Anti-Putin protests waning? Tens of thousands of Russians say no

Strike-ending 'framework' in place for Chicago teachers as Big Labor flexes muscle

1:26 pm ET - Union influence may have waned, but organized labor planned to rally in Chicago on Saturday to support what appear to be two rare union victories in Chicago and neighboring Wisconsin.

Chinese protesters clash with police outside Japanese embassy

1:25 pm ET - People are in the streets over a chain of islands disputed by China and Japan; the issue bubbled to the surface last week when the Japanese government purchased the islands from their private owner.

Libya attack political fallout: Obama as Carter? Romney as Nixon?

9:54 am ET - In the hardball politics of this presidential campaign, President Obama is being likened to Jimmy Carter and Mitt Romney to Richard Nixon – former presidents their parties keep out of sight.

• President Obama pays tribute to Americans killed in Libya

Obama's record on job creation: How good or bad?

9:04 am ET - The question of jobs is central to Election 2012. Mitt Romney claims President Obama has been a failure, while Obama says he's presided over steady growth. Decoder sweeps aside the spin.

Judge tosses Wisconsin union reform: Why judges are dismantling the GOP agenda

11:25 am ET - A judge has ruled against Wisconsin’s controversial collective bargaining law. Across the country, state and federal judges are weighing whether the 2010 Republican surge led to legislative overreach.

Everything you need to know about budget 'sequestration' – except the consequences

9:18 am ET - The White House has reported on the $1.2 trillion in automatic budget cuts that are part of last year's debt ceiling deal. But how the cuts will impact individual programs remains unclear.

Protests sweep Islamic world, fueled by domestic politics, anti-US anger

5:30 pm ET - Protesters who attacked embassies and clashed with police in at least 17 Muslim countries outraged by more than an anti-Islam video.

• Peacekeepers attacked in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, foreigners injured
• In Cairo, angry yet small protests
• Pakistan avoids inflaming anti-US protests
• Ally no longer? Obama weighs options in post-Arab Spring Egypt.
• Religious groups rally across Pakistan over anti-Islam film
• Libya's rogue militias complicate manhunt for those behind consulate attack

College students: New Hampshire is trying to stop us from voting

6:14 pm ET - Five college students sue New Hampshire, saying a new form telling them they must, among other things, register their cars in the state to vote amounts to an illegal 'poll tax.'

DREAM Act-lite: 7 in 100 eligible illegal immigrants apply, so far

5:06 pm ET - Some 82,000 young illegal immigrants, or almost 7 percent of those thought to be eligible, sought a deportation reprieve in the month since the government began accepting applications under the new Obama policy.

Is Israel's Barak breaking with Netanyahu over Iran?

1:32 pm ET - Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who until now was a steadfast ally of Netanyahu's push for military confrontation with Iran over its nuclear program, appears to be carving out a new position, though he is denying it.

Asian carp policy: Is it keeping Obama and Romney up at night?

3:23 pm ET - Nah. But the issue resonates in (battleground) states around the Great Lakes, so the Romney and Obama camps outlined their approaches to dealing with a prospective Asian carp invasion.

Paul Ryan to 'values voters': If Obama wins, there's no going back

3:12 pm ET - In a well-received speech to social conservatives – a key element of the GOP base – Paul Ryan slams President Obama and the Democrats for putting too much emphasis on government.