Jim Tankersley

Sen. Barack Obama pulled slightly ahead in the intense fight for Democratic presidential nominating delegates Tuesday by sweeping the Potomac Primary as Sen. Hillary Clinton quickly shifted her focus toward...

by Jim Tankersley CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – "Let's talk politics for a minute," the guest speaker told Larry Sabato's American Politics 101 class this afternoon at the University of Virginia. Actually,...

By Jim Tankersley FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- In the summer of 2004, Virginia's then-Gov. Mark Warner was presented with a poll showing Sen. John Kerry running only two points behind...

By Jim Tankersley With the presidential primary fields narrowing and the two top Democratic contenders unable to agree on how often to share a stage, political junkies run the risk...

by Jim Tankersley Mitt Romney's decision to suspend his presidential campaign today appears to answer an enormous question – who will be the 2008 Republican nominee for president? But it...

By Jason George and Jim Tankersley LOS ANGELES - Traffic is crawling, the sun is sinking toward the Pacific -- it must be debate time in California! Democrats Hillary Clinton...

By Jim Tankersley LOS ANGELES – This is the land of command performances: Jack Nicholson in "Chinatown," Kirk Gibson in Game One, Johnnie Cochran in "If it does not fit,...

By Jim Tankersley LOS ANGELES – California's action-hero governor endorsed a presidential candidate he called "a great American hero and an extraordinary leader" this morning, in an event heavy on...

By Jim Tankersley LOS ANGELES – Ron Paul sat sedately through much of last night's 90-minute Republican debate, watching rivals John McCain and Mitt Romney bicker over taxes, character and...

By Jim Tankersley SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Welcome everybody to the wild, wild West. With those words, from the masterpiece "California Love" by the poet Dr. Dre, we bid you...