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Handsome, youthful, Cuban American and Republican, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been mentioned repeatedly as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney — in part because of hopes that the presence of the first Latino on a major national ticket...

WASHINGTON — By the time the Supreme Court wrapped up the last of its public arguments for this term, it had been an unusually rough first year for U.S. Solicitor Gen. Donald Verrilli Jr., the Obama administration's chief courtroom lawyer. A...

The presidential race could come down to this: To win in November, President Barack Obama or Mitt Romney needs the biggest swing state: Florida. For that, either man needs Florida's critical swing area: the I-4 corridor. For that, he needs the corridor'...

After more than 35 years in the Senate, Richard G. Lugarof Indiana was ousted Tuesday by a tea party challenger in a Republican primary that showed how hard it is for a veteran lawmaker known for his ability to compromise to win reelection in the...

WASHINGTON -- Much is being said and written about Richard Lugar's (utterly predictable) defeat in Indiana's Republican Senate primary, most of it giving credit to the tea party movement, which backed winner Richard Mourdock. The upstart movement...

After more than 35 years in the United States Senate, Richard G. Lugar of Indiana was ousted Tuesday by a tea party challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the perils of compromise in an era of ideological purity and intransigence in...

WASHINGTON -- Much is being said and written about Richard Lugar's (utterly predictable) defeat in Indiana's Republican Senate primary, most of it giving credit to the'tea party' movement, which backed winner Richard Mourdock. The upstart movement...

Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar is the kind of guy who prides himself on playing well with others. On Tuesday, it cost him his job. The six-term veteran, one of the most popular U.S. politicians in Washington and abroad, was stomped at home by state Treasurer...

Tuesday, May 1I enjoyed a trip down memory lane last night, when I had the pleasure of serving as emcee for William Byrd High School's Open House.  I am a 1989 graduate of Byrd, and loved seeing the many improvements made to the school. As part of a...

"The pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states ..." -- Barack Obama, rising star, Democratic convention, 2004 WASHINGTON Poor Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. Once again he's been pilloried for fumbling a...

WASHINGTON -- As the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about an Arizona immigration law, supporters of the crackdown set up an amp on the sidewalk in front of the court and belted out a tune: We've got illegals in the back yard It's time we...

WASHINGTON —U.S. Supreme Court justices strongly suggested they would uphold a provision in Arizona's tough immigration law that tells police to check whether people they stop for some other reason are in this country legally. But several...