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– Sen. Barack Obama has weathered his share of racially insensitive remarks over the past several months, but when a Georgia congressman referred to him and his wife as “uppity” last week it was a throwback to whole different era.
Barack Obama isn't John McCain's only opponent. Sometimes McCain sounds like he's running almost as hard against President Bush and the Republican Party as he is against Obama, his Democratic rival for the White House.
A few months ago, abortion was hardly on the radar in presidential politics. But then John McCain picked staunchly pro-life Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate. Now, Sen. Obama has launched an ad targeting John McCain's opposition to abortion rights. Could the issue be potent enough to swing votes in the remaining weeks of the election?
Speaking on Face The Nation , the Republican presidential candidate said that rival Senator Barack Obama has not worked as a reformer because he has not challenged Democrats.
The man who once called the media his "base" now restricts access and claims unfair treatment. Here's why
MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews as co-anchors of political night coverage with David Gregory, and will use the two newsmen as commentators.
With his unconventional wardrobe, Camilio Villegas provided a much-needed blast of freshness
Sam Gustin says: Barack Obama may be the more Web-savvy presidential candidate, but his campaign's internet advertising decreased sharply in August, according to new data from Nielsen Online.
FLINT, Michigan -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's visit to Flint Monday may be only for a select few, but some say the visit is a sign of how important Genesee County and the state are in the presidential election.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who made a brief return to the national stage during last month's Democratic convention, will not return to the Senate this year as he battles a brain tumor, his office has announced.
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- No Madonna kiss. No Michael Jackson cameo. No flying Howard Stern. Not even a Kanye tantrum.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A spokesman for Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is taking the Chicago Sun-Times to task for reporting on a verbal slip Obama made referring to "my Muslim faith."
USA TODAY and Gannett News Service host daily newsmaker interviews at the Democratic and Republican national conventions. The interviews are live-streamed each day from the convention and the video is then archived and available on demand.
The US presidential election was set to shift into high gear Monday as Republican John McCain and Democratic rival Barack Obama rallied supporters in battleground states after a rare day off.
Cheney sees nothing stopping Palin from being a good veep; calls her speech 'superb' ... Obama drops daughters off for first day of classes at University of Chicago school ... Obama, McCain economic plans rely on tax cuts, but in sharply different ways
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who has brain cancer, will not be on Capitol Hill this week when Congress returns from its summer break. He intends to work from his Massachusetts home this fall and return to the Senate in January.
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