2008 Presidential Election News

A federal court judge sentenced a Florida man to three years in prison on Friday for threatening to kill President Barack Obama in an email that said "The blood of Obama will run down the streets." Nathan Wine, 21, admitted to the judge in Tampa, Florida, in August that he sent the threatening email to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command on November ...

A forecast of heavy snow added to the list of complications. At a news conference Friday in the Capitol, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen.

Sarah Palin said she meant no disrespect to the man that elevated her to the national scene after she was photographed wearing a visor on which Sen.

While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid scrambles to assemble 60 Democratic votes for health care legislation that, according to the realclearpolitics.com average of recent polls, is opposed by a 53 percent to 38 percent margin, several Democratic members of the House are scrambling for the exits on what is starting to look like a sinking ship.

Michigan voters aren't very impressed with how President Barack Obama or Gov. Jennifer Granholm are doing their jobs, according to a poll released Thursday.

The Senate is debating Health Care reform this week, and tensions are running high.

A campaign aide to Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Rand Paul resigned Thursday after racist images linked to the staffer - including a lynching photo and epithet - appeared on a political blog.

Pressure is mounting on Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, seen here in this Sept.

A Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to run the nation's central bank for another four years.

WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu said Wednesday she will vote for the Senate's health care reform bill, calling the latest version a "dramatic improvement" over previous proposals.

A A A' A warning to delegates in Copenhagen: If you're looking for President Barack Obama to cave to pressure and deepen U.S. efforts to curb greenhouse gases, don't bet on it.

Gordon Brown is to make an impassioned plea to other world leaders to reach a global climate change deal after another day of bureaucratic wrangling left the Copenhagen summit "in grave danger" of failure.

A A A' A House committee approved legislation Wednesday that would let Native Hawaiians establish their own government, but supporters acknowledge that some behind-the-scenes negotiations are still in order before the bill progresses to the full House.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke beat out several contenders, including Steve Jobs, Stanley McChrystal and Nancy Pelosi, for the 2009 Person of the Year designation.

The fierce debate over health care hasn't led to a new law yet, but it's produced some of this year's top quotes, according to a Yale University librarian.

The existence of the letter reportedly has been closely held, with the administration insisting to its partners in disarmament talks with North Korea that it not be publicly discussed.

President Barack Obama pushed fractious Senate Democrats on Tuesday to pass a broad healthcare overhaul and said he was cautiously optimistic they could iron out their differences to win the 60 votes needed.

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. The House voted Tuesday to impose new economic sanctions on Iran as lawmakers cast doubt on Iran's willingness to respond to diplomatic efforts to curtail its purported nuclear arms program.

A barrage of bombings killed nine people in two of Iraq's largest cities Tuesday, stoking Iraqis' anger that insurgents continue to slip past security forces amid looming national elections and the U.S. military's planned exit.

Six Republican candidates for governor offered six variations on the same basic promises to cut spending and fight government corruption in a debate Monday in which the most pointed criticism was saved for Democrats.