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09/09/2010 08:41 PM
A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.
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09/09/2010 05:35 PM
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., a liberal icon in the Senate for 18 years, gives himself a good chance at winning a fourth term in November despite mounting evidence that suggests otherwise.
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09/09/2010 05:32 PM
The rough economy is taking its toll and pushing a record number of people to take money out of their retirement plans.
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09/09/2010 05:01 PM
Toting one of the original solar panels that President Carter installed on his White House more than 30 years ago, environmental author Bill McKibben traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday as part of a mini-road show aimed at convincing the Obama White House to go solar.
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09/09/2010 04:24 PM
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Thursday endorsed Christine O'Donnell's Senate bid in Delaware, hoping to give another Tea Party-backed candidate a final push to defeat an establishment favorite.
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09/09/2010 03:14 PM
President Obama wants voters to focus on the good and block out the bad as he and his economic team try to build confidence in their ability to jolt the economy out of neutral.
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09/09/2010 12:35 PM
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Thursday that administration officials are discussing whether to reach out to a Florida pastor to urge him not to go forward with plans to burn the Koran this weekend.
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09/09/2010 11:25 AM
A U.S. Appeals court on Thursday temporarily lifted a judge's ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research until it rules on the merits of the Obama administration's argument against the ban.
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09/09/2010 10:56 AM
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hazleton, Pa., may not enforce its crackdown on illegal immigrants, dealing another blow to 4-year-old regulations that inspired similar measures around the country, including Arizona.
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09/09/2010 10:04 AM
Elizabeth Warren, a popular but polarizing consumer advocate, met with President Obama at the White House Tuesday, adding to speculation she could be named to head a new consumer protection agency.
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09/09/2010 09:06 AM
An Iranian resistance group claimed Thursday that it has compiled evidence showing Iran has been secretly developing a nuclear enrichment site for years outside Tehran, a development one official said proves Iran has a "hidden, secret nuclear weapons program."
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09/09/2010 08:56 AM
A dark horse Senate candidate is trying to bring back the art of the duel, challenging Louisiana Sen. David Vitter to a mixed-martial arts cage fight next month in the run-up to the election.
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09/09/2010 07:39 AM
The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in two months, an encouraging sign that companies aren't resorting to deeper layoffs even as the economy has lost momentum.
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09/09/2010 07:00 AM
President Obama said in an interview aired Thursday that Emanuel would make a "terrific" mayor, though he doesn't expect him to make a decision until after the November elections.
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09/09/2010 06:51 AM
The anti-Muslim leader of a tiny Florida church says he was lied to and is rethinking his decision to cancel burning Korans to mark 9/11.
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09/09/2010 02:11 AM
The nation's health care tab will go up -- not down -- as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast released Thursday, which also finds the increase will be modest.
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09/08/2010 10:50 PM
Growing reservations among Democrats about letting tax rates rise for wealthy Americans are making it more unlikely that Congress will decide what to do about the looming expiration of Bush-era tax cuts before November's election.
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09/08/2010 06:22 PM
California's governor does not have the legal duty to appeal the recent ruling that overturned the state's same-sex marriage ban, a lawyer for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday.
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09/08/2010 05:16 PM
Since taking office, President Obama has visited Ohio, the nation's premier political bellwether state more than any other -- 10 times to promote and defend his embattled economic agenda and to blast Republican opposition.
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09/08/2010 04:56 PM
The incumbent senator says she's been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race, and she's weighing her options
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