U.S. Politics

• What can Congress do about Puerto Rico’s debt?

  WASHINGTON – Puerto Rico’s $72 billion public debt crisis has forced congressional leaders to...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
• Senate Bill Filed to Ban Powdered Alcohol

  The Senate is going to take up at its session Tuesday a measure that...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
• As Iowa Looms, GOP Wonders: Does Trump Have Fans, or Voters?

  WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s the No. 1 question headed into the primary...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
• In Tight Race, Democrats Debate Passion versus Practicality

  CHARLESTON, S.C. – With just two weeks to go before the first votes of...

  • Posted January 18, 2016
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• GOP Establishment Loses Hope of Winning Iowa, New Hampshire

  HOLLIS, New Hampshire – After months of predicting a comeback for their preferred candidates,...

  • Posted January 17, 2016
• Obama Cites Americans’ Release as Win for ‘Smart’ Diplomacy

  WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner...

  • Posted January 17, 2016
• Viewer’s Guide: Clinton, Sanders in Last Debate Before Iowa

  CHARLESTON, S.C. – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been relatively civil so far...

  • Posted January 17, 2016
• As Primary Race Tightens, Democrats Brace for a Messy Winter

  WASHINGTON – There was a time when Democrats fretted about Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign...

  • Posted January 16, 2016
• Hillary Clinton Campaign Deploys Husband Bill Very Carefully

  KEENE, New Hampshire – Bill Clinton promised voters in 1992 that they’d be getting...

  • Posted January 16, 2016
• Obama Administration Halts New Coal Leases on Federal Land

  WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is imposing a moratorium on new coal leases on...

  • Posted January 15, 2016