Friday, August 1 2014 9:22 PM EDT2014-08-02 01:22:37 GMT
The wealthy Republican running for Illinois governor is catching heat for pledging $1 million of his personal fortune to a credit union on Chicago's South Side for loans to small African-American businesses.more>>
The wealthy Republican running for Illinois governor is catching heat for pledging $1 million of his personal fortune to a credit union on Chicago's South Side for loans to small African-American businesses.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 8:13 PM EDT2014-08-02 00:13:48 GMT
Troy Woodruff knew his family's sale of nearly 3 acres of prime land near an Indiana highway project he oversaw as a top state transportation official would raise eyebrows. He did not disclose the sale even...more>>
Troy Woodruff knew his family's sale of nearly 3 acres of prime land near an Indiana highway project he oversaw as a top state transportation official would raise eyebrows. He did not disclose the sale even though the...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 4:24 PM EDT2014-08-01 20:24:22 GMT
Democrats are pushing hard to encourage black and Hispanic voters to show up for the midterm elections in November.more>>
With control of the House and Senate up for grabs, Democrats are looking to minority voters - especially black voters who heavily supported President Barack Obama - to turn out and help them forestall a Republican takeover...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 1:18 PM EDT2014-08-01 17:18:23 GMT
U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor tells a Virginia newspaper he will resign his seat in the House of Representatives months earlier than expected.more>>
After a stunning primary election loss, former Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday that he will resign his seat in the House months earlier than expected.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 12:45 PM EDT2014-08-01 16:45:32 GMT
The head of House Democrats' campaign arm says online donors gave almost $5 million this week.more>>
Democratic donors online gave their party's House campaign arm almost $5 million in the week that ended Friday, a record for the group attempting the uphill task of ousting Republicans from their majority.more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:44 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:44:00 GMT
Congress has approved a bill to prevent a 28 percent cut in federal highway and mass transit aid at the height of the summer construction season.more>>
Congress gave final approval Thursday to a $10.8 billion bill to keep federal highway funds flowing to states through the summer construction season and the fall elections.more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 9:27 PM EDT2014-08-01 01:27:10 GMT
Congress is racing to wrap up legislation addressing chronic problems at the Veterans Affairs Department and a shortfall in highway money ahead of its five-week summer break.more>>
Congress ran full-tilt into election-year gridlock over immigration Thursday and staggered toward a five-week summer break after failing to agree on legislation to cope with the influx of young immigrants flocking...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 8:45 PM EDT2014-08-01 00:45:40 GMT
California's Republican candidate for governor says he spent a week living as a homeless person in search of a job to test Gov. Jerry Brown's claim that the state is making a comeback after the economic...more>>
The Republican candidate for California governor said Thursday he spent a week living as a homeless person in Fresno to highlight the disparity between the governor's claim that the state is making an economic comeback...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 6:54 PM EDT2014-07-31 22:54:25 GMT
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is back in New Hampshire for the second time in little more than a month.more>>
Promising to visit New Hampshire often, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday defended his economic record against Democratic attacks while courting voters in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state for the...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:40 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:40:20 GMT
Islamic hard-line militias are claiming to have taken control of Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, after defeating army units, taking over military barracks and seizing tanks, rockets and hundreds of boxes...more>>
Islamic hard-line militias, including the group accused by the United States in a 2012 attack that killed the ambassador and three other Americans, claimed control of Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, after...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:08 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:08:09 GMT
President Barack Obama is pushing government contractors to stop violating labor laws if they want to keep taking federal money.more>>
President Barack Obama moved Thursday to require federal contractors to give their workers more rights in labor disputes, putting his pen to an executive order the day after the House voted to sue him for allegedly...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 3:28 PM EDT2014-07-31 19:28:17 GMT
For a half-hour or so, Republican Sen. Thad Cochran will be in the same place and talk to the same crowd as Democratic rival Travis Childers. And it might just be the only time during this year's campaign...more>>
Republican Sen. Thad Cochran said Thursday that he's asking for the support of Mississippi voters in November "no matter your skin color, or how much money you have."more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 1:35 PM EDT2014-07-31 17:35:16 GMT
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers, sparked massive protests and led to Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall...more>>
The fight over Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's signature policy achievement, a law effectively ending collective bargaining for most public employees, ended Thursday with the state Supreme Court declaring it to be...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 1:29 PM EDT2014-07-31 17:29:40 GMT
Afghan officials say they'll resume an audit of the presidential election this weekend after resolving disputes between the candidates over how to disqualify ballots amid allegations of massive fraud.more>>
Despite lingering disputes, Afghan electoral officials said Thursday that they will resume an audit of the presidential election this weekend after the presidential candidates sparred over how to disqualify ballots amid...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 7:27 AM EDT2014-07-31 11:27:34 GMT
Ukraine's parliament is meeting in special session to decide whether to accept Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk's decision to resign.more>>
An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time.more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:57 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:57:46 GMT
The organizing committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang says South Korea's Hanjin Group chairman Cho Yang-ho has been elected as president.more>>
Cho Yang-ho, the South Korean business tycoon who led Pyeongchang's successful bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, will take charge of the local organizing committee following the sudden resignation of the previous...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 2:29 AM EDT2014-07-31 06:29:56 GMT
Eleven biofuel plants dot the vast expanse of western and central Kansas, where farm fields stretch to the horizon and corn and sorghum are the backbone of the rural economy.more>>
Eleven biofuel plants dot the vast expanse of western and central Kansas, where farm fields stretch to the horizon and corn and sorghum are the backbone of the rural economy.more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 7:49 PM EDT2014-07-30 23:49:43 GMT
Republicans are ready to muscle legislation through the House authorizing an election-year lawsuit against President Barack Obama that accuses him of exceeding his powers in enforcing his health care law.more>>
A sharply divided House approved a Republican plan Wednesday to launch a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 7:37 PM EDT2014-07-30 23:37:20 GMT
Tea-party challenger Milton Wolf confronted U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts during a walking tour of downtown Emporia on Wednesday, interrupting the senator's campaign stop to call attention to his refusal to have...more>>
Tea-party challenger Milton Wolf confronted U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts during a walking tour in eastern Kansas on Wednesday, interrupting the senator's campaign stop to call attention to his refusal to have debates ahead of...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 7:07 PM EDT2014-07-30 23:07:47 GMT
The Justice Department has sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters.more>>
The Justice Department on Wednesday sided with challengers of voting laws in Wisconsin and Ohio, saying in court filings that measures in those states unfairly affect minority voters.more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 5:08 PM EDT2014-07-30 21:08:00 GMT
A Libyan security official says assailants abducted a lawmaker and former prime minister from his home in the capital, Tripoli, but released him hours later.more>>
Up to 6,000 people a day have fled Libya into neighboring Tunisia this week, the Tunisian foreign minister said Wednesday, the biggest influx since Libya's 2011 civil war in a sign of the spiraling turmoil as rival...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 2:07 PM EDT2014-07-30 18:07:31 GMT
Federal investigators looking for fraud in the nation's capital are scrutinizing a program meant to give local contractors a share of major construction projects, people familiar with the probe have told The...more>>
Federal investigators looking for fraud in the nation's capital are scrutinizing a program meant to give local contractors a share of major construction projects, people familiar with the probe have told The Associated...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:02 AM EDT2014-07-30 15:02:37 GMT
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the leader of the economically powerful Catalonia region are holding a crucial face-to-face meeting Wednesday in what could be a last chance for the two men to resolve a...more>>
The leader of the economically powerful Catalonia region held firm in a meeting with Spain's prime minister on Wednesday, saying he intends to push ahead with a secession referendum in November despite the central...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 10:16 AM EDT2014-07-30 14:16:40 GMT
An opinion poll shows Turks are divided on how they feel about Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his bid to become president in an upcoming election, and about their country's direction.more>>
Turks are divided on how they feel about Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of his bid to become president in an upcoming election, and about their country's direction, according to an opinion poll published...more>>
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:38 AM EDT2014-07-30 07:38:50 GMT
Senate gridlock is making it hard for senators to claim legislative achievements as they run for re-election.more>>
The "Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014" seemed ideal for Sen. Kay Hagan's re-election bid in politically divided North Carolina, where many people like to hunt and fish. Her bill would open more federal lands to...more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 8:47 PM EDT2014-07-30 00:47:27 GMT
The Senate is scheduled to take up legislation Tuesday to keep federal highway money flowing to states, with just three days left before the government plans to start slowing down payments.more>>
The Senate voted Tuesday to keep federal highway money flowing to the states into December but only after rejecting the House's reliance on what lawmakers called a funding "gimmick" and moving to force a post-election...more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 4:44 PM EDT2014-07-29 20:44:46 GMT
The debate over immigration is quickly becoming a central issue in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races - in Maine.more>>
In the whitest U.S. state, thousands of miles from the Mexican border, the debate over immigration is becoming a central issue in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races.more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 4:42 PM EDT2014-07-29 20:42:43 GMT
Chatter about impeaching President Barack Obama helped House Democrats' campaign committee raise $1 million online in one day.more>>
House Democrats are cashing in on chatter that Republicans are plotting to impeach President Barack Obama, raising $1 million on Monday alone, their campaign chief said Tuesday. Republicans insisted such talk was bogus.more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 3:15 PM EDT2014-07-29 19:15:02 GMT
Congressional investigators say the government has failed to inspect virtually all of the chemical facilities that it considers to be at high risk for a terror attack and has underestimated the threat to densely...more>>
The government has failed to inspect virtually all of the chemical facilities that it considers to be at a higher risk for a terror attack and has underestimated the threat to densely populated cities, congressional...more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 2:57 PM EDT2014-07-29 18:57:20 GMT
Heavy gunfire between warring militias prevented firefighters from battling a massive inferno in Libya's capital Tuesday, despite calls for a cease-fire to end the worst violence in the capital since the...more>>
Heavy gunfire between warring militias prevented firefighters from battling a massive inferno in Libya's capital Tuesday, despite calls for a cease-fire to end the worst violence in the capital since the country's...more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 2:24 PM EDT2014-07-29 18:24:09 GMT
An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he's happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix.more>>
An Arizona strip club has endorsed a Democratic candidate for Congress. And the candidate, the Rev. Jarrett Maupin, says he's happy to have the support of The Great Alaskan Bush Company of Phoenix.more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 12:43 PM EDT2014-07-29 16:43:37 GMT
The Obama administration's nuclear negotiator is refusing to impose a hard deadline for a deal with Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.more>>
The Obama administration's chief nuclear negotiator refused Tuesday to provide a hard deadline for a deal with Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. She vowed to consult with Congress before suspending...more>>
Tuesday, July 29 2014 11:15 AM EDT2014-07-29 15:15:54 GMT
House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'nuhr) says the House has no plans to impeach President Barack Obama. He says talk of impeachment is all a scam by Democrats at the White House.more>>
House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'nuhr) says the House has no plans to impeach President Barack Obama. He says talk of impeachment is all a scam by Democrats at the White House.more>>
Monday, July 28 2014 11:17 PM EDT2014-07-29 03:17:56 GMT
Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst has returned from two weeks of training with the Iowa National Guard to a midterm election race against Democrat Bruce Braley that has become a competitive contest in the...more>>
Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst has returned from two weeks of training with the Iowa National Guard to a midterm election race against Democrat Bruce Braley that has become a competitive contest in the battle for...more>>
Monday, July 28 2014 1:36 PM EDT2014-07-28 17:36:22 GMT
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she opposes changing a 2008 immigration law under consideration by Congress. The potential 2016 Democratic presidential candidate says she supports creating a refugee screening process...more>>
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she supports creating a refugee screening process for Central American children in their home countries to discourage dangerous trips to the U.S. and opposes changing a 2008 immigration law...more>>
Sunday, July 27 2014 3:24 PM EDT2014-07-27 19:24:55 GMT
Republicans are on the offensive in the opening days of Georgia's general election Senate campaign, hammering Democrat Michelle Nunn as a rubber stamp for President Barack Obama and questioning her resume as a...more>>
Republicans are on the offensive in the opening days of Georgia's Senate campaign, hammering Democrat Michelle Nunn as a rubber stamp for President Barack Obama and questioning her resume as a non-profit executive -...more>>
Saturday, July 26 2014 8:33 PM EDT2014-07-27 00:33:38 GMT
The talk in American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War halls and barrooms across Montana has been about Sen. John Walsh since the Democrat linked a cribbed research project he wrote in 2007 to post-traumatic...more>>
The talk in American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War halls and barrooms across Montana has been about Sen. John Walsh since the Democrat linked a cribbed research project he wrote in 2007 to post-traumatic stress disorder.more>>
Friday, July 25 2014 10:33 PM EDT2014-07-26 02:33:36 GMT
U.S. District Judge Neil V. Wake was attending a ceremony for a judicial colleague when he received an urgent - and unusual - request: Lawyers for a condemned inmate wanted him to stop an execution that didn't...more>>
U.S. Sen. John McCain says the execution of an Arizona inmate that lasted two hours was torture.more>>
Friday, July 25 2014 8:38 PM EDT2014-07-26 00:38:00 GMT
The talk among Montana veterans has been about U.S. Sen. John Walsh since the Democrat linked a cribbed research paper he wrote in 2007 to post-traumatic stress disorder.more>>
The talk in American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War halls and barrooms across Montana has been about Sen. John Walsh since the Democrat linked a cribbed research project he wrote in 2007 to post-traumatic stress disorder.more>>
Friday, July 25 2014 11:12 AM EDT2014-07-25 15:12:54 GMT
Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has called upon political leaders not to "cling" to their posts at the cost of political stability.more>>
Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric made a thinly veiled appeal to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down, calling upon political leaders Friday not to "cling" to their posts at the expense of political...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 10:04 PM EDT2014-07-25 02:04:13 GMT
Republicans have cleared legislation for a vote in the House that authorizes the filing of an election-year lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to implement the 4-year-old health care law.more>>
Over Democratic objections, Republicans cleared the way Thursday for a House vote on legislation authorizing an election-year lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to implement the 4-year-old health care law...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 9:25 PM EDT2014-07-25 01:25:19 GMT
Sen. John Walsh said his unattributed use of others' work in his master's thesis was not plagiarism but "a few citations that were unintentionally left out of a term paper" that he blamed in part on...more>>
Sen. John Walsh remained steadfast Thursday amid an investigation into whether he plagiarized a research project required for a master's degree, winning fresh backing from fellow Democrats in Montana and the governor...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 6:37 PM EDT2014-07-24 22:37:42 GMT
Several Republican governors eyeing runs for the White House in 2016 are rallying behind the New York gubernatorial candidate spurned by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in an early sign of pre-primary jockeying.more>>
Several Republican governors eyeing runs for the White House in 2016 are rallying behind the New York gubernatorial candidate spurned by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in an early sign of pre-primary jockeying.more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 5:33 PM EDT2014-07-24 21:33:48 GMT
Sen. John Walsh is learning that running for a highly competitive Senate seat brings intense scrutiny of almost everything he ever wrote or said publicly.more>>
It's one thing to be Montana's lieutenant governor. It's another to be a U.S. Senate candidate in one of the states that will determine which party controls that 100-member chamber.more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 4:47 PM EDT2014-07-24 20:47:52 GMT
Iraqi officials say militants have attacked a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad, killing 52 prisoners and eight soldiers.more>>
Iraqi lawmakers elected a veteran Kurdish politician on Thursday to replace long-serving Jalal Talabani as the country's new president in the latest step toward forming a new government. But a series of attacks killed...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 2:34 PM EDT2014-07-24 18:34:51 GMT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has distributed $205 million in taxpayer money to scores of technology startups using a pet program designed to bring high-paying jobs and innovation to the nation's second most-populous...more>>
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has distributed $205 million in taxpayer money to scores of technology startups using a pet program designed to bring high-paying jobs and innovation to the nation's second most-populous state.more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 1:35 PM EDT2014-07-24 17:35:09 GMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has announced his resignation following turmoil in government.more>>
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation Thursday, opening the way for new elections that would reflect the country's starkly changed political scene after the ouster of pro-Russian...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 3:24 AM EDT2014-07-24 07:24:09 GMT
President Barack Obama's quick congratulation for Indonesia's election victor Joko Widodo, even as the losing candidate rejected the result, underscores Washington's intent to deepen ties with Jakarta...more>>
President Barack Obama's quick congratulation for Indonesia's election victor Joko Widodo, even as the losing candidate rejected the result, underscores Washington's intent to deepen ties with Jakarta and...more>>
Thursday, July 24 2014 2:33 AM EDT2014-07-24 06:33:18 GMT
Now that Georgia Republicans have settled on businessman David Perdue as their nominee for the state's open Senate seat, the real battle begins with a marquee match-up in the fall against Democrat Michelle Nunn...more>>
New Republican nominee David Perdue and Democratic opponent Michelle Nunn used the first day of the general election campaign to retool the "outsider" arguments they've used to reach this point in a race that will help...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 10:04 PM EDT2014-07-24 02:04:43 GMT
President Barack Obama is calling on Republican lawmakers to cooperate while complaining that they have "gone off the rails." He is also urging Democrats to get over their complacency and vote Republicans out of...more>>
Fact met fiction Wednesday in one of those Hollywood ways: The real-life president of the United States complains about "phony scandals" in the presence of the producer and the star of a hit TV drama about indignity and...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 9:04 PM EDT2014-07-24 01:04:12 GMT
Montana Sen. John Walsh's thesis written for the U.S. Army War College contains unattributed passages that appear to be taken word-for-word from previously published papers.more>>
Sen. John Walsh of Montana said Wednesday his failure to attribute conclusions and verbatim passages lifted from other scholars' work in his thesis to earn a master's degree from the U.S. Army War College was an...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 7:29 PM EDT2014-07-23 23:29:53 GMT
Vice President Joe Biden says it's time the public turns against a raft of new laws that restrict the ability to vote.more>>
Vice President Joe Biden urged the NAACP on Wednesday to spread the word about what he called "a hailstorm" of measures to restrict citizens' ability to vote, trying to rally the Democratic Party's base before the...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 6:33 PM EDT2014-07-23 22:33:43 GMT
Iraqi officials say the death toll from a late night suicide attack targeting a police checkpoint in Baghdad has climbed to 31 people, most of them civilians.more>>
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki rejected an attempt by Iran to persuade him to step down, senior Iraqi politicians said Wednesday, underlining his determination to defy even his top ally to push for a third term...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 6:26 PM EDT2014-07-23 22:26:59 GMT
Texas Gov. Rick Perry was speaking to voters in Iowa as much as Texas when he deployed as many as 1,000 armed National Guard troops to the Mexican border in South Texas.more>>
When Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced the deployment of up to 1,000 armed National Guard troops to the Mexican border he was speaking to voters in Iowa as much as Texas.more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 6:08 PM EDT2014-07-23 22:08:09 GMT
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says supporters of gay marriage often show "intolerance" toward people like him who support heterosexual marriages.more>>
Americans who oppose same-sex marriage often face "intolerance" from those who support it, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Wednesday in a speech about values that appeared aimed at wooing social conservatives.more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 1:22 PM EDT2014-07-23 17:22:56 GMT
National Urban League leaders will focus on jobs and pay in U.S. cities during a conference this week that will draw some top Democratic and Republican politicians courting minority support.more>>
The National Urban League wants to make sure job issues and economic insecurity are in the forefront of this fall's election campaigns, its leader said Wednesday as members of the civil rights organization gathered for...more>>
Wednesday, July 23 2014 11:53 AM EDT2014-07-23 15:53:41 GMT
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Monday as anxiety over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine eased and investors shifted their focus to U.S. corporate earnings.more>>
Markets were steady Wednesday as the focus turned toward U.S. corporate earnings and as tensions between Russia and the West over the downing of a Malaysian jetliner in Ukraine eased.more>>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 11:46 PM EDT2014-07-23 03:46:40 GMT
After a bruising nine-week runoff campaign, Georgia Republicans will finally have their Senate nominee who will compete against Democrat Michelle Nunn for a seat the GOP can ill afford to lose as the party looks to...more>>
Businessman David Perdue has defeated longtime Rep. Jack Kingston in the Republican runoff for Georgia's U.S. Senate nomination, setting up a matchup against Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn that will help determine...more>>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 9:33 PM EDT2014-07-23 01:33:25 GMT
Civil rights leaders at the NAACP annual convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday worried that dwindling African-American turnout in November could lead to the expansion of voter-identification laws that makes it harder...more>>
Civil rights leaders at the NAACP annual convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday worried that dwindling African-American turnout in November could lead to the expansion of voter-identification laws that make it harder for that...more>>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 6:21 PM EDT2014-07-22 22:21:40 GMT
Caught in Hillary Rodham Clinton's perpetual shadow, Joe Biden is working to boost his political profile among key Democratic voting blocs, a move that could help the vice president fashion himself as a more...more>>
Caught in Hillary Rodham Clinton's perpetual shadow, Joe Biden is working to boost his political profile among key Democratic voting blocs, a move that could help the vice president fashion himself as a more liberal...more>>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 5:21 PM EDT2014-07-22 21:21:13 GMT
Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says he rejects the election process and accused it of being unfair as nearly complete results showed his opponent Jakarta governor Joko Widodo leading with 52...more>>
Jakarta Gov. Joko Widodo, who captured the hearts of millions of Indonesians with his common man image, was declared the winner Tuesday of the country's presidential election, calling it a victory for all of the...more>>
Tuesday, July 22 2014 1:44 AM EDT2014-07-22 05:44:22 GMT
For the first time, working-class whites make up less than half of Ohio's eligible voters, part of a demographic shift in a key Midwestern swing state that is pushing political parties to widen their appeal...more>>
For the first time, working-class whites make up less than half of Ohio's eligible voters, part of a demographic shift in a key Midwestern swing state that is pushing political parties to widen their appeal beyond the...more>>
Monday, July 21 2014 10:51 PM EDT2014-07-22 02:51:14 GMT
Hillary Rodham Clinton says the U.S. and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia and says she backs President Barack Obama's calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger jet...more>>
Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the U.S. and Europe should work together to develop tougher sanctions on Russia while she backed President Barack Obama's calls for a thorough investigation into the passenger...more>>
Monday, July 21 2014 9:12 PM EDT2014-07-22 01:12:32 GMT
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. senator's lawsuit challenging a requirement that congressional members and their staffs to obtain government-subsidized health insurance through small business...more>>
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a U.S. senator's lawsuit challenging a requirement that congressional members and their staffs to obtain government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges,...more>>
Monday, July 21 2014 5:05 PM EDT2014-07-21 21:05:22 GMT
More than half the states to hold primary elections so far have seen record-low turnouts, according to a nonpartisan survey of voter rolls released Monday. That perhaps signaling widespread apathy within both...more>>
More than half the states to hold primary elections so far have seen record-low turnouts, according to a nonpartisan survey of voter rolls released Monday. That perhaps is a sign of widespread apathy within both political...more>>
Monday, July 21 2014 1:03 PM EDT2014-07-21 17:03:29 GMT
Neither Republican running in Georgia's closely watched Senate race has a natural advantage in metro Atlanta, where the state's most populous area and a ring of northern exurbs are serving as the key...more>>
Neither Republican running in Georgia's closely watched Senate race has a natural advantage in metro Atlanta, where the state's most populous area and a ring of northern exurbs are serving as the key battleground...more>>
Monday, July 21 2014 3:21 AM EDT2014-07-21 07:21:03 GMT
The political parties, their campaign committees and super PACs faced a Sunday deadline to disclose how much donors gave and how much operatives spent in June. Highlights from the filings:more>>
The political parties, their campaign committees and super PACs faced a Sunday deadline to disclose how much donors gave and how much operatives spent in June. Highlights from the filings:more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 9:32 PM EDT2014-07-21 01:32:26 GMT
The Democratic National Committee is carrying just $3 million in debt - a significant reduction in its onetime $23 million tab.more>>
The Democratic National Committee narrowly outraised its Republican rival last month and cut its debt to just $3 million, down from a onetime high of $23 million, according to federal financial forms due Sunday.more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 9:10 PM EDT2014-07-21 01:10:36 GMT
The political parties, their campaign committees and super PACs faced a Sunday deadline to disclose how much donors gave and how much operatives spent in June. Highlights from the filings:more>>
The political parties, their campaign committees and super PACs faced a Sunday deadline to disclose how much donors gave and how much operatives spent in June. Highlights from the filings:more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 3:40 PM EDT2014-07-20 19:40:01 GMT
The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for four bombings in Baghdad which were among a string of attacks Saturday that left at least 27 people dead.more>>
Iraq's prime minister on Sunday condemned the Islamic State extremist group's actions targeting Christians in territory it controls, saying they reveal the threat the jihadists pose to the minority community's...more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 8:52 AM EDT2014-07-20 12:52:30 GMT
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The large numbers of Central American children entering the U.S. illegally is putting Democrats in a bind.more>>
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The surge of Central American children crossing the U.S. southern border has shifted the politics of immigration, weakening one of the most potent arguments Democrats...more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 8:51 AM EDT2014-07-20 12:51:37 GMT
At Netroots Nation, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren captures the hearts of Democratic activists thinking about the 2016 presidential campaign.more>>
At a summertime getaway for liberals, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has captured the hearts of Democratic activists beginning to think about an heir to President Barack Obama. But their minds tell them that Hillary...more>>
Sunday, July 20 2014 6:30 AM EDT2014-07-20 10:30:26 GMT
After an ugly presidential election campaign, Indonesia is set to declare the winner on Tuesday - but that may not settle a simmering dispute between the two candidates, both of whom claim victory.more>>
Después de una desagradable campaña electoral para elegir presidente, Indonesia ha fijado el martes como el día en el que anunciará quien es el ganador, y por tanto nuevo presidente del país, sin embargo el anuncio puede...more>>
Friday, July 18 2014 6:14 PM EDT2014-07-18 22:14:15 GMT
New records from the Clinton White House show former President Bill Clinton asking his advisers for details on Osama bin Laden after reading a New York Times story. Other files show the White House considering...more>>
President Bill Clinton's advisers carefully considered how to explain the president's military action against Iraq in 1998 as the House was debating his impeachment, according to records from the Clinton White...more>>
Friday, July 18 2014 10:04 AM EDT2014-07-18 14:04:02 GMT
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's work to avert a strike on the nation's largest commuter rail system won praise from commuters and political observes alike - while playing nicely into his aggressively...more>>
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's work to avert a strike on the nation's largest commuter rail system won praise from commuters and political observers alike - while playing nicely into his aggressively cultivated image...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 10:31 PM EDT2014-08-02 02:31:51 GMT
The Senate has approved $225 million to replenish Israel's missile defense system, and House approval is expected before lawmakers begin a summer break.more>>
Congress approved a $225 million package to replenish Israel's missile defenses with its last order of business before a five-week recess, as the Jewish state's cease-fire with Hamas unraveled and Israeli forces...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 10:24 PM EDT2014-08-02 02:24:08 GMT
House Republicans revived their bill on the U.S.-Mexico border crisis in dramatic fashion Friday, preparing to pass it after winning over conservatives with tough new provisions that could threaten deportation for...more>>
House Republicans passed legislation late Friday to address the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border by sending migrant youths back home without hearings, winning over conservatives with a companion bill that could lead to...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 9:43 PM EDT2014-08-02 01:43:17 GMT
Attorney General Eric Holder is worried about fairness in sentencing.more>>
Attorney General Eric Holder cautioned against the use of data in sentencing criminal defendants, saying judges should base punishment on the facts of a crime rather than on statistical predictions of future behavior that...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 9:22 PM EDT2014-08-02 01:22:37 GMT
The wealthy Republican running for Illinois governor is catching heat for pledging $1 million of his personal fortune to a credit union on Chicago's South Side for loans to small African-American businesses.more>>
The wealthy Republican running for Illinois governor is catching heat for pledging $1 million of his personal fortune to a credit union on Chicago's South Side for loans to small African-American businesses.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 8:13 PM EDT2014-08-02 00:13:48 GMT
Troy Woodruff knew his family's sale of nearly 3 acres of prime land near an Indiana highway project he oversaw as a top state transportation official would raise eyebrows. He did not disclose the sale even...more>>
Troy Woodruff knew his family's sale of nearly 3 acres of prime land near an Indiana highway project he oversaw as a top state transportation official would raise eyebrows. He did not disclose the sale even though the...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 7:06 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:06:58 GMT
The Army says it will soon notify 550 majors that they must leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.more>>
About 550 Army majors, including some serving in Afghanistan, will soon be told they have to leave the service by next spring as part of a budget-driven downsizing of the service.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 6:31 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:31:40 GMT
President Barack Obama says in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the United States did things that were wrong and crossed the line. He says, quote, "we tortured some folks."more>>
The United States tortured al Qaida detainees captured after the 9/11 attacks, President Obama said Friday, in some of his most expansive comments to date about a controversial set of CIA practices that he banned after...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 6:29 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:29:33 GMT
President Barack Obama has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin to reiterate concern about Russia's support of separatists in Ukraine and about Russian compliance with a 1987 nuclear missile treaty that...more>>
Capping a week of aggressive action against Russia, President Barack Obama pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday for a diplomatic path out of Ukraine's struggle with Moscow-backed pro-Russian separatists....more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 5:26 PM EDT2014-08-01 21:26:38 GMT
The key witness in the corruption trial of Virginia's former governor and his wife said his association with the couple was fraught with bad decisions - but an affair with the first lady was not one of them.more>>
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's wife exchanged 1,200 text messages and phone calls with the CEO of a dietary supplement company in less than two years, including 52 in one day, according to evidence presented...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 10:16 PM EDT2014-08-02 02:16:06 GMT
The medical examiner has ruled that a police officer's chokehold on a New York City man last month caused his death.more>>
A medical examiner ruled Friday that a police officer's chokehold caused the death of a man whose videotaped arrest and final pleas of "I can't breathe!" sparked outrage and led to the overhaul of use-of-force...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 9:24 PM EDT2014-08-02 01:24:05 GMT
Arizona executioners injected Joseph Rudolph Wood with a lethal combination of drugs 15 times during the nearly two hours it took for him to die, according to documents released Friday.more>>
During the nearly two hours it took for an Arizona death row inmate to die last week, executioners injected him with 15 times the amount of a sedative and a painkiller that they originally intended to use, according to...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 8:34 PM EDT2014-08-02 00:34:11 GMT
One of two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls charged as an adult with stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character has been found mentally unable to stand trial.more>>
One of two preteens accused of stabbing a classmate 19 times to please a fictional horror character was ordered Friday to receive treatment rather than stand trial, based on doctors' testimony that she claims to see...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 7:50 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:50:36 GMT
Plans are underway to bring back one of the two American aid workers sick with Ebola in Africa.more>>
Two American aid workers seriously ill with Ebola will be brought from West Africa to Atlanta for treatment in one of the most tightly sealed isolation units in the country, officials said Friday.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 7:39 PM EDT2014-08-01 23:39:58 GMT
A sprawling industrial park near Reno where wild mustangs roam among the sagebrush has become the focus of Tesla's unusually secretive site selection process for its $5 billion battery factory, but the...more>>
A sprawling industrial park near Reno where wild mustangs roam among the sagebrush has become the focus of the secretive site selection process for Tesla's $5 billion battery factory, but the groundwork taking place is...more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 6:53 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:53:25 GMT
Chester D. Turner is no stranger to murder or the punishment that comes with it. He squeezed the life out of more than a dozen women during a decade of terror, and two juries decided he should die for his crimes.more>>
Chester D. Turner is no stranger to murder or the punishment that comes with it. He squeezed the life out of more than a dozen women during a decade of terror, and two juries decided he should die for his crimes.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 6:33 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:33:13 GMT
The last of seven former city officials involved in a vast corruption case in the tiny city of Bell, California, has been sentenced to a year in jail, most of which he has already served.more>>
The last of seven former city officials involved in a multimillion-dollar corruption case in the tiny Los Angeles suburb of Bell, California, was sentenced Friday to a year in jail, most of which he has already served.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 6:33 PM EDT2014-08-01 22:33:00 GMT
The nation's largest public utility has agreed to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered damages from a huge spill of toxin-laden coal ash sludge.more>>
The nation's largest public utility has agreed to pay $27.8 million to settle claims from Tennessee property owners who suffered damages from a huge, 2008 spill of toxin-laden coal ash sludge that drew national...more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 5:45 PM EDT2014-07-31 21:45:48 GMT
There are 551 new laws that go into effect on August 1, 2014, and Louisiana State Police Troopers would like to highlight some of the changes that both drivers and passengers should be aware of.more>>
There are 551 new laws that go into effect on August 1, 2014, and Louisiana State Police Troopers would like to highlight some of the changes that both drivers and passengers should be aware of.more>>
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:27 PM EDT2014-07-31 20:27:54 GMT
After technicians take away a man's body for an autopsy, his friend and family discover that technicians had left his detached scalp where his body was found - in the back of a friend's van.more>>
After technicians take away a man's body for an autopsy, his friend and family discover that technicians had left his detached scalp where his body was found - in the back of a friend's van.more>>
The mysterious "woman in black", who recently became a social media sensation after being spotted in several states, has reached her destination.more>>
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly choking and raping a woman he met on an online dating site, police say. Covington police have arrested Ricky Bates, 32, on one count of forcible rape. Officersmore>>
A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly choking and raping a woman he met on an online dating site, police say.more>>
A party that was meant to celebrate a young woman's acceptance into college turned violent when gun shots rang out in Slidell. Slidell police have arrested three suspects following a shooting on Julymore>>
A party that was meant to celebrate a young woman's acceptance into college turned violent when gun shots rang out in Slidell. Slidell police say three suspects have been arrested following an 'ambush type' shooting on July 20.more>>
A Marrero woman was in critical condition Thursday night after she answered a ring at her door and was shot twice, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department.more>>
A Marrero woman was in critical condition Thursday night after she answered a ring at her door and was shot twice, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department.more>>
Friday, August 1 2014 3:27 PM EDT2014-08-01 19:27:57 GMT
Lady has had two families reject her in recent weeks including after she walked 30 miles to get back to one of the families. But a Florida heiress is stepping in to rescue the lab. more>>
Lady has had two families reject her in recent weeks including after she walked 30 miles to get back to one of the families. But a Florida heiress who loves animals is vowing to make the lab's golden years truly happy. more>>
