Rahm Emanuel has talked with President Barack Obama and other powerful leaders about some of the most serious questions of the day.Now, in his bid to be Chicago mayor, he will have to sit in a room in the bowels of a government building and answer questions from lawyers and city residents who don't

A bipartisan bloc of senators easily propelled President Obama’s tax cut compromise over a key procedural hurdle yesterday, clearing the way for a final Senate vote as early as today, and setting the stage for a potential showdown later this week among divided Democrats in the House.A looming Jan. 1

Residents here rejoiced two years ago when gas companies poked into a mammoth natural gas deposit 2 miles under their homes, sparking a modern-day gold rush.The companies offered residents tens of thousands of dollars an acre to drill on their land, enriching some folks overnight in this rural corner

On two separate Sunday news programs, the still-popular rascal of the 1990’s, Former President Bill Clinton, said that President Obama “was socked by the intensity of Republican opposition” and that “It disoriented him for awhile”, but that he is “getting his groove back”.President Clinton went on

Worshipers crowded the aisles and spilled out the doorway of a small storefront church in the Bronx, where a small congregation of about 50 swelled on Sunday with those from nearby churches who stopped to offer condolences.There was weeping and singing for hours over the loss of the church’s leader,

Looking ahead at this week's events focused on philanthropy and social innovation along with the political heavyweights that are set to gather, I can only think of one way to describe it -- philanthropy in overdrive.Here's a sneak preview of what's to come:Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting

President Barack Obama heads to Pennsylvania on Monday to raise money for Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak, who is locked in a tight race for a seat considered a must-win for the president's party.Democrats know that Sestak's chances of winning depend heavily on the party's ability to ramp up

One of the new stars of the Tea Party movement, an entertainer recently mistaken in Delaware for an actual politician, is Christine O'Donnell. Start here with O'Donnell, just because you have to:Even Karl Rove thinks she is too far off the grid. This from a guy who thought Dick Cheney was fine.Delaware

President Barack Obama urged Republicans on Wednesday to help renew Bush-era tax cuts quickly for the middle class but not wealthier Americans -- a flashpoint issue going into November's congressional election."We simply don't have time any more to play games," Obama said at the White House.With trillions

Justice Stephen Breyer expressed frustration with popular perceptions of the Supreme Court as a partisan battlefield, making an unusual public statement after a term full of 5-4 splits on politically sensitive issues.Americans "think we're a group of junior league politicians," he said during a recent

Sarah Palin may have a magic touch with candidates she endorses, but nearly half of American voters aren't impressed by the former Republican vice presidential candidate.The Tea Party isn't so popular, either.Just 21% of those asked have a favorable view of Palin, according to a new CBS News/New York

Police say four people have been arrested for posing as San Bruno pipeline explosion victims in a scheme to get free food and other aid.The San Francisco Chronicle says they submitted false driver's license applications at the Department of Motor Vehicles to show they lived in the burned out area where

President Barack Obama is announcing that 100 corporate CEOs will collaborate to support his goal of improving student performance in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math education.The CEOs have created a nonprofit organization called Change the Equation, designed to bring successful,

President Barack Obama will appoint Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren as a special adviser to oversee the creation of a new consumer finance protection bureau, a Democratic official said Wednesday.Warren would report to both the Treasury Department and the White House in a role that would not require

U.S. home seizures reached a record for the third time in five months in August as lenders completed the foreclosure process for thousands of delinquent owners, according to RealtyTrac Inc.Bank repossessions climbed 25 percent from a year earlier to 95,364, the most since the Irvine, California-based

President Barack Obama's popular support has softened at home, but he still has plenty of fans in Europe, a poll released Wednesday found.More than three-quarters of those polled in 11 European Union countries said they approve of Obama's handling of international policies, compared with just over half

President Barack Obama's back-to-school welcome to the nation's students created less controversy in North Texas this year as fewer parents objected to letting their children view the address and more districts made it available.Obama spoke to students at an elite school in Philadelphia for about 20

US President Barack Obama has written a children's book which is to be published on 16 November, two weeks after Congressional mid-term elections.The book - Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters - was written before Mr Obama took office in January 2009.The 40-page book pays tribute to 13 Americans,

There probably aren't enough earbuds to go around to block out the confusing noise emanating from Washington over the expiring Bush tax cuts.While we can't quiet the partisan shouting, we'll try to offer clarity on just what it is they're debating.To start, here are answers to some basic questions about

Carl Paladino, a developer and Tea Party supporter, won the Republican nomination for New York governor and will face Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, in November’s general election.Paladino, 64, overcame an early 27 percentage-point lead by Rick Lazio using more than $3 million of his own

One afternoon in late June, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's political advisers invited their boss to a downtown conference room to report an unsettling development: Focus groups commissioned by the campaign were saying that Fenty's leadership style was offensive and that he was oblivious to constituents'

Tropical Storm Karl strengthened on Wednesday on a path that posed a risk to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and some of its oil installations in the Bay of Campeche while two hurricanes raced across the Atlantic Ocean.Neither Hurricane Igor nor Julia posed an immediate threat to land or energy interests

Non-public meetings are on tap for U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday in Washington.After receiving the daily briefings in the Oval Office, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , the daily agenda indicates.Obama will welcome the Secretary General of the

Gov. Paterson yesterday had one more thing to say about building a mosque near Ground Zero: Please, don't say anything -- at least until after Sept. 11.The governor asked both supporters and detractors not to talk about the fiery issue this week out of respect for the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah,

Republicans have a slight edge over Democrats on the economy, according to a new national poll.A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday indicates that 46 percent of Americans say that Republicans in Congress would do a better job dealing with the economy, with 43 percent saying that

Tropical Storm Hermine crossed the Rio Grande River into south Texas with high winds and heavy rain after making landfall in northeastern Mexico hours earlier, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.The storm was about 65 miles (105 kilometers) southwest of Corpus Christi, Texas, at 4 a.m. local time

President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of jump-starting economic growth ahead of the November elections.An