Commerce Secretary John Bryson Implicated In Hit-And-Run UPDATE ADDED
U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson is suspected of being responsible for several nonlethal car accidents over the weekend.
Republican Super-Donor Sheldon Adelson Mulls Romney Donation
Nevada billionaire Sheldon Adelson helped shape the Republican presidential primary by pouring millions into a Super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich. Now he's poised to transfer his largesse to Mitt Romney.
Florida County Supervisors Resist Voter Purge
Florida election supervisors are refusing to go forward with a purge of non-citizen voters from the rolls, removing themselves from an escalating fight between the state and the Obama administration.
Obamacare Insures Millions Of Young Americans, But Public Still Dislikes Law
The health care overhaul allowed 6.6 million young adults to get insurance through their parents, but more than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of part or all of the law.
Obama Dominates Small Donors, Romney Looks To Big Fish
President Obama and Mitt Romney have both raised tens of millions of dollars, but they have taken different routes to get there.
Obama's Plan For Immigrant Deportation Review Produces Little Result
A sweeping effort to suspend the deportation cases of thousands of immigrants has produced few results so far, according to a New York Times analysis.
Florida Governor Defies Washington, Says Voter Purge To Continue
Florida Governor Rick Scott vowed on Wednesday to continue a disputed effort to purge ineligible voters from the rolls, defying a federal order to halt the process.
Muslims Sue Lazy NY Police Over Spying Program
A group of New Jersey Muslims is suing the New York Police Department over a wide-ranging Muslim surveillance initiative first diclosed by the Associated Press earlier this year.
Ray Bradbury And The Longing Of Childhood
The Bradbury stories that resonated most with me were the ones that look not forward but backward. Two books in particular, Dandelion Wine and Something Wicked This Way Comes, capture beautifully the often contradictory fears and desires of childhood.
Why Scott Walker's Victory In Wisconsin Isn't A Loss For Obama
Wisconsin governor Scott Walker's triumph in Tuesday's recall election dealt a crushing defeat to Democrats and organized labor, but exit polls suggest the result will have less of an effect on the presidential race.
Even In Defeat, Democrats Take Back Wisconsin Senate
Democrats appear to have regained control of Wisconsin's state Senate, a victory that partially offsets Republican governor Scott Walker's decisive win.
California's Same-Sex Marriage Prohibition Gets Closer To Supreme Court Hearing
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider striking down California's prohibition on same-sex marriage, increasing the likelihood that the issue will reach the Supreme Court.
'We Must Have An Individual Mandate': Gov. Romney's Healthcare Push
A cache of internal emails published in the Wall Street Journal illuminates how Mitt Romney made a mandate to purchase health insurance the linchpin of Massachusetts' sweeping 2006 health care law.
Wisconsin Recall: What It Could Mean For The Presidential Election
In one sense, this election distills the raging battle over closing the nation's deficit into one contest. But observers say it may be a stretch to use the results of the Walker recall to predict who will prevail in November's presidential election.
Wisconsin Recall Tuesday Mirrors National Fight On Unions
The most expensive election in Wisconsin's history will culminate tomorrow with voters deciding whether to reject or embrace Republican Gov. Scott Walker's drive to invigorate the state's economy by undercutting public unions.
Gov. Walker Has Slim Polling Lead In Wisconsin Recall As Badger State Prepares To Vote
Polls show Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin slightly ahead of his Democratic rival on the eve of a recall election that has attracted national attention and a tsunami of outside spending.
Dueling Narratives On Disappointing May US Jobs Report
Democrats and Republicans are working to blame each other's policies for a lackluster May U.S. jobs report, cementing the critiques that will reverberate through the general election in November.
Republicans Offer Proposal To Prevent Student Loan Interest Hike
Republicans on Thursday suggested two potential routes to prevent the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans from doubling on July 1st.
Florida Voting Law, Immigrant Voter Purge Halted
In a double blow to Florida's controversial push to prevent election fraud, a federal judge blocked the state's new voting law and the Justice Department ordered the state to halt a purge of noncitizens from its voter rolls.
Feds Shut Down Three Chinatown Bus Operators
Federal officials announced on Thursday that they were shutting down 25 curbside intercity bus lines after an extensive investigation found evidence of deteriorating buses and unsafe drivers.
Citizenship Divides Republicans, Democrats On DREAM Act
A newly introduced Republican alternative to the Democrat-backed DREAM Act affirms a key disagreement between the two parties: whether young undocumented immigrants should have a chance to become U.S. citizens.
Romney Closing Gender Gap: Poll
Increased support from female voters has helped elevate Mitt Romney's favorability rating to its highest point so far, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Florida Democrats Push Back On Gov. Scott's Voter Purge
Democratic lawmakers from Florida are urging Gov. Rick Scott to abandon an effort to clear ineligible voters from the state's rolls, pointing to early warning signs that legitimately registered voters could be barred from voting.
Romney Opens New Front In Critique Of Obama: Syria
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has opened a new front in his critique of President Obama's foreign policy, assailing the president's lack of leadership on Syria and calling for the United States to arm the Syrian opposition.
Eight More States Drop No Child Left Behind As Romney Fires Education Shot
The exodus from President Bush's signature education overhaul continues: Eight more states have applied for, and been granted, waivers exempting them from a testing requirement central to No Child Left Behind.
It's (Almost) Official: Romney Is The Republican Nominee
Time to stop dropping the presumptive and the likely qualifiers: It is all but certain that after Texans finish voting in Tuesday's Republican presidential primary, Mitt Romney will have secured the 1,144 delegates he needs to win the nomination.
'Drones-Only Approach' -- How Obama Chooses Whom To Kill
Backed by a muscular interpretation of executive power, the Obama administration has made armed drones the centerpiece of its counter-terror arsenal, stepping up strikes in Pakistan and expanding the campaign into Yemen and Somalia.
Military Personnel Contributing To Obama By Wide Margin
President Obama has raised far more money from military workers than Mitt Romney, reversing a long-standing trend of military personnel disproportionately supporting Republicans.
DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional By U.S. District Judge
Two laws preventing the federal government from recognizing and providing benefits to same-sex couples are unconstitutional, a federal judge in California ruled.
Struggling White Voters Overwhelmingly Back Romney: Poll
With the approaching presidential election likely to serve as a referendum on the economy, Mitt Romney appears poised to dominate white voters still fighting to weather the economic downturn.