Political News

Republican Bob McDonnell wooed Virginia's independent voters to win a landslide election just a year after the state bucked tradition and voted for Barack Obama.

Republican Chris Christie has been elected the state's next leader over Democrat Gov. Jon Corzine.

A senior House lawmaker is asking Congress to guarantee paid sick leave to workers if their employer asks them to stay home with swine flu or a similar contagious illness.

Voters in New York City have decided to keep the billionaire in office for another four years.

Pittsburgh's 29-year-old mayor beat two independent candidates to win his first full term in office.

President Barack Obama's top budget official promised Tuesday that the administration will try next year to wrestle the skyrocketing budget deficit under control to avoid higher interest rates and putting the health of the economy in jeopardy.

A key lawmaker says recent court decisions blocking suspensions of two NFL players threaten to undermine progress made in reducing performance-enhancing drug use among athletes at all levels.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is making the case for a global deal on climate change to a skeptical audience: members of the U.S. Congress.

Newly released White House tapes from the Vietnam War era portray President John F. Kennedy wrestling over the fate of South Vietnam's strongman in a situation that appears to mirror President Barack Obama's quandary today in dealing with Afghanistan's shaky government.

While a hotly contested congressional seat in upstate New York has generated national attention, a similar special election in Northern California has drawn little outside interest.