running for governor in Kenya can boast of one big claim to fame on the campaign trail: blood relations with the ...
White House: No price tag for Obama access
Facing tough questions about President Barack Obama's past pledges to help curb the role of money in politics, the White House pushed back Monday ...

Voters ponder guns, ethics in Jackson Jr. district
Candidates for Jesse Jackson Jr.'s former congressional seat made their final push for votes Monday ahead of a high-stakes primary, but turnout was ...

Jindal faces troubles in his home state
Gov. Bobby Jindal faces deepening troubles in his home state even as he dishes out advice on how the divided GOP can regroup and looks to position ...
Court won't hear campaign contributions appeal
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a decision upholding a century-old ban on corporate campaign contributions in federal elections. The high ...
Race, ethnic lines less visible as LA picks mayor
The election that made Antonio Villaraigosa the city's first Hispanic mayor since 1872 confirmed the clout of a fast-growing Latino population and ...

Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruption
They elected a Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar and ended up with a congressman who was convicted of having sex with an underage campaign worker.

GOP senators are treading carefully with tea party
Twice burned, Republicans are treading carefully around tea party groups as they pursue a Senate majority that slipped through their fingers in 2010 ...