• With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario'

    With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario'

    Nov 03, 2016 04:37 PM EDT

    ... four more liberal justices would have ruled for Democrat Al Gore. "A no-brainer!" Justice Anthony Kennedy said in Jan Crawford's book "Supreme Conflict," recalling the decision to take on the case. "A state court deciding a federal constitutional issue about the presidential election? Of course you take the ...

  • Federal contractor arrested for taking classified information

    Federal contractor arrested for taking classified information

    Oct 05, 2016 05:47 PM EDT

    ... found stolen property valued at "well in excess of $1,000," the complaint said. He voluntarily agreed to an interview. "Martin at first denied, and later when confronted with specific documents, admitted he took documents and digital files from his work assignment to his residence and vehicle that he knew ...

  • Clinton says wave of shootings show need to protect children

    Clinton says wave of shootings show need to protect children

    Oct 02, 2016 06:59 PM EDT

    ... our children are watching and they feel it too." During the services, Clinton invited 9-year-old Zianna Oliphant to join her at the pulpit, recalling the black child's tearful address to the city council on race relations. Zianna recently told city leaders that she couldn't "stand how ...

  • John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89

    Aug 16, 2016 10:55 PM EDT

    ... boss to work for. A 1990 article in The Washington Post Magazine by Alterman quoted former McLaughlin staffers Anne Rumsey, Kara Swisher and Tom Miller recalling instances of petty tyranny and McLaughlin leering at female employees. His former office manager, Linda Dean, filed a $4 million lawsuit against McLaughlin in ...

  • Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power

    Clinton’s ‘Moscow Spring’ ended as Putin returned to power

    Aug 07, 2016 01:20 PM EDT

    ... role of skeptic, refusing to jump aboard. When she finally did, it proved critical in persuading Russia to abstain. The rebels overthrew Gadhafi five months later. "It was the first time that Putin publicly criticized Medvedev," said Michael McFaul, Obama's main Russia adviser at the time and later U ...

  • Sanders predicts Democratic convention will be contested

    Sanders predicts Democratic convention will be contested

    Jun 05, 2016 05:08 PM EDT

    ... his policy views to be included in the party's platform and wants the party to become more inclusive of independent and working-class voters. Recalling her own campaign against Obama in 2008, Clinton's team has avoided urging Sanders to leave the race. But if Sanders loses California, he ...

  • Beyond California, Sanders signaling post-primary future

    Beyond California, Sanders signaling post-primary future

    Jun 04, 2016 05:15 PM EDT

    ... also wants the party to become more inclusive of independent and working-class voters and make it easier for independents to vote in future primaries. Recalling her own campaign in 2008, Clinton's team has avoided urging Sanders to leave the race. But if Sanders loses California, he's likely ...

  • Surviving the Holocaust as a 'hidden child' in Athens

    Surviving the Holocaust as a 'hidden child' in Athens

    May 08, 2016 05:43 PM EDT

    It was shortly before Passover in 1944 when 6-year-old Solomon Kofinas saw his father and sister for the last time.

  • A look at the policy divide between Trump and Ryan

    A look at the policy divide between Trump and Ryan

    May 06, 2016 08:23 PM EDT

    Here are some of the policy differences between the country's top two Republicans.

  • Iowa Democrats face criticism over missteps at caucus sites

    Iowa Democrats face criticism over missteps at caucus sites

    Feb 02, 2016 10:29 PM EDT

    Four years after the Iowa Republican Party was criticized for mishandling an extremely close caucus, Democratic Party leaders faced similar scrutiny Tuesday over how they and their volunteers handled the state's signature political event.