Obama wins

Mitt Romney: Can he pass the “Duck Test”?

Politics

Mitt Romney may look like the nominee, walk like the nominee and talk like the nominee, but will Mitt Romney be able to clinch the deal?

What ever happened to the American Dream?

Politics

The war may be over, but the campaign is just beginning

Conflict

Obama on gay marriage: political suicide or politics as usual?

Politics

Class warfare: Obama’s new campaign tactic

Politics
The World

Lies, damned lies, and polls

Politics

The latest Obama and Romney surveys are playing with our heads — but what do they actually mean?

US election: Candidates walk loudly, forget the stick

Politics

Opinion: Foreign policy in the campaign has become a matter of posturing, and diversion from the real issues.

Everything’s bigger in Texas … including the contradictions

Politics

From famous cowgirls to liberal, gun-toting lawyers and LBJ, the ‘Lone Star State’ charts its own path.

Arizona’s prickly-pear politics

Politics

Breathtaking scenery, heart-stopping political games in the American Southwest.

Arizona’s acrimonious battle for Giffords’ seat

Politics

Ron Barber’s win was a welcome victory for Gabby Giffords-loving Arizonans. But the jury’s still out on what it will mean for national politics.