Voters give Republicans a slight edge over Democrats on ethics and trust when it comes to handling the latest round of controversies on the IRS, the Benghazi attacks, and the Justice Department seizure of Associated Press phone

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell could find himself facing off against a former Miss America in his bid for re-election next year.

Republican Sens. John McCain and Susan Collins are criticizing three of their more conservative GOP colleagues for taking what McCain called a bizarre stand in trying to block a conference with the House on a Senate-passed budget bill. Their...

The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore. Mayor Linda Thompson's loss to Eric Papenfuse comes after a tumultuous term in...