Posted: 7:44 AM Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire.

Posted: 7:42 AM The mother of a former Navy SEAL killed in Libya has called on Mitt Romney to stop talking about her son during his political campaign.

Posted: 7:40 AM Gihan Perera of the group Florida New Majority said training sessions are being held for observers and communications lines set up to respond to problems.

Posted: 1:37 PM The freshman congressman running for re-election on a pro-life platform urged his pregnant mistress to get an abortion a decade ago, according to a transcript of the recorded conversation.

Posted: 10:11 AM During the next presidential debate, the candidates will be pondering the important questions of our time. But the most controversial may be "Sausage or pepperoni?"

Posted: 6:12 AM Mitt Romney said on Tuesday that he has no plans for abortion legislation if elected president, a statement that is more moderate than ones he's made on the issue in the past.

Posted: 11:50 AM A 16-year-old high school sophomore who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt returned to school Tuesday following a rally by cheering supporters.

Updated: 1:43 PM President Barack Obama's campaign is deploying Big Bird in a new TV ad chiding Mitt Romney for saying he will end federal funding for public broadcasting.

Posted: 6:19 AM Joining celebrities for fundraising in Los Angeles on Sunday, Obama for the first time needled himself over a poor debate performance. But he declared he had the right focus and "I intend to win."

Posted: 6:17 AM Declaring that "it's time to change course in the Middle East" and accusing Obama of "passivity," Romney on Monday plans to call for the U.S. to work with other countries to arm rebels in Syria

Updated: 10:56 AM Even though it's Columbus Day, state elections officials say elections offices will be open in all but two of the state's 95 counties.

Posted: 6:43 AM Reining in costs is vital to keeping Medicare affordable, and in their plans both President Barack Obama and Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, set limits on the growth of future spending.

Updated: 1:27 PM Memphis officials have appealed a Nashville judge's ruling on the state requirement of photo identification for voting.

Posted: 7:11 AM Most voters watched the debate on the television and didn't get to see what happened before and after President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney took the stage.

Posted: 7:09 AM Social networks lit up Wednesday as users argued over who emerged as the key character from Wednesday's first president debate.

Posted: 5:43 AM Tennessee election officials are going to be answering questions about new state laws that require voters to show photo identification at polling places.

Posted: 12:42 PM A congressional candidate insists he wasn't threatening Democratic President Barack Obama in a Facebook post that showed a photo of his handgun.

Posted: 7:13 AM It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation.

Posted: 7:13 AM Sometimes all President Barack Obama has to do is look out the window to get a firsthand look at the country's economic woes.

Posted: 10:30 AM Election officials in Hamilton County say an influx of new residents has pushed the number of registered voters to an all-time high.

Posted: 6:33 AM The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights

Posted: 12:55 PM The Republican Party of Florida is filing an election fraud complaint against a vendor suspected of submitting questionable voter registration forms.

Updated: 12:04 PM Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said Thursday that he wants the Republican campaign message to be so detailed and compelling that Mitt Romney will be elected president "by acclamation."

Posted: 6:42 AM The Republican presidential nominee was to campaign Friday in the Philadelphia area, first courting donors at a high-dollar fundraiser and then meeting voters at a midday rally.

Posted: 8:39 AM After about three hours of oral arguments, McCoy ruled against civil rights attorney George Barrett, who contended the state constitution requires only proof of legal age, residency and registration.