politics

Barack Obama's right-wing opponents cast him as a socialist failure. His left-wing hecklers see him as an overcautious hedger. But, critics notwithstanding, the President is on a path to be a huge success by the time of November's midterm elections.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi praised the Navy’s decision to name an amphibious warship after Rep. John Murtha, but the formal announcement Friday added fuel to an already smoldering backlash online.

Facing the threat of new U.N. sanctions, Iran's president says the veto power held by the U.S. and other permanent Security Council members is a "satanic tool."

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday he was "upping the tempo" with just under two weeks to go before the May 6 general election in which he is battling to avoid being kicked out of office.

An article in Talking Points Memo introduces the "Crash The Tea Party" activist group that aims to discredit the Tea Party political movement by infiltrating in their members and make them look like fools.

Polish MP Artur Gorski claims the Russian government intervened in the landing of the Polish president's plane to prevent him from attending a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, causing the aircraft to crash.

West Palm Beach CBS has revealed that Florida Governor Charlie Crist travels everywhere with a fan to keep him cool during interviews.

An interesting commentary on Telegraph.co.uk contemplates why U.S. General David Petraeus could be an ideal candidate for president of the United States.

A little girl looks totally bored with the hype surrounding U.S. President Barack Obama, as he visits Portland, Maine. Supporters queued up hours ahead of the presidential visit at the Portland Expo Centre, with some people even camping out overni...

Congressman Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) is afraid that the U.S. Territory of Guam is going to "tip over and capsize" due to overpopulation.