Joseph Orovic

New tapes released by the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum show the president's mood was anything but upbeat in his final days. In a prescient discussion with staff members about a looming meeting with the leader of Indonesia, Kennedy noted that Nov. 25 would be a tough day.

Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., will face a prolonged recovery process after suffering from a stroke on Saturday, but his office will continue to function in an official capacity. His bigger duties, however, will be taken off the table.

Arizona Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' resignation has opened the door to a special election process, as her successor will be chosen by June.

Strong storms and possibly tornadoes reportedly killed two in Alabama on Monday, while trapping others in their homes and leaving many across the state without power.

Activists submitted over one million signatures to force a recall of Gov. Scott Walker and a number of state legislators, setting the stage for another electoral fight between Wisconsin's Republican and Democratic parties.

Congressional Republicans are mulling reviving the nixed Keystone XL oil pipeline by marrying it to an extension of the payroll tax cut.

Rick Perry suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination Thursday, ending one of the race's most bizarre and entertaining candidacies. But flash back to September, and nobody -- nobody -- would have predicted we'd see this day.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced the end of his bid for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination and endorsed Newt Gingrich on Thursday in North Charleston, S.C.

A live stream of Rick Perry's announcement that he will end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and endorse Newt Gingrich on Thursday will be live streamed at 11 a.m. EST on CNN.

Rick Perry is expected to announce he will end his bid for the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday.

Rick Santorum thinks he has a solid shot at winning the Iowa caucuses. The former Pennsylvania Senator expressed hope the official vote tally in the Hawkeye State, set for release by the end of the week, will show him overcoming an 8-vote loss to Mitt Romney to be dubbed the eventual winner.

Long after leaving the confines of Zuccotti Park, the Occupy Wall Street movement hopes to re-emerge in force on Tuesday in Washington D.C. as the U.S. House of Representatives reconvenes.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may have to start campaigning early, if a petition drive to recall the embattled lawmaker proves fruitful on Tuesday.

One-time presidential candidate and former Democratic Senator John Edwards suffers from a heart condition which led a judge on Friday to delay his trial on charges of violating campaign finances laws.

A new word has become more common the Obama administration's lexicon: veto. After three years spent cultivating the image of a middle ground-seeking compromiser-in-chief, the White House appears to have made a 180-degree turn. Three veto threats have been floated against major pieces of legislation. President Barack Obama suddenly refuses take any gruff from Congressional Republicans.

Several airlines have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation in an effort to overturn new rules regulating the industry's advertised rates.

President Barack Obama plans to introduce a series of incentives to bring outsourced jobs back to America and increase domestic investment.

President Barack Obama faces an uphill climb in the Sunshine State 10 months before Election Day, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

Mitt Romney continues to hold a double-digit lead over his Republican opponents going into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary but still trails President Barack Obama in a head-to-head match, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

If the current Republican primary has taught us anything, having rich supporters with high incomes has become the difference between first and fifth place. Thank the Supreme Court. Its controversial Citizens United decision has prolonged the shelf life of candidates that once would have been long dead. Ask Newt Gingrich.

Republican voters have been morose about their electoral options in 2012, and their mood is not improving going into New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday, according to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

White House Chief of Staff William Daley is resigning effective at the end of this month, to be replaced by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jacob Lew.

When U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Thorsen delivered a speech at Ron Paul's caucus night rally in Iowa on Tuesday, he never expected to become a pseudo-symbol. By the time he finished speaking, the 28-year-old would come to embody a breed of supporter seemingly unique to the Ron Paul universe: The War-Weary Veteran.

House Democrats called Republicans' bluff this morning by attempting to hijack a pro forma session into doing actual work. The stunt was meant to lampoon Republicans' claims that Congress is not in recess, as the pro forma sessions represent the usual order of business.

Mass transit users worldwide are getting ready to be a little cheeky on Sunday Jan. 8, when the 11th Annual No Pants Subway Ride will take over subway systems globally. Over 57 cities have promised to join the trouser-free commute, including Mexico City, London and Tel Aviv.

U.S. Army Cpl. Jesse Thorsen took the stage at Ron Paul's caucus night rally in Iowa on Tuesday with a few things on his mind. By the time he finished speaking, the 28-year-old would come to embody a breed of supporter seemingly unique to the Ron Paul universe: The War-Weary Veteran.

The U.S. Department of Defense and CIA are investigating claims that the Obama administration gave Oscar Award winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow more than a peek at classified information about the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Mitt Romney's win in the Iowa caucuses has slapped him with a once-familiar tag: frontrunner. It may signal a return to the common stasis of any campaign. Where once intra-party bickering sunk many past frontrunners, the common political mantra of punch up has taken hold in the 2012 campaign. Perhaps the era of surging candidates is over?

The former Utah governor Jon Huntsman has put all of his campaign eggs in New Hampshire, hoping for a positive outcome in the state's primary next Tuesday. Despite languishing in the polls, Huntsman has made over 150 appearances in the Granite State, which he hopes will pay off and catapult him into the new Republican of Choice -- with Rick Santorum's success serving as the model.