Utah's Mia Love hasn't exactly announced that she is running for Congress again, but Rep. Jim Matheson isn't taking any chances. Mr. Matheson, a Democrat who barely survived a challenge from Mrs. Love, a Republican, in 2012, is building a war chest i ...

CHICAGO - After months of drama surrounding Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in Congress, the race to replace the congressman with the prominent name has pivoted to a different high-profile topic: guns. Only a short time ago, most of the attention in Illinoi ...

If Hillary Clinton isn't in the 2016 U.S. presidential mix, a Washington Post commentary says Homeland Security head Janet Napolitano may be the woman to watch. Before moving to Washington Napolitano was a well-regarded and popular governor in Arizon ...

CHICAGO (AP) - An Illinois state senator who hopes to replace Jesse Jackson Jr. in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected in court to face a felony charge for trying to take a handgun onto a flight from Chicago to Washington. The Cook County S ...

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) - His popularity surging because of his handling of Superstorm Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday that he will seek re-election so he can continue leading the state through a recovery effort he said will extend past his ...

BEIJING (AP) - Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College for 33 minutes? In China, where Gao Xiaosong's straightforward explanation of the system drew more than 1 million hits in four days. Chinese have long been fa ...

MENTOR, Ohio - Reaching for the finish line, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama embarked Saturday on the final 72-hour haul of their long, grinding quest for victory, swatting at one another over what should motivate Americans to vote, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Mitt Romney is planning to host an Ohio rally Friday evening to launch a four-day sprint to Election Day. The Republican presidential candidate will join running mate Paul Ryan in suburban Cincinnati along with Romney's family, ath ...

(AP) - After waking up in Tampa, Fla., Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney walked down a hotel hallway carrying his own bags as he prepared to leave one swing state behind and make his way to another. Accompanied by a few Secret Service age ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A strengthening Hurricane Sandy disrupted the White House campaign Monday, with President Obama canceling two campaign days to monitor the storm and Republican Mitt Romney sketching out contingency plans. Obama rushed out of battleg ...