Politics

(AP) — Reeling from back-to-back presidential losses and struggling to cope with the country’s changing racial and ethnic makeup, the Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian communities to promote its br ...

(AP) — When President Barack Obama steps into the Middle East’s political cauldron this coming week, he won’t be seeking any grand resolution for the region’s vexing problems. His goal will be trying to keep the troubles, from Iran’s suspected pursuit of a nuclear weapon to the bitter discord between Israelis and Palestinians, from b ...

Maryland lawmakers approved a measure abolishing the death penalty on Friday, and the bill is expected to be signed by the Democratic governor who has long pushed for banning capital punishment in the state. If the measure is signed by Gov. Martin ...

(CNN) -- You probably recognize Sen. Rob Portman from his tireless campaigning for Mitt Romney in 2012. He was even on the...

President Barack Obama and the First Lady discuss their lives before and after the White House, being effective parents, and how they stay true to themselves in Vogue Magazine’s April issue. In an excellent interview conducted by Jonatha ...

It’s the day many in Detroit have been waiting for, whether they liked it or not. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to announce Kevyn D. Orr, 54, a partner in Jones Day, a Cleveland-based law firm, as Detroit’s emergency manager on March 14, 2 p.m, in the Cadillac Building in Detroit, according to sources familiar with the pr ...

Facing MSNBC’s Ed Schultz with a calm, clear gaze, Florida bartender Scott Prouty revealed that he is the man behind the explosive Romney 47 percent video that irrevocably changed the course of the 2012 presidential election. ...

Mayor Kasim Reed is urging Atlantans to participate in a nationwide conservation competition by signing an online pledge to save water, energy and money....

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was convicted Monday of corruption charges, ensuring a return to prison for a man once among the nation’s youngest big-city leaders. Jurors convicted Kilpatrick of a raft of crimes, including a racketeering conspiracy charge that carries a maximum punishment of 20 years behind bars. He was portrayed ...

Republican lawmakers said Sunday they welcome President Barack Obama’s courtship and suggested the fresh engagement between the White House and Congress might help yield solutions to the stubborn budget battle that puts Americans’ jobs at risk. ...