Supreme Court wins more Republican support with recent rulings

Although Americans are evenly split on the court's performance overall, Republican support is up 21 percentage points over last September

• Jul 14, 2014

Obama a "shark" at the pool table, Gov. Hickenlooper says

The president surprised the Colorado governor by beating him twice, winning $20

• Jul 14, 2014

Democrats get help from Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Sen. Warren is quickly becoming a top Democratic fundraiser and campaign powerhouse

• Jul 14, 2014

Democrats scour records for provocative comments from GOP candidates

Democrats are resting their hopes on GOP contenders imploding with their own politically off-key statements

• Jul 14, 2014

Obama to press Congress over Highway Trust Fund

Announcing executive actions; such unilateral moves have angered GOP lawmakers; fund could run out of money next month

• Jul 14, 2014

GOP to Obama: It'll take more than money to fix immigration problems

As Congress focuses on Obama's $3.7 billion request to deal with the child immigration crisis, Republicans argue money is only part of the solution

• Jul 14, 2014

As Gaza death toll mounts, U.S. politicians rally behind Israel

Over 150 Palestinians have been killed, but American politicians say Israel must defend itself from rockets launched from the Gaza Strip

• Jul 13, 2014

Solution to child immigrant crisis divides politicians

The Texas governor calls for more border security, while Rep. Gutierrez says that won't stop children from fleeing their home countries

• Jul 13, 2014

DoJ would support same-sex marriage at Supreme Court, Holder says

If the Supreme Court takes up the issue, attorney general says Justice Department would file a brief supporting the rights of gay couples to wed

• Jul 13, 2014

Can Israel avoid civilian deaths in Gaza offensive?

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is hiding rockets next to schools and mosques, while PLO rep Maen Rashid Areikat says that is no excuse for killing civilians

• Jul 13, 2014

As Iraq burns, Rick Perry condemns "isolationist" Rand Paul

In op-ed, Texas governor suggests Kentucky senator is "blind" to threat posed by advancing extremists in Iraq and Syria

• Jul 12, 2014

Obama to GOP: Instead of suing me, "do something"

President Obama mocks House Republicans' planned lawsuit against him, saying they're suing him for doing his job while they refuse to do their own

• Jul 12, 2014

GOP Senate candidate: Reform the VA, balance the budget

Joni Ernst, an Iowa state senator and lieutenant colonel in the National Guard, is considered one of the GOP's most promising 2014 recruits

• Jul 12, 2014

Debate over taxing sugary drinks re-ignited in Calif.

Tax proposal in San Francisco, Berkeley aims to fight obesity, but the soft-drink industry is fighting too

• Jul 12, 2014

LeBron James's departure becomes campaign fodder in Florida

Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign draws a negative comparison between the basketball player and Democrat Charlie Crist

• Jul 11, 2014

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