Outspoken rocker Ted Nugent is now catching heat from his own brother on his uncompromising stance on gun rights. In a Washington Post op-ed publis...

* Says Washington beset by partisan politics * Gets personal about race, imperfections By Steve Holland A...

E.W. Jackson, the conservative minister nominated to run for lieutenant governor by the Virginia Republican Party, once compared Planned Parenthood to...

No one would mistake Scott Walker and Barack Obama for political twins....

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration's secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices ...

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College, the ...

WASHINGTON -- Five months into President Barack Obama's second term, allies and former top aides worry that his overarching goal of economic opportuni...

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- A top White House adviser insisted President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted t...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certai...

BOSTON -- Gallup, the company that has faced intense criticism after its polling consistently understated President Barack Obama's support during the ...

WASHINGTON -- Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against D...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation. At the GOP...

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal kicked off the state Republican Convention in Richmond last night, telling a packed house that Ken Cuccinelli, the GOP nom...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and ...

Some states continue to push needless restrictions on the ability of citizens to participate in elections, and voters and their advocates must remain vigilant against any such efforts. Still, the trend is unmistakable: After years of backsliding, states are embracing free, fair, and accessible elections.

By ROBERT BURNS AND LOLITA C. BALDOR, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday the nation's military leaders t...

NELSON, Ga. -- A group that supports gun control filed suit Thursday against a north Georgia town that recently passed a law requiring gun ownership t...

BY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — As second top Internal Revenue Service official has announced plans to leave the ag...

Former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) will return to the public eye next month when he speaks at a retreat f...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to "fully fund" his administration's budget request for embassy security. The request...

The state’s airplanes are once again a source of controversy. ...

BY JULIE PACE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spread...

One of the most striking aspects of the 2012 elections is that Republicans won their third-largest House majority since the late 1920s while losing th...