Politics Feb 11

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses CPAC on Thursday. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Flickr. The largest annual gathering of conservatives got underway Thursday as more than 11,000 activists flocked to Washington to size up their potential choices for the 2012…

Politics Jan 27

President Obama delivers his State of the Union address. Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images. Most national polls show former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney at or near the top of any potential Republican field in 2012, and Wednesday night…

Politics Jan 26

President Obama is greeted following his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night was far closer to the launch of a re-election campaign than to…

Politics Jan 19

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., was first elected to the Senate in 1988. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. Updated at 1 p.m. ET | Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., confirmed Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2012 and will retire…

Politics Oct 27

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks as gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, right, look on during a discussion moderated by "Today" show host Matt Lauer. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. The cheers that welcomed Meg Whitman at an event Tuesday…

Politics Oct 26

For Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., ice cream might be inexpensive, but he and other candidates are on pace to exceed $2 billion in campaign spending this election. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. A lot of attention has been paid this…

Politics Oct 08

Job seekers line up at a job fair last week in New York City. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images. Friday's monthly jobs report was the last before November's midterm elections and it likely did little to alter voters' discontent about…

Politics Oct 07

Senate candidates Marco Rubio, Gov. Charlie Crist and Rep. Kendrick Meek shake hands before their debate. Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images. If you weren't sure who the front-runner is in the Florida Senate race, Wednesday night's televised debate cleared that…

Politics Oct 06

A member of Westboro Baptist Church protests at a veterans' hospital in Virginia. File photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images. The PBS NewsHour's Mike Melia previews Wednesday's high-profile First Amendment case before the Supreme Court: On the steps of the Supreme…

Politics Oct 05

"I'm not a witch." That's not your usual opening sentence in a political campaign ad. But Christine O'Donnell's candidacy in Delaware has proven to be anything but usual. The Tea Party-backed Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate is looking to…