In a May 2 story about swine flu comments and the immigration debate, The Associated Press mischaracterized a comment by CNN’s Lou Dobbs. The story said Dobbs...

The swine flu virus has infected the immigration debate, with talk show comments like “fajita flu” and “illegal aliens are the carriers” drawing...

A North Carolina congresswoman said Thursday she chose her words poorly when she called claims that a Wyoming college student was murdered because he was gay a...

A North Carolina congresswoman says she made a poor choice of words when she called the infamous murder of a gay Wyoming student a “hoax” to justify passing...

Debate on a massive bill to curb climate change heats up this week in the House.

The Obama administration’s release of classified Bush-era memos on harsh CIA interrogations was delayed for nearly a month in part because of strenuous objections...

Even Tiger Woods has an opinion on one of the NBA’s hottest topics _ the MVP race.

The Senate is in a rare Saturday session to argue the merits of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan.

Months of tension between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic rival, Al Franken, spilled into their last debate Sunday night as they traded heated...

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann said Thursday in her final debate with her Democratic rival that voters don’t care about her recent remark on national television...

Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann said Thursday in her final debate with her Democratic rival that voters don’t care about her recent remark on national television...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal, skipped a planned debate Friday because organizers wouldn’t ban television cameras, leaving...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal, dropped out of a Friday debate with his Republican challenger after organizers refused to ban...

Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, embroiled in an adultery scandal, was unlikely to appear for a Friday debate with his Republican challenger because debate officials...

The third and final presidential debate drew nearly as many viewers as the second, even with major league baseball as its TV competition.

In an Oct. 15 story fact-checking the presidential candidates’ debate, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that presidential candidate Barack Obama...

Leading in polls and exuding confidence after last night’s debate, Democrat Barack Obama is edging into traditionally GOP states _ now including West Virginia _...

Fresh off their energetic debate, Republican John McCain looks to hold onto traditionally GOP states while Democrat Barrack Obama edges into that turf and pours money...

Barack Obama and John McCain return to the road 19 days before the presidential election, with the Republican looking to hold onto traditionally GOP states as the...

The biggest news about the third and final presidential debate: It was a debate!