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A rising star in the Kentucky GOP is making plans to run for the U.S. Senate next year while incumbent Sen. Jim Bunning says he has no intention of retiring.

A rising star in the Kentucky GOP said Thursday he is looking at a possible run for U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning’s seat, a signal that the two-term Republican senator...

Blacks and Hispanics lag behind whites for higher-paying jobs at the largest rates in about a decade as employment opportunities have dwindled during the nation’s...

Blacks and Hispanics are lagging behind whites at the largest rates in roughly a decade when it comes to higher-paying jobs.

Almost a month after a special election that focused attention on President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan, the Republican candidate bowed out on Friday, handing...

Almost a month after the election, Democrat Scott Murphy has won the race for New York’s 20th Congressional District. Republican James Tedisco has conceded.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign ads are already all over television and radio, and now they’ll be popping up online as well.

A Republican state legislator from Arkansas says he’ll run for the seat currently held by U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.

After a frenzied, bruising special election, a New York congressional race that became linked to President Barack Obama’s economic recovery efforts won’t be...

A race for a New York congressional seat that’s become linked to President Barack Obama’s economic recovery efforts won’t be decided for at least two...

A leading Democrat in the New York City mayor’s race says he may not run this year, after all.

Race car driver and TV dance celebrity Helio Castroneves never sought to break the law in his financial affairs but could have avoided all U.S. tax on about $5 million...

What lasts longer than a Minnesota winter? The struggle to choose the nation’s 100th senator.

Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie plans to run for governor of Hawaii next year, an official familiar with the lawmaker’s plans told The Associated Press on...

Former eBay Inc. Chief Executive Meg Whitman has donated $1 million to her exploratory campaign for governor.

Race car driver and “Dancing with the Stars” winner Helio Castroneves never sought to evade U.S. income taxes and planned to pay the Internal Revenue...

Excerpts from Attorney General Eric Holder’s speech Wednesday in which he said the United States is “a nation of cowards” on matters of race. His...

Attorney General Eric Holder described the United States Wednesday as a nation of cowards on matters of race, saying most Americans avoid discussing awkward racial...

Attorney General Eric Holder says the United States is a nation of cowards on matters of race.