WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday apologized to Sen. Barack Obama for a security breach in which three State Department contractors inappropriately reviewed the Democratic presidential candidate's passport file. The episode...

Republicans didn't waste any time targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Whereas Bean has generally refused to talk about GOP opponent Steve Greenberg, Greenberg and his campaign team started criticizing Be...

HOUSTON -- John McCain picked up former President George H.W. Bush's support on Monday, a critical blessing by a pillar of the Republican establishment whose members aren't completely sold on the party's next standard-bearer. "Few men walking among ...

HOUSTON -- Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain on Monday, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty's patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator. "No one is better prepare...

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Redskins hired Jim Zorn as their coach Saturday night, a surprise ending to a monthlong search for a replacement for Joe Gibbs. "I've always dreamed of being a head coach with a franchise rich in tradition like the Redsk...

Romney, McCain, Huckabee or … Mitchell? Sen. John McCain may have won Illinois Tuesday, but Republican presidential candidate James C. Mitchell walked away from Super Tuesday with 456 votes. Not bad for a water plant operator living in Lindenhurst....

WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton captured needed states Tuesday night even as Barack Obama ate into her traditional base of support on a topsy-turvy night where a ballot victory was not the only measure of success. The grand spectacle of Super T...

WASHINGTON -- John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive. Either outcome was possible. Super Tuesday's coast-to-coast voting promised either to cap a turbulent yearlong campaign for the Republican presidential nomination by...

If "change" is the buzz word of the 2008 primary season, look no further than Cook County and the Northwest suburbs to see evidence of it. Interest is running high for Tuesday's Illinois primary -- pushed by one of the most competitive presidential ...