Ashley Portero

President Barack Obama is traveling to Denver, Colo., for the first presidential debate; the Obama campaign released a Web video and accompanying memo alleging Romney has no specific plans to move the country forward.

At any given time, 4,500 New York prisoners are housed in "the Box." More often than not, they have not committed a violent crime.

Vice President Joe Biden travels to North Carolina; Obama has an 18-point edge over Romney among female voters.

While political leaders butt heads over the future of the Bush tax cuts, the payroll tax holiday will likely expire next year.

A survivor of the Aurora movie theater shootings is urging candidates to offer their plans to combat gun violence during Wednesday's presidential debate.

Massachusetts Senate Candidate Elizabeth Warren is leading Republican Sen. Scott Brown; a new poll from The Hill reports a majority of likely voters believe President Obama will win a second term.

A Pennsylvania judge ruled that prosecutors in Williams' 1986 trial withheld evidence proving the defendant had been sexually abused by the man he murdered.

By not allowing employers to opt out of providing contraception in company health plans, Aetna reportedly violated two state laws.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to launch an attack against Republicans regarding Social Security while visiting Florida on Friday.

Iowa is the first swing state to begin early, in-person voting on Thursday. Check out which states offer early- and absentee-voting options.

GOP leaders may have insisted earlier that Akin drop out of the Missouri senate race, but Akin defied them -- and now he appears to have won their renewed support.

President Obama will speak in Virginia, while First Lady Michelle Obama is traveling back to Chicago.

On World Contraception Day, the Guttmacher Institute said women need it to improve the quality of their lives.

McCaskill has received a flood of financial support following Akin's controversial "legitimate rape" comments. Akin, meanwhile, is relying on Newt Gingrich for fundraising opportunities.

President Barack Obama will speak at two Ohio universities on Wednesday, as the battleground state sees both candidates in the space of 24 hours.

Both candidates' gaffes are a possible window into their thinking and their personalities.

President Obama will spend his second day in New York, while Vice President Joe Biden will rally voters in Virginia.

Without support of older voters, Mitt Romney will be in big trouble in November, polls show.

President Obama will tape an interview for "The View" with the first lady and make an appearance at the United Nations.

Most of Romney's August haul came from donors who contributed $2,500 or more, while Obama touts his grassroots support

Both the Obamas and Bidens will be attending campaign events on the East Coast.

A first-of-its-kind report suggests increased family involvement, not prison, is the key to rehabilitating troubled children.

As Romney's campaign faces disarray, its co-chairman jumps ship to become CEO of a lucrative financial services firm.

Here's what's going on today in the Democratic campaigns.

Despite the spike in pregnancy terminations, the state health department continues to stand by its abstinence-only education program.

They're not dodging the taxman. Most of them are too poor to qualify.

Terry Williams, who killed his sexual abuser, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Oct. 3.

The U.S. says there is no evidence at this point to indicate the attack on the American consulate was premeditated, but Libya suggests it was plotted by foreign extremists.

Chief Justice John Roberts had a change of heart after reflecting on how rejecting the health care law would impact his legacy on the court, according to a new book by Jeffrey Toobin.