Archive for November, 2011

In the final weeks of Mitt Romney’s term as Massachusetts governor, a small team of aides combed through statehouse filing cabinets. They filled more than 630 cartons with papers destined for the state archives as the primary documentary legacy of his…

Embattled GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain told his staff Tuesday he is "reassessing" the viability of his campaign in the wake of a new allegations he engaged in a lengthy extramarital affair.

Barney Frank wasn't the first member of Congress to publicly reveal he was gay, but he was the first to do so voluntarily, he told reporters Tuesday in talking about his decision to retire.

Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.

Slaughter opponents…

Federal prosecutors say ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison.

The 54-year-old Blagojevich was convicted of 18 corruption-related counts, including allegations that he tried to sell or trade the U.S. Senate…

After he was snubbed a year ago, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is among the second group of “outstanding alumni” to be honored by New Trier High School.

Emanuel, actress Ann-Margret and eight other graduates of the North Shore school were selected for…

If ever there was an argument for term limits for congressman and senators, the abject failure of the so-called supercommittee to deal with the out-of-control national debt is the supreme example.

These career politicians care first and foremost about…

If there’s any Republican presidential candidate who can afford to spend precious time and money focusing on winning in Florida, it’s the one who campaigned in the state Tuesday.

Florida is the only early primary state Mitt Romney plans to visit this…