U.S. politics

Representative Michele Bachmann says she won’t run for a seat in 2014. “Feel confident that over the next 18 months I will...

Our Washington correspondent parses the president’s speech

Former presidential nominee talks tears, defeat and failure

The Official Republican State of the Union Response by Marco Rubio (as prepared for delivery): Good evening. I’m Marco Rubio. I’m...

As Prepared for Delivery – Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John...

Right-to-work laws target the same labour unions that helped fund Obama’s victory

Will a blood clot scare stop another presidency run?

Senator John Kerry will be U.S. President Barack Obama’s nomination for Secretary of State, CNN and ABC news are reporting based...

After losing two key players in as many weeks, does the grassroots movement carry the same weight?