Committee: No punishment for Burris

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris for making …

SC lawmakers to take up impeachment

South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford…

Twitter to change list seen as partisan

Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent …

Perry rings up pricey 2009 travel bill

Republican Gov. Rick Perry, seeking re-election with a down-home Texas message,…

California lawmakers approve water deal

California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state's…

Maine voters repeal gay-marriage law

Maine voters have torpedoed a state law that would have allowed gay couples to …

White House: GOP wins not about Obama

The White House says that Republican wins in two governors' races were not …

Analysis: Voters send message to Obama

Voters nervous about the economy and fed up with the political establishment …

NYC mayor bruised by close victory

Billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads toward a third term bruised by a …

GOP rides wave to NJ governorship

Republican Chris Christie, a former corruption-busting prosecutor, tapped into …