Now that Herman Cain is out of the race himself, the big question is who his supporters will flock to. While Cain will likely endorse Newt Gingrich, Texas Congressman Ron Paul hopes to win some voters from Cain’s camp.
The 2011 Kennedy Center Honors, held Sunday in Washington, featured appearances by renowned celebrities and diplomats. The event is an annual honor given to individuals in the performing arts for their lifetime contributions to American culture.
The Republican brand, built on a rock-solid no new tax pledge to voters, is showing a few cracks as internal party divisions erupt in the face of rapidly escalating U.S. government debt.
Gingrich, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has support from 25 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers, up from just 7 percent in late October, the poll conducted for The Des Moines Register newspaper found.
The head of an independent Russian election watchdog was detained for 12 hours at a Moscow airport Saturday as part of attempts to stop it monitoring Sunday's vote for a new parliament, the group's lawyer said.
U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Saturday to boost pressure on Republican lawmakers to back an extension of a tax cut for workers that he views as vital to help the fragile economy.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is set to urge key European officials to take decisive action next week at a make-or-break summit to prevent a debt crisis from turning into runaway contagion.
Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has not responded to supporters' ads urging her to run in for president -- but she apparently can relate to Herman Cain's difficulty in dealing with allegations of infidelity.
The U.S. unemployment rate tumbled to a 2-1/2 year low in November, even though the pace of hiring remained too slow to suggest a significant acceleration in the labor market recovery.
The United States and Canada are scheduled to announce a new security agreement next Wednesday designed to lower obstacles between the two nations while ensuring the perimeter around them is secure.
A 2009 report from the Office of Congressional Ethics said there was probable cause to believe Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois agreed to raise campaign money for Gov. Rod Blagojevich in exchange for a Senate seat.
GQ has just released a list of The 25 Least Influential People of 2011, and the list had some big surprises, including past GQ favorites like January Jones and President Barack Obama. See the full list here, and GQ's reasons for including the unlucky 25.
The unemployment rate tumbled to a 2-1/2 year low in November, even though the pace of hiring remained too slow to suggest a significant acceleration in the labor market recovery.
Congress' ongoing battle over a proposed extension of the payroll-tax cut hit its first legislative wall on Thursday night, as two measures to keep the rate at least at 4.2 percent failed to overcome a filibuster in the Senate.
Thanks to a positive unemployment report released Friday, which said America's unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, or its lowest level since March 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama's chances of getting re-elected have increased.
President Barack Obama vowed to boost U.S. efforts to fight AIDS with a new target of providing treatment to 6 million people worldwide by 2013, up from an earlier goal of 4 million.
Employment growth picked up speed in November and the jobless rate dropped to a 2-1/2 year low of 8.6 percent, further evidence the economic recovery was gaining momentum.
Looking for the richest 1 percent? There's a gaggle roaming the Capitol Hill Rotunda. For all the focus on Wall Street's ills and the growing income disparity in America, a prominent target has been overlooked: Congress. Many lawmakers have enjoyed handsome levels of fiscal success.
Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for meat, after congress lifted the five-year-old ban on horse slaughter this week.
Local business men in Malawi are naming their products after names like Osama Bin Ladin, Obama and Bush which is helping them to get unique identity capable of boosting sales.
President Barack Obama announced a $50 million increase in HIV/ AIDS treatments Thursday, funding meant to treat two million additional people.
President Barack Obama and family will light the new national Christmas tree in Washington Thursday evening, according to the National Park Service.
