The president does not have the legal authority to move Election Day; that power resides with Congress.

"He's not a King," Texas' Republican governor complained while his lieutenant accused the president of blackmail

Will Bob Gates bring a course correction in Iraq, or maintain the status quo?

The White House keeps the shooting secret until a Corpus Christi newspaper gets a tip.

The bushy beards on "Duck Dynasty" are part of a long history of using facial hair to signify "traditional" values

Some of the groups claiming to speak for American Muslims find it impossible to speak out against terrorist groups.

The father and mother of John Patrick Bedell filed a missing persons report regarding their son

“It’s just people that respect and support him,” one Republican donor said

The New Jersey governor's TV gig for a day may be the new normal for morning TV -- but is it ethical?

Presidential kids sometimes receive less-than-kid-glove treatment in media

The Academy has a special talent for nominating all the white people involved in black films

Davis became a national icon when she successfully blocked an antiabortion bill with a 13-hour filibuster

Tax-exempt churches are barred from endorsing in elections — but they're doing it anyway

Two questions could shape Texas politics in the coming years