American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi said she thinks her Republican father will win the New York race for U.S. senator.

President Barack Obama on Friday delayed for three days his trip to Indonesia and Australia, an announcement meant to give frantic House Democratic leaders

Michelle Obama will make her first solo official trip as first lady to Mexico next month, to stress education and economic development, the White House said

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin will be in Arizona the last weekend of March as part of Senator John McCain's (R-AZ) re-election campaign. Details of that

A former aide to John Edwards has been given until Friday to provide a judge with a full explanation of how he handled materials including a videotape

Lawmakers working to craft a new comprehensive immigration bill have settled on a way to prevent employers from hiring illegal immigrants: a national biometric

The candidates are set for the Texas Governor's race. So who's in the lead now? Incumbent Rick Perry or former Houston Mayor Bill White?

Rep. Eric Massa used his final hours in office to settle scores with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and other

President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents

Seeking to add fresh urgency to his drive for a health care overhaul, President Barack Obama took insurance companies to task Monday, saying rising premiums

A state district judge in Houston has granted a pretrial motion declaring the death penalty unconstitutional, a decision that the Texas attorney general called

A new book claims U.S. President Barack Obama once confided to adviser Valerie Jarrett that he thought Republican strategist Karl Rove hated him, Fox News

In the latest Rasmussen polls Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White has moved up in approval ratings showing that the race for governor of Texas is

A congressman who has played a key role in the long-running health care debate says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul unless a provision

Rank-and-file Democrats in Congress remain wary of health care legislation in spite of President Barack Obama's closing argument for overhauling the system,