Christi Parsons

OPTIMISTIC: Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he's happy with the enthusiasm he's seeing at town hall meetings and rallies in the early-voting states of New Hampshire and South Carolina...

by Christi Parsons and Mike Dorning A family friend and political confidante of Sen. Barack Obama says she is stepping up her longstanding commitment to the Illinois Democrat in his...

Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in...

Rep. Jerry Weller, dogged by ethics questions surrounding his Nicaraguan investments and his wife's finances, is set to announce his retirement in the near future, Republican sources said Wednesday. One...

Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized earlier in the week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in...

Jesse Jackson on Wednesday softened his criticism of Barack Obama, whom he reportedly criticized early this week for "acting like he's white" on the Jena 6 race case in Louisiana....

Updated at 2:35 pm. By Christi Parsons Rev. Jesse Jackson on Tuesday criticized presidential candidates for what he said has been an inadequate response to the arrest of six young...

Helicopters carrying camera crews buzzed overhead, and tinted glass covered the windows of almost every vehicle entering as Oprah Winfrey welcomed 1,500 guests Saturday evening to her sprawling estate in...

By Christi Parsons Michelle Obama has hit the news pages a few times this summer, but mostly she's been flying under the radar doing grassroots events all over the country...

Fidel Castro: Rumors of his death greatly exaggerated. Gramma photo by Christi Parsons Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama together would make an "invincible" ticket, or so says Cuban dictator Fidel...