Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats narrowed the list of contenders for their 2016 national convention to three cities on Monday, announcing the party’s next ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush e...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York comptroller says most voting shareholders backed his proposal that H&R Block disclose spending on political activitie...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With a new book, an appearance on David Letterman, high-profile trips overseas and a bigger campaign account than any other govern...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, the stark reality of the looming midterm elections is that the best outcome for his party gets him nothi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s October and in some places, voters are already voting. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll finds those likely to cast a ballot...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bid for a second term bagged an endorsement from a Rockefeller Republican on Wednesday as Republican gubernatorial...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino, traded barbs Monday over tax returns, tax assessments and family phot...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he still intends to act on his own to change immigration policies but stopped short of reiterating his p...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In a move certain to bolster his national standing with conservatives, Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal sued the Obama administrat...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Hillary Rodham Clinton “a war hawk,” Sen. Rand Paul says that if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency, some vo...

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A GOP effort to send hundreds of party workers into minority communities across the country will continue long after this year’s ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino unveiled a plan to boost New York’s economy Tuesday that calls for lower taxes, less...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington may be a sea of dysfunction, but the current Congress is offering a few reminders about how a bill becomes a law: comprom...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Monday summoned Germany’s ambassador and demanded an explanation after an “unacceptable, inexcusable” report that Germ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton will headline a high-profile fundraiser next month in the nation’s first presidential caucus state of I...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer woes that paralyzed the president’s new health care p...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Colleges and universities could be more accountable to rape victims under legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to deal with the immigration surge on the U.S.-Mexico border won a temporary reprieve in the Senate Wednesday as lawmakers ma...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators blocked an election-year bill Wednesday to limit tax breaks for U.S. companies that move operations overseas. Th...