Mitt Romney promises cuts to PBS at a supporters meeting in Iowa saying Big Bird will have to start advertising.

State Senator Kent Sorenson has announced he's leaving Michele Bachmann's campaign for Ron Paul.

Bachmann loses top Iowa staffer; Kim Jong-un officially declared as supreme leader; Hugo Chávez hints at U.S. 'cancer plot'; Build-a-Bear recall.

A proposed ballot measure acquired more than 70,000 signatures to force porn actors to wear condoms while filming.

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) announced Tuesday he isn't running for re-election. He's the seventh Democrat to retire this cycle.

With a record low approval rating, Congress is a tempting target for attack ads. And that's exactly where Rick Perry's aiming fire in a new ad.

The latest from Gallup has more Americans approving President Obama's job performance than disapproving for the first time since the summer.

His critics call Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) an isolationist, and say his views on foreign policy could sink his bid for the White House. Are they right?

GoDaddy says it will no longer support the controversial SOPA bill. The announcement comes after several websites threatened to leave GoDaddy.

The Justice Department rejected South Carolina's voter ID law, which critics said was too much of a burden on minority voters.

GOP presidential candidates Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich failed to meet the signature requirements for the Virginia primary ballot.

After months of political wrangling, Congress has come to an agreement on the temporary payroll tax holiday extension.

Ron Paul is fending off questions about writings that appeared in a newsletter bearing his name and circulated in the late 80s and early 90s.

In the field of GOP candidates, Newt Gingrich isn't alone in his disdain for what he calls judicial activism, but he's arguably the loudest critic.

The home improvement chain was presented with a 200,000 signature petition, but still won't back down.

Gingrich told a gay voter in Iowa if gay marriage is his number one focus, then he should vote for Obama.

Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is set to announce he's dropping out of the GOP race for the White House in favor of a run as a Libertarian.

Several political candidates have publicly decried the influence of super PACs, while also benefiting from them.

It was GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul's non-pasteurized promise that recently sent a packed room of Iowans into a frenzy.

According to the most recent polls, Congress' 2011 approval rating was an all time low. Gallup says it currently sits around 11 percent.

Kim Jong-il's 20-something son has been named his successor, but will he take drastic -- and dangerous -- measures to stay in power?

After the Senate approved a payroll tax cut extension over the weekend, House Republicans are casting doubt on its ability to pass.

The House Judiciary Committee has postponed talks on the Stop Online Piracy Act after getting strong opposition from Internet powerhouses.

With the Iowa caucus coming up, what will the endorsement mean?

This week was Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s first television interview in more than a year and he came out fighting.

States will now get to decide on benefits from four federally approved packages. Some say "good politics," others point to money problems -- see why.

The measure, now headed to the House, requires a decision from the White House on the keystone pipeline project within the next 60 days.

Former Playboy model Maria Kozhevnikova is set to take up a seat in the Russian parliament, and she's stirring up the media in the process.

Batman star Christian Bale attempted to visit Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, but was allegedly pushed, punched and forced to leave.

House Republicans voted to block the Department of Energy's enforcement of a law that would have seen incandescent light bulbs pulled from shelves.