politics

The White House is downplaying an alleged breach of its computer systems by state-sponsored Chinese hackers. I caught up with a computer whiz I know — his online name is...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican Rep. Chip Cravaack faces Democratic challenger Rick Nolan for the first time on a debate stage in Minnesota's most watched House race. Tuesday's debate...

As Mitt Romney campaigns on the promise to repeal Obamacare, some Republicans on Capitol Hill are trying to learn more about what the national health care law will actually do...

I don’t really make predictions. But my prediction is in 10 years, we will all snidely refer to anything inept, broken, petty and lazy as being like the 112th Congress...

ST. PAUL — Questionnaires and other sources provide a glimpse into what President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney think about rural issues since they seldom discuss the...

Come to think of it, things have been awfully quiet on the End Times front. Living in the South, one grows accustomed to hearing about a never-ending series of conspiratorial...

As the campaign enters its final month, President Obama is enjoying more than just a lead in most polls. He’s also enjoying Republican insiders slamming Mitt Romney for various faults,...

Suppose they gave an election and nobody prognosticated? The current climate of political coverage reminds me of one reason I’ve been able to stay happily married for 21 years. Early...

LA JOLLA, California — Twenty years ago the sheltered Children’s Pool Beach here was crammed with kids. Then, slowly, but inexorably, they came: the seals. And then more. And even...

When President Barack Obama faces off against Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Denver on Oct. 3 for the first of three presidential debates, Romney starts a new chapter where...

It’s time to start worrying about Mitt Romney. Seriously. The guy may just be running the worst campaign ever. And yes, that includes the McDLT, print ads for organic hemp...

Firing a tile craftsman last week helped me to make sense of the undeniable divide between America’s “makers” and “takers” described in Mitt Romney’s sloppy “47” percent misstatement. Although Romney’s...

ST. PAUL – A group of military veterans and family members plan to fight a proposal to define marriage in the Minnesota Constitution that effectively bans gay marriages. Lori and...