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Outlook for states' pot legalization measures goes from solid to shaky
With pot sold openly to any adult who wants it in Colorado and Washington state, marijuana advocates were hoping restrictions in other states would fall like dominoes this election season, opening the way for a push in Congress to change federal drug laws. They were not anticipating a multimillion-dollar wager against them by a casino mogul. Or a spike in voter anxiety amid bureaucratic stumbles in regulating the nascent recreational pot market. Or an unfortunate cellphone video from a rowdy frat bar called Boots N Buckles. Now, legalization measures are teetering in Florida, Oregon and Alaska, states where supporters were confident of victory only a few months ago. It's all...
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Outlook for states' pot legalization measures goes from solid to shaky
With pot sold openly to any adult who wants it in Colorado and Washington state, marijuana advocates were hoping restrictions in other states would fall like dominoes this election season, opening the way for a push in Congress to change federal drug...
In Georgia's U.S. Senate race, it's all about ... race
In the final stretch of one of the nation's most competitive Senate contests, the politics of race ? always present in this Southern capital ? are dominating the campaign. Long, festive lines of mostly African American voters...
At the Little Rock presidential center, bearing the Clinton torch
She's a white-headed whirlwind of energy, kissing babies, spinning campaign tales, acting as a stand-in for another white-haired dynamo who kissed babies and spun his own tales. As she'll announce proudly: William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd...
Republicans use scandal in fight for Ron Calderon's Senate seat
Even with indicted lawmaker Ronald S. Calderon unable to seek reelection, the scandal enveloping the Democratic state senator has rubbed off on the campaign to replace him. The candidates, former Democratic Assemblyman Tony Mendoza and...
Obama steps up defense of his administration's Ebola response
Standing with an Ebola survivor and doctors in white coats, President Obama declared Wednesday he was confident the U.S. would lead the way to eradicating the deadly virus, ramping up his public relations effort to defend his...
Aviation groups give more than $500,000 to save Santa Monica airport
Two influential aviation organizations have contributed more than half a million dollars to support a Santa Monica ballot measure that would halt efforts to shut down the city's airport until the public can vote on future proposals to close the...
Penguins offer U.S. a lesson in addressing climate change
It may seem unlikely, but penguins offer a crucial lesson for the United States' national security. On the western Antarctic Peninsula, climate change is wreaking havoc on stocks of krill, tiny crustaceans that penguins eat. Adelie penguins are...
Around U.S., races for governor going down to the wire
From Maine to Alaska, nearly a dozen races for governor remain too close to call as the midterm election moves into its final days, an unusually large number that indicates the problems faced by incumbents in both parties at a time of...
Alaska incumbent Sen. Mark Begich avoids even saying 'Obama'
The simple question is at the top of many minds this grumpy election season, even among the 1,000 or so high school students gathered for a televised debate: "How will you work to reach across partisan lines to accomplish real goals?" Incumbent...
Bill Clinton leads rallies for House candidates in tight races
Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Democrats on Wednesday in some of California's most hotly contested House races. At a morning rally at Oxnard College, Clinton told a gymnasium full of party faithful and students that they must vote in...
Hillary Clinton to Iowa voters: 'Dig deep' for Democrat Bruce Braley
On her second trip to Iowa since her presidential caucus loss in 2008, Hillary Rodham Clinton got a piece of Iowa swag that could prove useful for her new grandchild -- and for Clinton herself if she runs in 2016: a black and gold University of Iowa...
Leader or bully? Ebola response gives Chris Christie new attention
The threat of Ebola has resurrected the key question on which pivots New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie?s political future: Is he a strong leader or a bully? The first could ease his way in the 2016 presidential contest he is widely...
Big out-of-state money pours into Missouri judicial race
The scales of American justice are supposed to be balanced. Judicial candidates' campaign war chests, however, don't have to be. Consider the largely rural Cole County, Mo., circuit judge...
Amid new high-tech campaign apps, Democrats in Georgia go old school
This midterm election, Georgia Republicans are launching their most sophisticated ground game yet in the state -- with new technology that gives door-knockers instant info on who has voted and who needs a nudge to the polls. All 5,000...
Few Latinos 'angry' over Obama immigration policy, but support slips
Only a small minority of Latino voters report that they are ?angry? over President Obama?s decision this year to delay executive action on immigration reform, but disappointment over his deportation policies is widespread, and...
Calif. voters among those getting mailers in controversial political study
An unconventional voter guide -- part of a controversial political science study that caused an uproar in Montana -- also hit the mailboxes of nearly 150,000 Californians last week. The mailers, which were sent out in two congressional...
In Wisconsin campaign, Obama is asked to preach only to the choir
If there is a place in America where President Obama can guarantee a warm welcome, it should be this city's North Division High School, a polling place for a largely African American precinct. In the last two presidential elections, Obama's two GOP...
Kashkari works up a sweat, but is fighting long odds in governor race
SAN DIEGO ? After GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari wrapped up his pitch to about two dozen young conservatives on the patio of a wing-and-beer joint, attorney Kerry Schlossberg had a question. The 29-year-old said she found the...
Gov. Brown stumps in the Southland
It?s a question that Gov. Jerry Brown faces more and more as next week?s election draws near: Why hasn?t he bothered to campaign for reelection? ?I?ve been in more elections than you can remember, and I?ve...
White House computer network is hacked, official says
A White House computer network was hit by hackers, resulting in a series of outages and connectivity issues, a White House official said Tuesday. The official, who asked not to be named discussing the security issues, would not comment on who...
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