Jim Tankersley

By Jim Tankersley The biggest news out of Sen. John McCain's journey abroad last week was hardly the story the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was hoping to convey: McCain's Sunni-Shia...

By Jim Tankersley Looking for a sign that your candidate is destined for the White House? Go no further than Rasmussen Reports daily presidential tracking poll, which today offers nuggets...

By Jim Tankersley Barack Obama's speech in Philadelphia this week and the emotionally charged reactions to it, pro and con, illustrate a hard truth about America circa 2008: We still...

By Aamer Madhani WICHITA, Kan. — At the main entrance to McConnell Air Force Base, a stately KC-135 aerial refueling tanker manufactured more than 50 years ago sits on display...

By Jim Tankersley It's been a bad few weeks for Barack Obama - losses in Ohio and Texas, major poll deficits in Pennsylvania and, of course, the first mega-controversy of...

By Jim Tankersley The fifth anniversary this week of the start of the Iraq war triggered broad discussions on the rationale for the invasion, the conditions in Iraq now and...

By Jim Tankersley When is an attack not an attack – or better put, when is one attack worse than another? That's the question two Hillary Clinton spokesmen and a...

By Jim Tankersley You'll recall that earlier this month, the comedian Sinbad challenged Hillary Clinton's version of the dangers she - and Sinbad and singer Sheryl Crow - faced together...

By Jim Tankersley The Democratic presidential candidates are taking a long-overdue break from the campaign trail this weekend, just in time for Easter. Hillary Clinton is home in New York....

By Jim Tankersley Even in a rhetorically charged political season, House candidate Steve Greenberg stands out: He's all but accusing Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) of disloyalty to the United States....