Jeremy White

Mitt Romney continues to trail far behind President Obama among Latino voters, imperiling his prospects in a handful of swing states.

Pressing his party's advantage in anticipation of a year-end budget battle, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Democrats in the Senate would preserve an impending $55 billion reduction in military spending if Republicans refuse to budge on new revenue.

A scathing new report details the way the United States is failing to attract and retain the immigrant workers -- skilled and unskilled -- who are crucial to thriving in a global economy.

Mitt Romney made his first prominent foray into education policy on Wednesday, calling the state of American schools a 'crisis' and decrying teachers unions that he said are stymieing reform.

The American public is gradually embracing same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post/ABC poll that finds support for gay marriage reaching a new peak and opposition to same-sex marriage dropping to a new low.

Newt Gingrich's once-lucrative constellation of consulting shops and nonprofits has fallen deeply into debt, Reuters reports.

The Obama administration is expanding its signature education program with a new round of competition for a pool of grants worth $400 million, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on Tuesday.

It has been assumed from the beginning that the 2012 presidential campaign will hinge on the economy, and a new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds voters split on whether President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is better equipped to tackle the paramount issue.

Speaker of the House John Boehner rebuffed questions about his ability to lead a notoriously fractious Republican caucus, saying an influx of freshmen had made his job more difficult.

NATO will continue to work to bolster security in Afghanistan even as the international community gradually cedes control of combat operations, President Obama said Monday at the NATO summit in Chicago.

President Barack Obama raised nearly twice as much as likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney in April, but the pro-Romney Restore Our Future won the battle of the Super PACs.

Florida election supervisors are reacting warily to a statewide effort to cleanse the rolls of non-citizens, warning that inaccurate or obsolete data could lead them to disenfranchise eligible voters.

Days after the Alabama legislature voted to update a stringent immigration law considered among the toughest in the nation, Governor Robert Bentley has called for a special legislative session to address his concerns with the law.

Virginia delegate and Republican Senate candidate Robert Marshall defended his push to block the judicial confirmation of an openly gay Richmond prosecutor on Thursday, saying that the nominee's homosexuality could lead to biased rulings.

Mitt Romney's campaign sought to temper any fallout from a planned advertisement attacking President Obama's former pastor, releasing a statement that deplored attempts at character assassination.

A federal judge has ruled that provisions of a new law authorizing the U.S. government to indefinitely detain citizens violate the First and Fifth amendments, undercutting the Obama administration's claim that the measures are constitutional.

Picking up where Newt Gingrich left off, Vice President Joe Biden cast Mitt Romney's investment firm, Bain Capital, as an example of predatory capitalism that exploits workers.

The Obama administration has joined Democratic lawmakers in denouncing a Republican-sponsored measure to renew the Violence Against Women Act, saying the bill rolls back needed safeguards against domestic violence.

Former Colombian Interior Minister Fernando Londono narrowly survived a car bomb blast in Bogota that claimed the lives of at least two bodyguards on Wednesday.

A powerful conservative advocacy organization is about to unleash a $25 million advertising assault in ten different states, seeking to highlight inconsistencies in President Obama's record.

JPMorgan's massive $2 billion trading loss has spilled over into presidential politics, with presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney calling the disastrous trade as an example of the inherent risks of the free market.

During a Tuesday morning appearance on the talk show The View, President Obama attributed JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss to a lack of financial regulation.

President Obama reaffirmed his support for same-sex marriage and sought to distinguish his position from Mitt Romney's stance during a Tuesday appearance on The View.

Now that he is no longer campaigning for the Republican nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is shifting his focus to influencing Republican policy at the party's nominating convention in August in Tampa.

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul will not campaign in states with upcoming primaries, the Paul campaign said Monday.

New York lawmakers rallied on Monday against the Obama administration ordering states to implement a controversial immigration enforcement program.

A clear majority of Americans support some form of legally recognized same-sex unions, according to a new CBS/New York Times poll.

Law-enforcement officers who track the locations of people via their cell phones may be operating outside the bounds of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said Thursday.

A new documentary features embattled Wisconsin governor Scott Walker reassuring a wealthy donor that he would pursue a divide and conquer tactic to undercut public sector unions.