Oct 13 WATCH LIVE: Virginia Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) will debate Republican challenger Ed Gillespie live from Richmond, Virginia, Monday night in the run-up to that state’s competitive race to the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 13 The Vatican signals a more tolerant stance on homosexuality By Justin Scuiletti The Catholic Church may be changing its attitude toward homosexuality and same-sex marriage, a new Vatican document revealed Monday. Continue reading
Oct 13 GOP spends $6M more on North Carolina Senate race By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The group dedicated to winning a Republican U.S. Senate majority in November says it's more than doubling its investment supporting North Carolina GOP nominee Thom Tillis' campaign to unseat Democrat Kay Hagan. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH LIVE: Arkansas Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Watch Arkansas’ candidates for U.S. Senate debate live at 3 p.m. EDT today, featuring Senator Mark Pryor (D), Rep. Tom Cotton (R), Nathan LaFrance (L), and Mark Swaney (G). Continue reading
Oct 13 What's at stake for Obama during the midterm elections? By Julie Pace, Associated Press For President Barack Obama, the stark reality of the looming midterm elections is that the best outcome for his party gets him nothing but two more years of the status quo. Continue reading
Oct 13 James Risen: Government crackdown on whistleblowers bad for democracy By Morgan Till Author and journalist James Risen bores into the many costs of the so-called “War on Terror” in his new book “Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, and Endless War." The toll is a heavy one in Risen’s telling -- he weaves… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch the Michigan gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Snyder will square off against Democratic challenger Mark Schauer before a live audience on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. EDT on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. Continue reading
Oct 12 Obama receives update on latest Ebola developments By Associated Press The White House says Obama has asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to move as quickly as possible in investigating the apparent breach of infection control procedures at the Texas hospital that had treated a Liberian man with… Continue reading
Oct 12 As midterms near, political shake-ups in Kansas, South Dakota possible By Charles Babington, Associated Press When the run toward the 2014 election began, several things were certain. All that, and more, has changed as several races have taken unexpected turns and the fate of once-hopeful candidates hangs in the balance. Continue reading
Oct 11 Ebola airport screenings may seem intrusive, but they're legal, experts say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The government's authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary is far-reaching and rooted in the Constitution and federal law, public health experts say. Continue reading