
The election has strengthened President Obama's hand on immigration, and Dream Act organizers said it likely means a flood of hundreds of thousands of new applications for his nondeportation policy — but it's not clear that anything has changed in the decade-long stalemate in Congress on the issue.

Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.

Major stock-market indexes climbed Tuesday as investors waited for the finish of a closely fought U.S. presidential election.
As a college-educated, stay-at-home mom of two young children, I am amazed at how many women have been duped into thinking a so-called "war on women" is being waged.

Seeking to lay groundwork for a rewrite of the social safety net, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Wednesday the federal government must stop measuring its programs by dollars spent and instead grade them by how many people are lifted out of poverty.

If the topics of abortion and religious liberty come up at Tuesday night's town-hall debate, it is likely both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney will be ready.
ABC's Martha Raddatz took a forceful approach to moderating Thursday's vice presidential debate, winning many positive reviews from instant pundits on social media but some complaints from Republicans.

Last week’s improved unemployment rate has stripped one of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s go-to lines from his stump speech, forcing him to revamp his message on jobs and the economy.