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South Carolina debate: Can 'janitor' comments spark Newt Gingrich comeback?The South Carolina debate Monday included a standing ovation for Newt Gingrich when he took on moderator Juan Williams over race. Outside the confines of a conservative audience, however, Gingrich's comments could be more controversial.
Occupy protesters meet outside as Congress returnsA few hundred protesters gathered outside barricades around the Capitol on a cold, rainy Tuesday morning. US Capitol Police say one person has been arrested and charged with assault on a police officer.
- Does First Amendment protect students' online speech off-campus?
The Supreme Court declined to take up Tuesday three potentially important test cases of the First Amendment of students engaged in controversial speech on the Internet.
What is Ron Paul's end game?Ron Paul may not win the Republican 2012 nomination. But Ron Paul may have enough delegates to get libertarian issues on the GOP platform.
In South Carolina debate, rough patches for usually polished Mitt RomneyMitt Romney spoke haltingly and indecisively, during GOP's South Carolina debate, about his tenure at Bain Capital and whether he would release his tax returns.
Gov. Scott Walker vs. unions: Wisconsin set to count recall petitionsPetitions calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who emerged last year as the national face of anti-union legislation, are due Tuesday. Signature-counting is set to begin this week.
Is Romney ‘inevitable?’ Here’s how he lines up against ObamaNew polls show Mitt Romney consistently comes close to beating President Obama, running neck-and-neck with the President – way better than most of the other GOP candidates.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the decline in what younger generations know about himThe older generation is excited about honoring the man they say made desegregated schools and restaurants possible by demanding civil rights. Children may know Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important religious and political figure, but become tongue-tied when asked for details.
'Occupy Congress' attempts to get lawmakers' attentionOn Tuesday, activists from around the US plan activities dubbed “Occupy Congress." Organizers hope this will be the largest Occupy gathering yet, and individual lawmakers may expect visits.
Departing Jon Huntsman decries 'toxic' GOP campaignJon Huntsman Monday dropped out of the Republican presidential race, which he said 'has degenerated into an onslaught of negative attacks.' He endorsed Mitt Romney, although that's unlikely to have much impact on the campaign.
The other Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: how it's observedThe Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, established in 1994, is meant to be a day of personal action in Dr. King’s memory – as its boosters say, a day on, not a day off.
Jon Huntsman set to drop out, back Romney. Will it make a difference?Given the nature of Republican primary voting, moderate GOP candidate Jon Huntsman was a long shot from the beginning. He's set to endorse Mitt Romney, although it's unclear how much difference that will make in a race for the nomination that already favors Romney.
Martin Luther King Jr.: 8 peaceful protests that bolstered civil rights Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. believed that nonviolent protest is the most effective weapon against a racist and unjust society. But it required rallying people to his cause. Here are some of the most revolutionary peaceful protests King led.
Next stop South Carolina: Can Romney's train keep chugging ahead?If the trend so far in the primaries has been for Republican voters to vote for Mitt Romney with their heads and not with their hearts, some in conservative South Carolina are saying: 'Not so fast.' Most evangelical leaders meeting in Texas Saturday voted to back Rick Santorum.
Evangelical leaders try to unite behind Rick SantorumEvangelical leaders want to use whatever clout they have to help a strong conservative advance in South Carolina’s primary, upsetting frontrunner Mitt Romney, who is viewed as too moderate.
Does Tim Tebow really worry Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots?Tim Tebow unexpectedly picked apart the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers last Sunday. But this Saturday's game against a vulnerable New England Patriots defense might actually be more of a measuring stick for how far Tim Tebow has progressed.
In South Carolina, Romney, Gingrich brace for Super PAC attacksThe Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision opening up campaign ads to unlimited donations has launched Super Pac attacks against some Republicans in South Carolina.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: How would American life be different without him?Institutional racism in the United States has declined greatly thanks to the work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Yet 'we have not reached the promised land MLK talked about,' says one scholar, nor has the economic equality King sought for all races been achieved.
Broncos-Patriots one of four intriguing NFL playoff games this weekendTim Tebow takes his act to New England, Drew Brees takes on the 49ers, the Texans travel to Baltimore, and the Packers host the Giants during this NFL divisional playoff weekend.
A bit late, winter grips Midwest and NortheastSnowplow drivers were out in force overnight in Chicago, where temperatures plummeted. The storm could drop up to a foot of snow on parts of Ohio along Lake Erie before moving east.
