Talk persists of Bloomberg presidential run

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarizing for him to become president of the United States. Read More

Whitman takes lead in poll for California governor

Republican Meg Whitman on Monday took the lead over Democrat Jerry Brown for the first time in a general election poll, four months before voters go to the polls to chose the next California governor. Read More

Positions meet practicality for Tea Party candidates

The handful of Tea Party-backed candidates who've had successful primary wins now face an ideological dilemma -- and potential backlash -- as they retool for a general election campaign. Read More

Obama's election mastermind: GOP win 'plausible'

Architects of President Obama's 2008 victory are braced for potentially sizable Democratic losses in November's midterm elections. But they say voters' unease about a GOP takeover will help their party maintain congressional majorities. Read More

Burundi votes for president; grenade blast near EU

An official says a grenade has exploded near the offices of the European Union election observer mission in Burundi hours before residents in the East African nation began voting for president. Read More

South Carolina drama tops three primaries on Tuesday

Voters in three states head to the polls Tuesday, and in one of those states history might be made. Read More

Japanese PM says not to dissolve lower house for snap election

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Wednesday he does not intend to dissolve the lower house for a snap election. Read More

Politics Daily: Can centrists survive 2010?

So far, 2010 has been an eventful, and sometimes perilous year for independent-minded politicians — and would-be party kingmakers. This dual lesson keeps being relearned in primary after primary, all over the country, and in both parties. Read More

Economic Worries Are Central in Dutch Vote

In the first election in a euro-zone country since the European economic crisis, Dutch voters punished the incumbent party in parliamentary elections on Wednesday while seeming to split between opposite poles of the political spectrum. Read More

Anti-incumbent mood as 11 states pick candidates

An anti-incumbent mood in the United States threatens to claim another victim on Tuesday as voters in 11 states pick Democratic and Republican candidates to face off in November congressional elections. Read More