Journalist Michael Hastings, 33, died in a car crash on Tuesday. The Buzzfeed writer and Rolling Stone contributing editor fearlessly covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — and American society in general — without pandering to power, while writ...

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With polls showing Cory Booker the runaway front-runner in the Democratic primary for the seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, the Newark mayor has begun signing up several veterans of President Barack Obama's political team.

A new Rasmussen survey in New Jersey finds Cory Booker (D) running way ahead of Steve Lonegan (R) in a potential special U.S. Senate election match up, 50% to 33%.

Asian stocks slumped the most in a week after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank may reduce bond purchases later this year should the U.S. economy strengthen.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage's administration will no longer comment on stories published by the Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel, according to a report Tuesday. The Republican governor's spokesperson Adrienne Bennett t...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s new and improved John Hancock will appear on all American currency starting this fall.        

Biden calls for DC voting rights during tribute Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 5:53 pm, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 During a cere...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Wednesday she’s changed her views and now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so.

Rand Paul seems to be crossing over to the mainstream--or maybe, it’s the other way around. When Kentucky’s junior senator arrived in Washington just over two years ago, he seemed destined to inhabit the role of perpetual outlier. But now, he’s in t...