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Is Hillary Clinton a bad campaigner (or just working out the kinks)?The Hillary Clinton wealth flap is still going strong, and some pundits are wondering if she is simply a bad campaigner. Others note that now is the right time to make mistakes.
Primary results: Mississippi, Colorado races highlight GOP splitMississippi primary: With 92 percent of precincts reporting, Republican incumbent Thad Cochran leads with 51 percent to Chris McDaniel's 49 percent.聽
IRS didn't follow law on e-mails, archivist says. Is probe gaining traction?The Republican investigation into whether the IRS discriminated against conservative groups got another boost Tuesday. But the probe hasn't been able to break out of a now-familiar pattern.
Methodists reinstate pastor defrocked over gay son's weddingRev. Frank Schaefer, who was defrocked after he presided over his son's same-sex wedding ceremony and vowed to perform other gay marriages if asked, can return to the pulpit, said a United Methodist Church appeals panel on Tuesday.
How do you fix a polarized D.C.? Here are three ways.D.C. politics is becoming more polarized, and a vast swath of Americans aren't happy about it. A bipartisan group of former politicians recommends three broad fixes.
Cochran vs. McDaniel and four more hot primary races to watchTwo of the longest-serving members of Congress are vying to keep their seats, while tea party-backed candidates aim for more upsets of establishment Republicans.
Iraq crisis: A cautionary tale for US exit from Afghanistan?Some in Congress are alarmed by reports of Iraqi forces throwing down their weapons and fleeing in the face of insurgents. They are asking the Pentagon if the same could happen after US troops leave Afghanistan.
Mississippi braces for political earthquake in Senate GOP runoffTea party insurgent Chris McDaniel has momentum as he seeks to unseat Republican Sen. Thad Cochran in Tuesday's GOP runoff in Mississippi. Team Cochran hopes outreach to black voters will save the day.
Did Michelle Obama just (sort of) endorse Hillary Clinton for 2016?First lady Michelle Obama said this week that she'd like to see a woman hold the Oval Office 'as soon as possible' 鈥� and that she herself has no designs on it, or any other elected position. That kind of narrows the options.
Immigration reform? Nah, these are the GOP's three biggest battles.The House GOP has a new leadership team and is happy. But three big challenges lie ahead that could reopen old fissures. And they're not in the headlines.
Mississippi Senate runoff: Can black voters save Thad Cochran?Sen. Thad Cochran is facing a tight runoff Tuesday in the Republican primary with the tea party-backed Chris McDaniel. Looking for an edge, he's appealing to African-American voters. It's a tactic that has raised eyebrows.
US doesn't mandate paid maternity leave. Obama says it's time to changePresident Obama hosted a summit for working families Monday and pushed for guaranteed paid maternity leave as well as more flexible work schedules.
How New York mayor plans to spread liberal agenda across USNew York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his Boston counterpart, Martin Walsh, want to support liberal solutions to income inequality, and they have a new plan to help other mayors.
Joe Biden: Poor for a D.C. politico?As Hillary Clinton stumbles over her 'dead broke' remark, Joe Biden tells those who might question his ability to empathize with the problems of working people that he's got no stocks, no bonds, and no savings account.
Hillary Clinton and 'wealth': Why the missteps?Did Hillary Clinton mean to exclude her family from the ranks of the 'truly well off,' in a remark to The Guardian? Americans will elect very rich presidents. But if she intends to run in 2016, here's why her comments are dangerous.
Duck Dynasty: Why Zach Dasher is on Hannity Monday nightDuck Dynasty: Zach Dasher, the nephew of "Duck Dynasty" reality TV personality Phil Robertson, is running for Congress.
Neocons, critics fight over who鈥檚 responsible for Iraq messAs the Obama administration jumps back into Iraq with military advisers, political combatants are fighting over who created the problem in the first place.
Would immigration reform make border crisis better 鈥� or worse?Both sides of the immigration reform debate can point to the border, with 50,000 kids flooding across this year, to back their positions. But in the end, they'll probably need each other.
Americans agree with Obama on Iraq, yet score him low on foreign policyA new poll shows Obama鈥檚 foreign policy ranking at an all-time low. Most Americans agree with him on Iraq, but are wary of sending hundreds of military advisers back there.
IRS e-mails: In contentious House hearing, the battle is for credibilityIRS commissioner聽John Koskinen told members of the House Ways and Means Committee, some disbelieving, that the loss of thousands of e-mails was not part of a coverup.