The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More>>
Monday, June 10 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-06-10 13:57:11 GMT
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.More
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.More
Thursday, June 6 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-06-06 15:29:54 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP)— The Obama administration on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protectingMore
The government has been secretly collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top secret court order, according to the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Obama administration defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, but critics said it was a huge over-reach.More
Thursday, June 6 2013 9:51 AM EDT2013-06-06 13:51:30 GMT
LINCOLN, Del.- Delaware Rep. David L. Wilson, R-Cedar Creek-Hundred, was injured in a Wednesday morning three-vehicle crash near Lincoln that killed two people and left four other people injured. WilsonMore
Delaware Rep. David L. Wilson, R-Cedar Creek-Hundred, was injured in a Wednesday morning three-vehicle crash near Lincoln that killed two people and left four other people injured.More
Monday, June 3 2013 3:51 PM EDT2013-06-03 19:51:34 GMT
Republican David Craig has officially announced his bid to run for governor of Maryland.More
Harford County Executive David Craig on Monday officially announced his bid to seek the GOP nomination for governor, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown picked Howard County Executive Ken Ulman as his running mate.More
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: "Not so fast."More
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.More
The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to vote on its first immigration bill this year, a tough enforcement measure giving state and local officials new powers to act against people here illegally.More
Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an...More
The abortion wars are returning to Congress in a big way with House legislation to ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches 20 weeks of age.More
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as yet another example of a...More
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill says she is supporting a super political action committee encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016.More
Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed an outside political group encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016, saying it was important for Democrats to build a groundswell of support for the former secretary of...More
The leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out...More
Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought.More
A Pakistani spokesman says a bomb blast at a funeral in northwestern Pakistan has killed 12 people.More
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target,...More
Mel Wymore (WEYE'-mohr) is a typical city council candidate in many ways. He's campaigning in New York as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of local organizations.More
Mel Wymore is a typical city council candidate in many ways, campaigning as a community board appointee, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations. But Wymore's community-leader resume has an unusual...More
The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.More
States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in...More
Party leaders in Greece's ruling coalition are trying to heal the rift over the closure of the country's state TV and radio broadcaster that is threatening to topple the government and compromise the...More
The Greek government has avoided collapsing over a dispute stemming from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' move to close the state-owned television broadcaster after a high court ruling offered a way out of a week-long...More
Delaware's general elections will be held Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Click on "more" for details about voter registration, information about all the races up for grabs, who and what are on the ballot, election times and polling locations.More
Maryland's primary elections are being held Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Click on "more" for information about all the races up for grabs, who is on the ballot, election times and polling locations.More
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