Texas filing seeks to put off suit tied to Coleman

1:12am Fri 9 Jan 09

A new court filing in Texas seeks to suspend a lawsuit alleging that a friend and donor of Republican Norm Coleman ...

Paterson: Kennedy lacks some experience for Senate

12:22am Fri 9 Jan 09

Gov. David Paterson said for the first time Thursday that Caroline Kennedy's lack of legislative experience is a ...

Obama picks lobbyist as Pentagon No. 2

10:40pm Thu 8 Jan 09

President-elect Barack Obama, who deliberately distanced himself from lobbyists during his campaign and his ...

Obama praises Dean, welcomes Kaine as new DNC chief

12:08am Fri 9 Jan 09

President-elect Barack Obama welcomed Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine Thursday as the new Democratic Party chairman, while ...

Police investigate threat letter to Illinois congressman

8:35pm Thu 8 Jan 09

Police are investigating a threatening letter containing suspicious material that was sent to the office of ...

Former Sen. Larry Craig dropping further appeals

7:18pm Thu 8 Jan 09

Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport ...

Missouri Sen. Kit Bond won't seek re-election

6:14pm Thu 8 Jan 09

Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he does not "aspire ...

No proof Washington said 'so help me God' will Obama?

5:20pm Thu 8 Jan 09

A George Washington myth bites the dust: There's no eyewitness documentation he ever added "So help me God" to the ...

Feds charge 3 N.Y. men in election bias attacks

11:22pm Wed 7 Jan 09

Three white New Yorkers, riled by Barack Obama's victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up ...

CNN reports host up for surgeon general post

3:11am Wed 7 Jan 09

The surgeon general's office may be getting its first celebrity leader since C. Everett Koop left office in the ...