Quran burning on again? Pastor says maybe

The Florida pastor whose plan to burn Qurans on Sept. 11 generated worldwide outrage among Muslims and pressure by the U.S. government to relent now says he might not cancel the protest after all.

Obama's blunt take: Poor economy hurts Democrats

The Democrats are going to lose this fall if voters render judgment on the nation's sputtering economy. That's not the forecast of some political analyst or the wishful thinking of a Republican leader. It's the blunt acknowledgment from President Barack Obama himself.

Obama: Emanuel would be 'terrific' Chicago mayor

President Barack Obama says his chief of staff would be a terrific Chicago mayor, but he expects Rahm Emanuel to hold off on deciding whether to enter the race until after the midterm elections.

Crist hit from left, right as he seeks the middle

The Democrat says Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is a Republican. The Republican says Crist is trying to appeal to Democrats. Crist, pursuing a Senate seat as an independent, says he cuts things right down the middle.

AP source: Obama to name Goolsbee to head council

President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said.

To get to D.C., a Democrat runs away from it

In Washington’s Third Congressional District, the Republican candidate has spent her career in government; the Democratic candidate is the one touting his private-sector experience

Obama versus Boehner

President Obama's verbal jabs at John Boehner Wednesday could very well have been a preview of the next two years, if Republicans take back control of Congress this November.

Obama to headline four major rallies

Now, that's political passion

First Read: Check out one of the most intense stump speeches our political team has ever seen.

Appeals court puts hold on stem cell funding ban

U.S. appeals court puts on hold Judge's ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.