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...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former hospital executive, Virginia government official and nurse Marilyn Tavenner to be administrator...

In 1964, an ambitious young student at the University of Louisville made an impassioned plea to his classmates, urging them to march in solidarity wit...

Attorney General Eric Holder had tough words for Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) during Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing, criticizing the co...

FARGO, N.D. — Abortion rights activists on Wednesday filed the first of what they expect will be several legal challenges to laws recently appro...

PHILADELPHIA — Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic ...

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has failed to provide adequate explanation for the Justice Department's decision...

If you spend every hour of your working life inventing new ways to attack Barack Obama or the government (or both), this is a very good week for you ...

WASHINGTON -- The IRS used "inappropriate criteria" when judging organizations hoping to gain a tax-exempt status and allowed that criteria to stay in...

PHILADELPHIA — An abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence on Tuesday i...