BARACK OBAMA

Arturo Hernandez is the sixth immigrant to claim sanctuary in churches across the United States to avoid deportation.

"I’m not going to blame anyone but myself if I lose,” Landrieu said.

"This disease can be contained," the president said in a brief speech to reassure the public that Ebola will not become a major health threat.

The Affordable Care Act was touted as a way to get uninsured Americans signed up for some form of health care coverage.

With just a week to go until the elections, Obama is scheduled to make his first campaign stop with a Democratic Senate candidate.

Loretta Lynch, the head federal prosecutor in Brooklyn, is emerging as a leading candidate to replace U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, according to people familiar with the matter.

Republicans already are expected to win three of the six seats they need to control the Senate.

Georgia and Minnesota instituted new Ebola restrictions Monday, the same day N.J. and N.Y. eased mandatory quarantine requirements.

Nurse Kaci Hickox, who returned to the U.S. after treating patients in Sierra Leone, has described her quarantine experience as "frightening."

Friday's Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting is the latest in a long line of school shootings.

Illinois has also introduced a quarantine policy for "high-risk" travelers coming from West Africa.

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has a history of strong stances on hot-button issues.

Candidates need to figure out a strategy for reaching voters who don’t have TVs — and they’re running out of time.

The 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership is central to President Barack Obama's policy of expanding U.S. presence in Asia.

The large number of parties in Sunday's election, from conservative Islamist Salafist movements to Socialists, means a coalition is the probable outcome.

Samantha Power's trip comes as three U.S. states begin mandating quarantines for health workers returning from the Ebola-stricken region.

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is visiting West Africa, as more stringent quarantine regulations take hold in some states.

The president did not mention the mandatory quarantines of so-called high-risk travelers announced by two state governors.

In a show of good faith, President Obama hugged Ebola-free nurse Nina Pham on Friday in the Oval Office of the White House.

The U.S., EU and Russia are closing in on the deadline to make a nuclear deal with Iran, and success seems unlikely.

With 11 days left, what to watch for in Senate and governor's races in Kentucky, Kansas, Georgia, Masssachusetts and New Hampshire.