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New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama counted on the support of younger voters four years ago. Now, a new Republican-leaning "super" political committee wants to bring them to the GOP's side. Crossroads...
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King won't talk with prostitute in Secret Service case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is refusing to meet with a Colombian prostitute involved in the U.S. Secret Service scandal. Rep. Peter T. King, New York...
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Obama seeks to undercut Romney's record on jobs
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class in a new, multi-pronged effort that seeks to undermine the...
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John Edwards' lawyers begin presenting defense
GREENSBORO, N.C. — After weeks of testimony about John Edwards' illicit affair and the money used to cover it up, his defense attorneys opened their case Monday by digging into the details of federal...
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Ron Paul ends his hunt for votes from primaries
Rep. Ron Paul said Monday he will not compete in Republican primaries in any of the states that have not yet voted — essentially ending the 2012 primary season and leaving the path open for Mitt Romney...
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Brown proposes budget cuts, tax hike to close $16B gap in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday proposed more than $8 billion in cuts to close a widening California budget deficit but also said public schools will receive more money...
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Obama urges graduates to persevere through bad economy, life's challenges
President Obama, whose re-election is counting on support from women and young voters, encouraged graduating students from a women's college in New York to aim high and persevere through life's many...
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Obama noncommittal on repeal of DOMA
Although he came out in support of same-sex marriage last week, President Obama on Monday declined to say whether he would work with congressional Democrats to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act....
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Obama ad paints Romney as a job killer
President Obama's campaign is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class in a new, multipronged effort that seeks to undermine the central...
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Inside the Beltway: Bipartisan gangland
The ever-fierce Jesse Ventura says it doesn't matter who wins the presidential election any more because the office has devolved into a kind of bipartisan gangland. To make his point, the former...
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Poll shows appetite for a third party
There's a substantial appetite among American voters for an option other than the two major parties in this year's elections — but there's little taste for any of the third-party or independent...
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With California awash in red ink, Brown urges cuts, taxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed more than $8 billion in cuts Monday to close a widening state budget deficit that he blamed partly on a slower-than-expected economic recovery....
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New generation challenging old guard blacks in Congress
DALLAS — For two decades, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has been an outspoken voice for Democrats in her signature bright blazer and multicolored scarf. Now the first black woman to represent North Texas...
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Inside Politics: McCain says U.S. is slow to seek trade pacts
Republican Sen. John McCain wants the Obama administration to ramp up its free trade agenda in Asia and suspend U.S. economic sanctions on Myanmar. The Arizona senator said Monday the U.S. has been...
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Judge in Edwards trial to curtail testimony of key defense witness
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of John Edwards will sharply curtail the testimony of a key defense witness who could have raised doubt about whether the former...
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Paul aide: Don't look for a Romney endorsement
Rep. Ron Paul's campaign conceded Tuesday the Texas lawmaker probably cannot win enough delegates to be Republicans' presidential nominee, but aides added it was unlikely he will ever endorse...
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Dream Act students sue to stop Senate filibuster
Illegal immigrant students and members of the House sued the Senate this week to try to overturn the upper chamber's filibuster rule, arguing that the 60-vote supermajority requirement violates the...
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Obama keeps up with Kardashians, Avengers, more
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama can hold his own when it comes to pop culture: He's up on "The Avengers" superheroes, has a handle on the Kardashians and says he catches up with TV hits during long...
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Nebraska GOP chooses Senate challenger to Kerrey
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nebraska Republicans on Tuesday were choosing a candidate to square off against Democrat Bob Kerrey, a former senator seeking another turn on Capitol Hill in one of the year's most...
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Edwards' campaign finance chairman paid mistress
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Records introduced Tuesday at John Edwards' corruption trial show his campaign finance chairman paid the candidate's mistress a $9,000 monthly cash allowance, on top of other living...
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