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…

"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…

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California attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown speaks during a debate against Republican candidate Meg Whitman on Tuesday. Photo by Jose Luis Villegas-Pool/Getty Images. The 2010 midterm election narrative for members of Congress trying to keep their jobs…

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine tells the New York Times that there's "gloom and doom" among his fellow Democrats who are facing the prospect of devastating losses in November's midterm elections. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to…