Stein crosses party lines, helps Franken
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Liberal Al Franken is good enough and smart enough to win some of conservative Ben Stein's money Â and doggone it, Stein likes him.
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The latest regime of George Steinbrenner&#39;s Evil Empire has picked a perfect time to prove just how all conquering it can be. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY.
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The Illinois senator narrowed the delegate gap with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Comedian and political commentator Al  Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic  nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by  Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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The New Hampshire primary campaign appears undiminished as a rite of passage for presidential candidates, despite a breakthrough by political activists in other states who have long sought to water down the Granite StateÃ¢ÂÂs influence as host of the first-in-the-nation primary.
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Joe Girardi spoke with George Steinbrenner and they quickly found common ground: Northwestern football.
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Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a declared candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, is not yet familiar to most voters outside his home state. But the candidate has enjoyed some early success raising money from Democrats residing in other places.
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The Democratic candidate offers up four new principles, and with a thin veil, addresses the outsider vs. insider messages of her rivals.
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Bernanke's testimony bolsters support for quick action from Republicans and Democrats.
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US primary elections gave Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton a green light for a re-election bid in New York, while a controversial Republican senator in Rhode Island garnered his party's backing.
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Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder&#39;s party was heartened Monday after faring better than expected in east German state elections, but a strong showing by fringe parties on the right
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Comedian and political commentator Al Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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Comedian and political commentator Al Franken ended a three-year stint as a talk radio host by announcing on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.
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Two of the most influential papers for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire -- the first two states to weigh in at the polls in 2008 -- both endorsed John McCain in the Republican presidential race, but differed in their choice in the Democratic contest.
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Presidential hopeful Barack Obama won the endorsement Saturday of U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, a popular moderate in largely Republican Nebraska who said he believes Obama has ability to bridge the partisan divide and to carry Democratic candidates across the country to victory in 2008.
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Like her husband, Senator Clinton is pushing a moderate Democratic agenda. But  online activists are pushing the party in a different direction
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Democrats endorsed Sen. Joe Lieberman&#039;s bid for a fourth term Friday, but an anti-war challenger collected enough delegates to force the senator into his first primary fight as an incumbent.