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Chicago's Rahm Emanuel, victorious, now faces $550 million pension shortfallThe fact that Rahm Emanuel faced a runoff is a sign of the concern around how to handle big pension deficits. But old mind-sets about public-employee compensation are giving way to new economic and demographic realities.
South Carolina police shooting: what we know, how we know itA bystander video disputes police officer's account of the fatal shooting of an unarmed, fleeing black suspect after聽a traffic stop over a broken taillight.聽
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wins runoff electionThe mayoral runoff on Tuesday was the first since the city changed the way it conducts elections in 1990s.
Rand Paul enters 2016 fray: how big money changes GOP calculusWhat鈥檚 new isn鈥檛 that lots of candidates are running. It鈥檚 that the fund-raising climate can boost their staying power 鈥� and may complicate Republican efforts to retake the presidency.
Will Democrats like Chuck Schumer help scuttle Obama's Iran deal?A growing number of Democrats back legislation to give Congress the right to review any Iranian nuclear deal. But it's not clear whether they also would be willing to vote down such a deal, delivering a blow to their own president.聽
Sen. John McCain announces he will seek a sixth term in 2016John聽McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee,聽said in an announcement Monday his Senate career is 'just getting started.'
Rand Paul presidential bid immediately hit with attack adAn ad linking Sen. Rand Paul to Obama's policy on Iran seeks to overshadow the Kentucky Republican's announcement Tuesday that he is running for president.
Michelle Obama upstages Easter bunny with 'Uptown Funk' danceMichelle Obama showed off her boogie bonafides by upstaging both the president and the Easter bunny at Monday's White House Easter Egg Roll.
Rand Paul vs. Ted Cruz: Is 2016 big enough for both of them?Two peas in the tea party pod, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are actually looking to do opposite things as candidates for the presidency. Mr. Paul wants to expand the Republican brand, Mr. Cruz wants to narrow it.
Dick and Liz Cheney attack Obama leadership in new bookDick and Liz Cheney's new book, 'Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America,' will be published on Sept. 1.
Rand Paul is not Ron Paul, for better or worseLike other political scions, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has benefited from his father's brand. Now that he's officially running for president, he needs to ditch it.- Eight family members die in generator tragedy in MarylandA single dad and his seven children were found dead in their Princess Anne, Md., home. Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning.聽
Is Rand Paul ready to run in 2016 presidential race?Sen. Rand聽Paul, a first-term senator for Kentucky, is set to begin his White House campaign on Tuesday, kicking off the presidential run with a rally in his home state.
Rolling Stone's botched rape story: how bad journalism happensSexual assault on college campuses is a serious problem that deserves better attention that it often receives. But a failure to verify an accuser's claims聽harms actual victims of sexual assault.
Is Jeb Bush Hispanic? Yes, according to 2009 voter-registration application.Presidential hopeful Jeb Bush may have made a mistake claiming Hispanic heritage on a voter-registration form. But even Univision might forgive the slip-up.
Why a convicted murderer is getting a free sex-change operationGiven that prisoners are wards of the state, they鈥檙e generally entitled to essential medical care free of charge.聽Yet聽sexual reassignment surgery may be different.
Swing state voters support legal pot: What does that mean for 2016?Many advocates and observers say marijuana legalization will be a key issue in the 2016 presidential race.
California drought or dream? Jerry Brown at a hinge of Golden State history.Gov. Jerry Brown must decide if he can keep his father's expansive vision for the state alive at a time when California is dealing with a severe drought.
Indiana, Arkansas, and other 'religious freedom' laws: Trouble for the GOPThe governors of Indiana and Arkansas had to act quickly to stem the backlash against 'religious freedom' laws. Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says too many fellow Republicans are 'fighting for laws that fly in the face of equality and freedom.'
Bush v. Cruz in 2016: Why Jeb's lead may be real and Ted's rise, just a bumpIt's worth noting that Bush鈥檚 numbers are higher in this poll than they have been in any polling since the beginning of the year. The fact that he's now hitting numbers above 20% tends to cast doubts on the claim that Bush is 'too moderate' for the GOP base.