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Another special session of the Nevada Legislature may be needed after the November elections because of the state's severe economic decline that mirrors a national crisis, Gov.

In his bid to become the next governor of Missouri, Rep. Kenny Hulshof survived a bitter primary that at one point saw the candidates bashing each other for supporting public funding for drugs such as Viagra.

Lawyers for an Ohio death row inmate who unsuccessfully argued that he is too fat to die by lethal injection have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Tuesday's execution.

Northern Colorado's two congressional candidates interspersed personal stories with occasional jabs at each other during the campaign's first debate Thursday night.

With federal authorities stepping up immigration enforcement raids across the country, Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Menendez of New Jersey are sponsoring a bill to protect the rights of U.S. citizens and legal residents who get caught up in them.

The Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act was introduced on Sept. 25 to push for more stringent legal procedures to be followed by authorities executing immigration-related searches and warrants.

Immigration officials have conducted a series of high-profile workplace raids across the country in recent months, including one earlier this week at a poultry processing plant in Greenville, S.C.

Barack Obama took his campaign to Shawnee State University last night, following stops in Dayton, Cincinnati and Georgetown.

After a week of tumult on Wall Street and Washington, the House moved toward a final vote Friday on a $700 billion bailout of the financial industry, an unprecedented government intervention designed to steady ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Giving both President Bush and Gov. Matt Blunt failing grades for their performance, Democratic Attorney Jay Nixon said Thursday that his Republican gubernatorial opponent would just bring ...

Private markets fail, politicians from both parties jump to their rescue, and taxpayers get stuck with the bill.

US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said last night a recently approved financial bailout bill gives him wide authority to inject capital into the banking system and would not rule out having Treasury take an ...

By all rights, Asheville city councilman Carl Mumpower should be a rare political specimen this year, a Republican with a plausible shot at ousting a Democrat from Congress, Rep.

American International Group could get nearly $38 billion in fresh cash under a program announced by the Federal Reserve last night, as the insurer tried to fend off criticism of a lavish event held days after ...

TOPEKA, Kan. - Even by YouTube standards, the 36-second snippet isn't much: a couple of wobbly zooms and pans, a fuzzy picture and murky sound from a less-than-exciting government meeting.

After Republican presidential candidate John McCain halted his Michigan campaign last week, several attempts were made to lure his running mate Sarah Palin to the state.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that a $150 billion economic stimulus plan is needed now because of the faltering economy and she may call the House into session after the election to pass it.

Senate candidates Mark Udall and Bob Schaffer staked out their differences on labor issues, health care and energy development Tuesday, conceding they don't see eye to eye on many of the issues.

With the presidential election less than a month away and the economy reeling, House Democratic leaders on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to reduce the gases blamed for global warming from power plants, ...

Days after it got a federal bailout, American International Group Inc. spent $440,000 on a posh California retreat for its executives, complete with spa treatments, banquets and golf outings, according to ...

In his liberal Colorado district, it's no big deal that Jared Polis is gay. Yet his expected victory Nov.

In this photo provided by John Howe, John Howe, right, his wife Linda, left, and dog Jane are shown in Kingsville, Texas, Tuesday, Sept.