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Vegas, Cincinnati end bids for 2016 GOP convention. Who's front-runner now?Las Vegas and Cincinnati, withdrawing their bids, won't play host to the 2016 Republican National Convention. Four cities remain in the running, all in the nation's midsection.
USA Freedom Act 101: How far did House go to rein in the NSA?The House passed a sweeping bill Thursday to end the NSA's bulk data collection of Americans' phone metadata. The USA Freedom Act had bipartisan support and White House backing. You'll want the answers to these five questions.聽
Is 'ageism' at heart of shocking video against Mississippi senator?In Texas and Mississippi, where a senator's bedridden wife is in the news, questions about candidate age are cropping up. Young challengers say 'it's time for new blood,' but everyone knows what they mean. And sometimes they say it out loud: Age matters.聽
Obama visits Cooperstown. Which president knew baseball best?Barack Obama is apparently the first sitting president to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. But he's not the most knowledgeable baseball fan. One president drew up his own all-time all-stars team.
Why Pennsylvania鈥檚 GOP governor is relenting on gay marriageGov. Tom Corbett (R) now says he will not appeal Tuesday's ruling striking down Pennsylvania's anti-gay marriage laws. He cites legal reasoning, but his tough reelection battle probably played a role.
House Democrats to join new Benghazi probe. Prudence, or worry?Democrats had threatened to boycott a new House panel to investigate the Obama administration's handling of the deadly 2012 assault on US posts in Benghazi, Libya. On Wednesday, they relented, citing need to keep check on GOP.
Rand Paul thumps Obama nominee over US drone strikes on AmericansRand Paul takes to the Senate floor Wednesday to oppose the nomination of David Barron to a US appeals court, citing one of his signature issues: the use of military drones to target Americans.
Do tea party losses show GOP establishment has learned its lesson?So far, the tea party has notched few victories in the 2014 Republican primaries. Republican incumbents aren't taking anything for granted. But the biggest test comes June 3 in Mississippi.聽
Is Obama nudging VA chief Shinseki offstage?President Obama gave embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki tepid support at a White House press conference: 'If he thinks he鈥檚 let our veterans down, then I鈥檓 sure that he is not going to be interested in continuing to serve.'
Pundit Dinesh D'Souza's illegal campaign contributions. What was he thinking?Conservative commentator Dinesh D鈥橲ouza, known for his film '2016 Obama鈥檚 America,' admitted in court he had two associates contribute $10,000 each to the campaign of Senate candidate Wendy Long.
Primary day: Mitch McConnell cruising in Kentucky?Lots of smart political people thought tea party-affiliated challenger Matt Bevin might give Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell a tough race, but that hasn鈥檛 developed, according to polls.
McConnell primary: Why Kentucky is such an oddball in US politicsSen. Mitch McConnell is poised to defeat a tea party opponent in Kentucky's Senate primary on Tuesday, but Democrats still enjoy a registration advantage in the fall general election.
Mitt Romney wants 'n word'-using police official to go. Why is he involved?Mitt Romney joined calls for the Wolfeboro, N.H., police commissioner to resign over use of a 'vile epithet' to refer to President Obama. The GOP's ex-presidential nominee has a keen interest in that community.
Hillary Clinton: defenders push back against Karl Rove on her healthKarl Rove isn't backing down on his comments about Hillary Clinton's health, rousing Democratic push-back. Will voters grow weary of front-runner Clinton this far ahead of the next presidential election?
Obama's new India problem: What to do with Narendra Modi?Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, but until Friday, he was banned from traveling to the US because of allegations related to a 2002 riot. It's a new complication for already-rocky US-India relations.聽
New tea party twist: Mississippi candidate in trouble for 'offensive' videoTea party candidates have made gaffes before, but Mississippi Senate candidate Chris McDaniel is caught in a scandal over a secret video of his opponent's ill wife allegedly made by a supporter.- How much do you know about Jeb Bush? Take our quiz.
John Ellis 'Jeb' Bush, the former two-term Republican governor of Florida, says he鈥檚 thinking of running for president in 2016. If he ran and won, he would be America鈥檚 third President Bush, following his father and brother 鈥� an unprecedented feat for a single family in US history. But Jeb Bush is his own man, and would bring unique qualifications to the table, starting with fluency in Spanish. In his family, he is seen as the policy wonk, driven by big ideas. Test your knowledge.
To hold Senate, Democrats look to black voters. Will enough be there?In a handful of states, including Georgia, Democratic Senate candidates are counting on black voters to turn out big time to help them win. But signs are that enthusiasm for Democrats has been slipping among African-Americans.
Mortgage reform leaps a Senate hurdle. Will election politics trip it up?The Senate banking panel approved, on a bipartisan vote, a bill to redefine the federal role in the housing industry, including how to reshape mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here's how the bill got this far 鈥� and why it now may stall.- Mortgage reform leaps a Senate hurdle. Will election politics trip it up?The Senate banking panel approved, on a bipartisan vote, a bill to redefine the federal role in the housing industry, including how to reshape mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Here's how the bill got this far 鈥� and why it now may stall.
