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The Minnesota House has unanimously passed a bill that would require teachers to pass a basic skills test before getting a teacher's license.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb.

In a move that supporters called a civil rights milestone, New Jersey's state Senate on Monday passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriages, marking the first time state lawmakers officially endorsed the idea despite the promise of a veto by Gov.

It's the state where Mitt Romney grew up and where his father served as governor in the 1960's, but a new poll in Michigan indicates that Rick Santorum is on top in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Indiana's ballot rules are vexing two candidates hoping to be on the May primary ballot, but supporters of the requirements say they prevent problems that have occurred in other states.

Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut called Sunday for the United States to provide direct assistance to the Syrian people in their struggle to oust President Bashar al-Assad. "It's time to try to help the brave Syrian freedom fighters to carry out a fair fight," he said on CNN's "State of the Union." U.N. officials estimate 6,000 ... (more)

ABC News has learned exclusively that Alice Stewart has been hired by the Rick Santorum campaign as its national press secretary.

The new budget that President Barack Obama is sending to Congress aims to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade by restraining government spending and raising taxes on the wealthy.

When Providence Mayor Angel Taveras recently warned that Rhode Island's capital could run out of cash by June and face bankruptcy, he singled out the city's largest employer and one of its most prestigious institutions - Brown University - for what he called a failure to sacrifice.

Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor has withdrawn a request that some legislators preserve records related to a series of dinners at the governor's mansion last month.

President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election.

The directors of two Catholic organizations in Illinois say they still have concerns about the provision of free contraception in President Barack Obama's revised health insurance mandate.

Mitt Romney hoped to reinvigorate his presidential prospects with a victory in Maine's GOP caucuses Saturday while Ron Paul reached for his first triumph in what shaped up as a two-man race because neither Newt Gingrich nor Rick Santorum actively competed in the state .

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was back in the win column Saturday, taking the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll.

The images have been disarming, intriguing and nonpolitical, just the type of thing her husband's re-election campaign can't get enough of.

A fight over how best to improve the nation's economy emerged in the weekly presidential and Republican addresses Saturday as each side accused the other of obstructing economic progress for political gain.

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry seeks stronger conscience exemptions for coverage, while Sen.

The trustee overseeing MF Global's liquidation said Friday that the shortfall between the funds under his control and the amount customers of the failed brokerage are expected to claim is at least $1.6 billion.

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has left the Chicago hospital where he was treated after his stroke last month and has been transferred to a rehabilitation center.

Rick Santorum is telling conservatives he's the only Republican presidential candidate who shares their values and implicitly attacking rival Mitt Romney as a moderate.