Lawmakers poised to spar with officials over Ebola travel ban

CDC to tell Congress it's still confident it can prevent Ebola outbreak, and Texas hospital director will apologize for missteps in treating first reported US Ebola case

• Oct 16, 2014

Obama juggles campaign duties with Ebola response

Plans to go all out for Democrats in the final weeks before the midterm elections are running smack into a widening ​crisis

• Oct 15, 2014

Is Greg Orman a liberal Democrat? Sen. Pat Roberts thinks so

The Kansas Republican, who is trying to save his job, repeatedly tied the independent Orman to Barack Obama and Harry Reid

• Oct 15, 2014

Hillary Clinton helps a "Clinton Democrat" in Kentucky's Senate race

Clinton says Alison Lundergan Grimes, who's running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, would help ease gridlock in Washington

• Oct 15, 2014

Michelle Obama tells Pennsylvania Democrats to turn out for Tom Wolf

The first lady stresses the importance of turnout: "People were shocked when Barack won -- they're still shocked"

• Oct 15, 2014

Obama adds Maryland to final-stretch campaign stops

The president will stump for Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown in a closer-than-expected race for governor

• Oct 15, 2014

Obama stresses need for faster international response to Ebola

The president speaks with world leaders and cabinet officials about ongoing response to the virus in the U.S. and in West Africa

• Oct 15, 2014

Scott Brown suggests that Ebola could come across the southern border

Brown uses Ebola to make border security argument

• Oct 15, 2014

Wielding a root veggie, Michelle Obama answers: "Turn Down For What?"

The first lady put her own spin on the popular rap song during a Q&A for her "Let's Move!" campaign

• Oct 15, 2014

Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton top poll of 2016 Iowa caucus-goers

Romney leads a crowded Republican field, while Clinton blows away her competition

• Oct 15, 2014

Jeb Bush says his wife would support a presidential run

The prospect of another president in the family still doesn't thrill all the Bushes

• Oct 15, 2014

Back on the campaign trail, will Obama find a receptive crowd?

The president, who continues to suffer from low approval ratings, is headed to friendly territory to support a fellow Democrat

• Oct 15, 2014

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu: Obama rates "a 6 or 7" out of 10

Candidates debate in Louisiana, where control of the U.S. Senate could be determined

• Oct 14, 2014

Federal appeals court rules on Texas voter ID law

The ruling is a defeat for the Justice Department, which says it is being used to suppress minority turnout

• Oct 14, 2014

Is the Democratic Party abandoning Alison Lundergan Grimes?

The party appears to not be going all-out to help Mitch McConnell's challenger

• Oct 14, 2014

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