Politics

Obama Economic Team AP/ J. Scott Applewhite

Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day?

Exclusive to Yahoo! News – Sat Sep 4, 5:30 pm ET

With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough." Full Story »

  • Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin

    AP – Sat Sep 4, 11:43 pm ET  
    Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, right, attends a public... AP

    DUBLIN - Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed — evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal. Full Story »

  • Obama seeks to shore up support for Wis. Democrats

    AP – 1 hr 49 mins ago  
    FILE - In this June 30, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama... AP

    MADISON, Wis. - President Barack Obama hopes to improve the fortunes of suddenly imperiled Wisconsin Democrats as he celebrates Labor Day with the state's union workers on Monday. Full Story »

  • 5 Best Sunday Columns

    The Atlantic Wire – Sun Sep 5, 7:11 am ET  

    WASHINGTON, DC - The 'Brutal' Dem Plan for November  The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny and Carl Hulse write, "As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members in hopes of saving enough seats to keep a slim grip on the majority. In the next two weeks, Democratic leaders will review new polls and other data that show whether vulnerable incumbents have a path to victory. If not, the party is poised to redirect money to concentrate on trying to protect up to two dozen lawmakers who appear to be in the strongest position to fend off their challengers." In other words, Democrats whose odds look unlikely are getting left behind. Full Story »

  • Outside Groups' Campaign Expenditures Have Doubled

    CQPolitics.com – Sun Sep 5, 6:09 pm ET  

    Outside organizations have shelled out twice as much on ads and other electioneering activities to affect Congressional races so far during the 2010 election cycle as they did two years ago. Full Story »

  • Little-known bill heaven sent for laid-off textile workers

    McClatchy Newspapers – Sun Sep 5, 11:01 am ET  

    NORLINA, N.C. — A few blocks from the restored antebellum homes that draw tourists to rural Warren County, wooden shacks sink into the sandy soil, their tin roofs bowing low, walls askew. Clothes hang on lines outside, limp under a stifling, late-summer sun. Full Story »

  • Both Parties Say Tea Party Hands Them November Wins

    CQPolitics.com – Sun Sep 5, 2:00 pm ET  

    Republican Senators on Sunday predicted widespread victories for their party in November, but Democratic Party operatives said they could keep their hold on Congress thanks to the same group of voters earning GOP praise: the tea party movement. Full Story »

  • South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips

    McClatchy Newspapers – Sat Sep 4, 11:01 am ET  

    WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year. Full Story »

Sen. Byrd's family denounces campaign attack ad

AP – Sun Sep 5, 5:41 pm ET

The family of the late Robert C. Byrd blasted the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat Sunday after he used an image from Byrd's memorial service in a TV ad attacking the Democratic nominee. Full Story »

Obama Unpopular Ahead of Midterms: Will the GOP Benefit?

Time.com – Sun Sep 5, 5:20 pm ET

Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go -- and is a Republican sweep next? Full Story »

Taliban vow to disrupt Afghanistan election

Reuters – Sun Sep 5, 4:34 pm ET

Afghanistan's Taliban said on Sunday they would attempt to disrupt elections this month and warned Afghans to boycott the vote, the first explicit threat against the poll by the hardline Islamists. Full Story »