All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 10 2012 // Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who was elected the state’s chief executive as a Republican and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent, has announced that he’s switching to the...
Dec 7 2012 // With a week left to act, agricultural leaders in Congress are still deadlocked on two major issues for a new U.S. farm bill, cuts in crop subsidies and reductions in food stamps, said two of the four key negotiators on...
Dec 7 2012 // The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation to punish Russian human rights violators as part of a broader bill to expand U.S. trade with Washington’s former Cold War enemy.Passage of the bill, by a 92-4 vote,...
Dec 6 2012 // An Ohio Senate committee advanced a bill on Dec. 4 aimed at curbing duplicate lawsuits over on-the-job asbestos exposure in a state with one of the largest backlogs of such cases in the nation.The bill cleared the...
Dec 6 2012 // A plan that would allow illegal immigrants in Illinois to get driver’s licenses cleared another hurdle on Dec. 4, with the state Senate approving the measure hours after Republican leaders in the General Assembly...
Dec 5 2012 // Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno joined former GOP...
Dec 2 2012 // Supporters of licensing illegal immigrants to drive say it would make Illinois roads safer with trained motorists required to carry insurance.The Senate Executive Committee voted 12-2 to advance the plan for some of the...
Nov 30 2012 // With time running out, agricultural leaders in Congress vowed on Thursday to do everything they can to pass a farm bill that cuts spending by at least $23 billion – savings that could assure support by lawmakers...
Nov 28 2012 // New sanctions aimed at reducing global trade with Iran in the energy, shipping and metals sectors may soon be considered by the U.S. Senate as part of an annual defense policy bill, senators and aides said on Tuesday.The...
Nov 19 2012 // Five Republican governors rejected on Friday a major provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law that calls on states to set up online health insurance markets where consumers can purchase private...
Nov 15 2012 // Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared a U.S. cybersecurity bill, opposed by business and privacy groups, dead on Wednesday after it failed a test vote for the second time.The bill would have increased...
Nov 11 2012 // The Obama administration gave states extra time to work toward setting up new health insurance exchanges on Friday, days after President Barack Obama’s re-election ensured the survival of his healthcare reform...
Nov 9 2012 // Republicans will hold on to their 4-3 majority on the Michigan Supreme Court after winning two of three up-for-grabs seats.Voters selected GOP nominees Stephen Markman and Brian Zahra, both current justices who were backed...
Nov 9 2012 // The chances are good, but not guaranteed, that Elizabeth Warren will secure a highly coveted seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a move that would dramatically elevate her campaign against Wall Street excess.Senior...
Oct 18 2012 // A state Senate candidate is suing the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Weather Service over damage to his home during the 2010 Nashville flood. Phillip North’s suit claims that the two federal agencies were...
Oct 10 2012 // Democratic Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren has launched two new television ads responding to criticism by Republican Sen. Scott Brown of her legal work in an asbestos-related case.Brown also released a new ad Monday,...
Sep 24 2012 // The Republican Party of Florida is injecting itself into this year’s state Supreme Court elections.The party’s executive board last week voted to oppose three justices who are seeking a new six-year term...
Sep 24 2012 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in a competitive Sept. 11 Democratic primary. Of some 47,602 votes cast statewide, Commissioner Stewart won 15,590 votes — representing 32.7...
Sep 12 2012 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in yesterday’s Democratic primary.Of some 47,602 votes cast statewide, Commissioner Stewart won 15,590 votes — representing 32.7...
Aug 23 2012 // Tropical Storm Isaac is posing a potential threat to next week’s Republican National Convention in Florida, which culminates in the nomination of Mitt Romney for president.The U.S. National Hurricane Center on...