Politics
A week after New York State Police's Superintendent Harry Corbitt resigned from his post last Tuesday, his replacement, Pedro J. Perez, said Tuesday that he would retire, effective Friday. Read more: Second New York State Police Chief Qu...
"From 'tea party' protesters to antiwar advocates, Americans on all sides of the political spectrum seem angry about something. But for all the tumult, the disaffection today is far less than in many periods in the past." - Christian Science Monitor
Conservative bloggers says the new logo of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, looks "scarily" similar to both President Obama's 2008 campaign symbol and the crescent moon and star design typically seen on Islamic flags. Other say the logo reminds th...
Announced on 15 January 1986, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's three-phase global nuclear disarmament plan called for the liquidation of all nuclear weapons in the world by the year 2000. 10 years after the deadline of Gorbachev's proposal, there...
"Flip-flop diplomacy" at its best: Barack Obama meets Dalai Lama despite objections from China
U.S. President Barack Obama received the Dalai Lama at the White House Thursday despite objections from China. During the talks, Obama expressed his support for Tibetan rights. China, which regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist, called the meetin...
Esquire.com contributor John H. Richardson explores through email forwards how the Tea Party political movement is connected to native American "patriotic poet" Ezra Pound who was found guilty of treason and escaped capital punishment by being dec...
Sky New presenter Kay Burley has been left red-faced after mistaking a Catholic Ash Wednesday symbol on U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's head for a "large bruise".
John Murtha remembered at funeral as veterans' advocate
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Congressman John Murtha was remembered at his funeral Tuesday as a patriot, a fighter for his constituents and for veterans, a consummate politician and a family man able to separate work from his personal life.
New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg is expected to return to work soon after being hospitalized for bleeding ulcer
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg expects to be back to work soon after doctors successfully treated him today for a bleeding ulcer, his spokesman said.
California: Democrats meddling in GOP race, Whitman campaign says
SACRAMENTO -- In its first on-air foray -- a 30-second radio ad attacking Meg Whitman -- an independent Democratic group is being accused of meddling in the Republican gubernatorial primary and favoring Whitman's GOP opponent Steve Poizner.
Sarah Palin: Tea Partiers "Have to Pick a Party"
In front of a crowd of Republican Party activists and the tea-party movement’s rank and file here on Tuesday night, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin seemed to put a damper on speculation that she might consider running for president in 2012 as a...
Illinois Republicans see unique chance for victory
CHICAGO — The last decade was lousy for Illinois Republicans. They lost a Senate seat, their party's last governor went to prison and they were shut out of every statewide office.
Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh says his decision to retire at the end of the year rather than run for re-election has not left his party in a bind.
Kirsten Gillibrand gets William Thompson's backing as she blasts Harold Ford over finances
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand added another prominent African-American supporter to her campaign Monday after taking a shot at Harold Ford for not yet making financial disclosures.
Rep. Gregory Meeks sees racism in Aqueduct racino criticisms of Rev. Floyd Flake, Darryl Greene
ALBANY - Rep. Gregory Meeks insists race is playing a role in the criticism being heaped on Aqueduct racino investors the Rev. Floyd Flake and Darryl Greene.
Joe the Plumber says John McCain 'screwed up my life'
Joe the Plumber, the mascot of the 2008 John McCain campaign for the US presidency, has lashed out at the veteran US senator from Arizona for "screwing up" his life.
Underdog Hayworth says he'll rap McCain on illegal immigration
In explaining his decision to try to end John McCain's 24-year career in the US Senate, J.D. Hayworth, Mr. McCain's opponent and a fellow Republican, borrows an idea from an unlikely source: Barack Obama.
Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana won't run for reelection
Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana announced Monday that he will not seek a third term in November, a decision that, coming on the heels of other Democratic departures, could imperil the party's prospects of retaining control of the Senate.
Obama to discuss jobs on Georgia visit March 2
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will talk about jobs and the economy when he travels to Savannah, Ga., on March 2.
CLIFFSIDE PARK, N.J. — Long-serving U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg fell at his home and was taken by ambulance to a hospital as a precaution, an aide said.