Chris McDaniel seeks cash to challenge "sham" Mississippi runoff

GOP Sen. Thad Cochran's primary challenger, who has yet to concede, is mulling legal action to challenge the election results

• Jul 2, 2014

Lack of trust in Obama didn't kill immigration reform

John Dickerson: GOP infighting killed it, but that still doesn't leave the president with many options

• Jul 2, 2014

Who is the worst president since WWII?

New polling reveals American voters don't have very positive opinions about recent presidents

• Jul 2, 2014

After Hobby Lobby, contraception fight continues

Conservatives say Hobby Lobby is a good sign for ongoing court battles over the Obamacare contraception law

• Jul 2, 2014

TV stations to make political advertising data accessible online

Viewers can now go online and look up which groups are paying for campaign commercials and how much they're spending

• Jul 1, 2014

50 years after Civil Rights Act, Americans see progress on race

Despite the positive sentiment, most say at least some racial discrimination still exists, a new CBS News poll shows

• Jul 1, 2014

Poll: Many veterans say it's difficult to access VA care

The Gallup poll also shows a majority of veterans say they're less confident in the scandal-plagued VA health system

• Jul 1, 2014

David Petraeus: I saw the ISIS conflict coming

The former Army general and CIA director on the al Qaeda-inspired insurgency movement bearing down on Syria and Iraq

• Jul 1, 2014

Obama: No apologies for executive actions

Reacting again to House Speaker John Boehner's impending lawsuit over executive actions, the president seems unconcerned

• Jul 1, 2014

How many U.S. troops are currently in Iraq?

As the administration reacts to the crisis there, there has been a flurry of U.S. troop movement

• Jul 1, 2014

U.S. ambassador's delicious World Cup bet: pancakes v. waffles

Ahead of the United States' World Cup game against Belgium, diplomats raise the stakes with tasty breakfast wager

• Jul 1, 2014

High Court affirms religious rights apply to all contraception coverage

Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that its Hobby Lobby ruling applies broadly to the Obamacare birth control coverage requirement

• Jul 1, 2014

Obama sounds the alarm on looming Highway Trust Fund shortfall

His proposal to avert a potential transportation crisis will likely be a nonstarter for Republicans

• Jul 1, 2014

Americans feel freedom at home is on the decline, poll says

In the last seven years, the percentage of people who say they can choose to do what they want with their lives has dropped

• Jul 1, 2014

GOP proceeds cautiously after Hobby Lobby ruling

Though the Supreme Court's decision was a decisive Republican victory, party leaders are wary of alienating women and younger voters

• Jul 1, 2014

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