Mike Dorning

By Mike Dorning Barack Obama began airing radio ads in South Carolina today featuring Chicago Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the prominent civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson....

by Christi Parsons Barack Obama is asking supporters to join the drive to get rid of John Tanner, the Justice Department official whose recent statements about minority voters have stirred...

by Mike Dorning, and updated A Gospel concert tour that the Barack Obama campaign has organized for this weekend is stirring controversy among some gay activists. Grammy Award-winning gospel artist...

by Christi Parsons Of all the statistics Barack Obama is using to promote his "tax fairness policy," the one that seems most infomercial-ready is this: millions of Americans would be...

by Mike Dorning Senate Democrats have been dealt "the political equivalent of a royal flush" for the 2008 election cycle, while Republicans are looking at some low cards, Jennifer E....

By Mike Dorning Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is apparently a cousin of that nemesis of political liberals, Vice President Dick Cheney. Or so says Lynne Cheney, wife of the...

By Tom Hundley LONDON -- An unusual veil of secrecy shrouded Michelle Obama's fundraising trip here Monday evening. The $2,300-a-head event at the Landmark Hotel was "closed to the press."...

by Christi Parsons Despite gloomy warnings about the unreliability of young voters, Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign continues to invest money and time in cultivating the campus crowd. The latest...

Rep. John Lewis speaks at dedication ceremonies for the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, Sept. 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) by Mike Dorning Civil rights hero and...

by Christi Parsons With candidates' spouses taking an ever more public role in presidential campaigns, it's probably only a matter of time before they get on stage for a formal...