Political News

Cravaack Has $1.1M For Final Push In Minn.'s 8th

Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack says he started October with $1.1 million in the bank for the final weeks of a tough race against Democrat Rick Nolan.   Read More

US Targets Violent, Central American Street Gang

The Obama administration is labeling a violent Central American street gang as an international criminal organization, making it the first street gang to be subjected to U.S. Treasury Department sanctions.   Read More

Court: Minn. Candidate's Name Won't Be On Ballot

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the name of a write-in candidate won't appear on the ballot in a Duluth legislative race.   Read More

Tom DeLay To Make Case To Appeals Court

Former U.S. House Majority Leader and GOP heavyweight Tom DeLay is getting ready to make his case to an appeals court that his 2010 conviction for taking part in a scheme to influence Texas elections should be overturned.   Read More

President's Documents Now Accessible On Smartphone

The government is launching a new mobile app to provide access to the president's public documents and activities.   Read More

Cravaack, Nolan Go Beyond TV Ads In 1st Debate

After weeks of TV ads focused on Medicare, Republican Chip Cravaack and Democrat Rick Nolan got into it over jobs and other issues in their first debate.   Read More

Teen Returns To School After Romney T-Shirt Flap

A 16-year-old high school sophomore in Philadelphia who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt has returned to school following a rally by cheering supporters.   Read More

Poll Shows Romney With Big Lead In ND, Senate Race A Dead Heat

A new poll shows North Dakotan's give Mitt Romney a sizeable lead -- 54% to President Obama's 40%.   Read More

Cravaack, Nolan Meet In 1st Debate In Minn.'s 8th

Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack faces Democratic challenger Rick Nolan for the first time on a debate stage in Minnesota's most watched House race.   Read More

Regulators Say Senate Candidate Built Golf Course Without Permits

Federal regulators say Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Raese damaged 2 miles of streams and about one-seventh of an acre of wetlands for waterfalls on a private West Virginia golf course he built without the required permits.   Read More