his month’s two marquee prospects for the Republican presidential nomination, Rudy Giuliani and Fred D. Thompson, have wandered into the political sinkhole of the Iraq War...

He's played the head of the CIA, an admiral, the White House chief of staff and millions know him as gruff District Attorney Arthur Branch on "Law and Order..."

Anti-immigration conservatives are subjecting U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain to blistering attacks over their pivotal role in the comprehensive immigration bill currently on life support in Congress...

The war in Iraq may be foremost in voters’ minds right now, but when it comes time to vote for president late next year, pocketbook issues such as taxes, jobs and health care will be what makes the final difference, top advisers to the leading contenders said Friday...