Rand Paul to head back to New Hampshire
(CNN) - Sen. Rand Paul returns to New Hampshire next week, making his third visit to the first-in-the-nation primary state as he prepares for a possible presidential run in 2016. The Kentucky...
View ArticleAfter 30 years in Senate, McConnell runs as 'candidate of change'
NICHOLASVILLE, Kentucky (CNN) - When you first hear his pitch, it defies logic: Mitch McConnell, a 30-year veteran of the Senate, campaigning for re-election as an agent of change. "If you want change,...
View ArticleCNN Poll: McConnell holds slim edge in biggest Senate race of 2014
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell holds a slim four-point edge over his Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes in a new CNN/ORC International Poll of one of the most...
View ArticleHenry Kissinger loves joking about Hillary Clinton 2016
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger used a short speech at the State Department on Wednesday to joke about the prospect of Hillary Clinton running for President in 2016....
View ArticleDNC chairwoman: Walker 'has given women the back of his hand'
(CNN) - The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee used domestic violence analogies while attacking Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin on Wednesday. At an event on women's issues in Milwaukee,...
View ArticleLyndon Johnson's 'Daisy' ad, which changed the world of politics, turns 50
Washington (CNN) - The screen is black and white. A little girl, no taller than the weeds that surround her, stands in a field and picks petals from a delicate daisy. She quietly counts each one....
View ArticleFoodies beware: The FDA is coming for your French cheese
WASHINGTON (CNN) - America's food police are patrolling and arresting suspicious French dairy products, which are either delicious cheese or a bacteria-laden menace. You decide. The Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleFinger-pointing over immigration delay begins
(CNN) - President Barack Obama postponed executive action on immigration, but Democrats want voters to know the delay isn't his fault. Blame Republicans instead, according to the latest Democratic...
View ArticleBill Clinton and George W. Bush yuk it up
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Bill Clinton and George W. Bush sounded like old college buddies when they appeared in Washington on Monday. You'd never know that Clinton was the candidate who made Bush's father a...
View ArticleFive reasons Obama's delay on immigration is political
WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Barack Obama says he won't act on immigration reform until after the November congressional elections. The news angered Latino groups pushing him to make good on past...
View ArticleClinton in Iowa: Fresh start or deja vu?
"It's been seven years, and a lot has changed," Hillary Clinton said Sunday in her first visit to Iowa since the state dealt her presidential campaign a devastating body blow. But there was a moment in...
View ArticleDemocrats use Romney strategy on Scott Brown
A new political ad against Republican Scott Brown could easily have been an attack ad against Mitt Romney in 2012. One of the toughest spots to hit Brown this cycle, the 30-second ad paints the former...
View ArticleNRA hopes to influence three key Senate races
The National Rifle Association will weigh in on three of this year's key Senate races with a multimillion dollar ad buy beginning Wednesday. The NRA effort is aimed at boosting Republican Senate...
View ArticleChris Christie accuses 'Bridgegate' panel of playing politics
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had harsh words Thursday for the committee investigating allegations of abuse of power and the orchestrated lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, known to many...
View ArticleThe secret weapon of Iowa Democrats: Obamadale
For a small band of supercharged Democratic organizers, the pleasant Des Moines neighborhood of Beaverdale goes by another name: Obamadale. The moniker was bestowed three years ago by a motley crew of...
View ArticleRepublicans pick approach to attack Hillary Clinton
Republicans who want to taint Hillary Clinton are going to lengths to link the former secretary of state with President Barack Obama and his sagging poll numbers. Throughout the party's infrastructure,...
View ArticleMcCain on rise of ISIS: 'We predicted this'
Sen. John McCain slammed President Barack Obama on Monday over his comments that U.S. intelligence underestimated ISIS. McCain countered Obama's assertions made on CBS' "60 Minutes," saying that ISIS'...
View ArticleWill Mitt Romney take the plunge again?
Two sources inside Mitt Romney's inner circle tell CNN that while Romney isn't planning a presidential bid, he's listening to a lot of people who want him to get in the race - although he remains...
View ArticleGOP challenger Dan Sullivan leads Mark Begich in Alaska Senate race
Alaska's Senate race is an increasingly prime pickup opportunity for Republicans, with Democratic Sen. Mark Begich trailing challenger Dan Sullivan by 6 percentage points, a new CNN/ORC International...
View ArticleFarewell to the Ticker
The Political Ticker blog died of old age on Oct. 13, 2014, after eight years of faithful service to CNN's readers. The Ticker began quietly in October 2006, fueled by a realization that a blog could...
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