Politics May 17 States push back against cities seeking business regulations In each case, states have stepped in after city officials somewhere in the nation proposed local policies that business leaders didn't like. Businesses have warned lawmakers that a potential patchwork of local regulations could be bad for the economy.
Nation May 17 GOP contenders in Iowa call for tougher action against Iran, ISIS Republicans wooing Iowa's most active party members called Saturday for a stronger presence in the world but ran the gamut in tone and just how tough to get with America's enemies.
Politics May 15 Forget Mayweather-Pacquiao, Holyfield-Romney (yes Romney) is a fight worth watching Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield are set to square off at a charity fight night event in Salt Lake City on Friday night.
Politics May 14 Former New York Governor George Pataki to announce GOP presidential run Former New York Gov. George Pataki says he'll announce May 28 in New Hampshire whether he will seek the Republican nomination for president.
Politics May 13 Obama: Amtrak derailment ‘a tragedy that touches us all’ President Barack Obama says the derailment of Amtrak Train 188 "is a tragedy that touches us all." In a statement, Obama said he is offering prayers to the families who lost loved ones and the passengers beginning to recover.
Nation May 12 Navy pilots safe after fighter jet crashes into Persian Gulf The U.S. Navy says one of its fighter jets has crashed in the Persian Gulf, and the plane's two pilots ejected and were rescued without serious injury.
Politics May 11 White House calls Seymour Hersh’s bin Laden article ‘outright falsehoods’ The White House is dismissing as untrue an article alleging that President Barack Obama misled the public about how the U.S. killed Osama bin Laden.
Politics May 09 Court rules search of businessman’s laptop at border ‘unreasonable’ A federal court has ruled that the government's search of a traveling businessman's laptop at the California border was unreasonable and violated his privacy…
Politics May 03 Baltimore unrest raises questions about O’Malley’s record as mayor Weeks before the former Maryland governor expects to enter the 2016 presidential race, Baltimore's story of turnaround has been marred by unrest after the police-custody death of Freddie Gray.
Politics May 02 With Walker’s success, other Midwest govs eye 2016 GOP nomination Wisconsin's Scott Walker has emerged as a force in the 2016 White House contest. It's a position two other Republican governors from the Midwest, lesser known but similarly ambitious, undoubtedly would like to be in.