Sen. Barack Obama swept to victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, pushing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to third place and taking a major stride in a historic bid to become the nation's first black president. ...more

January 4, 2008

Preliminary results of a survey conducted for The Associated Press among voters arriving at the Iowa caucuses Thursday night: ...more

January 4, 2008

The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are navigating a far different set of issues as they approach the Iowa caucuses today than when they first started campaigning here a year ago, and that is likely to change even more as the campaigns move next to New Hampshire. ...more

January 3, 2008

Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS on Wednesday, while NBC's writer-less "Tonight" show welcomes GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. ...more

January 1, 2008

TAMPA Rudy Giuliani began a three-day campaign swing in Florida on Wednesday, calling for a larger U.S. military and pushing an economic stimulus plan that he says will help the middle class by cutting corporate taxes. ...more

December 26, 2007

With the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary within the next two weeks, Rudy Giuliani will make a three-day campaign swing through Florida starting today. ...more

December 25, 2007

To prepare for a prolonged writers strike, television networks have stockpiled a gladiator battle, a lie-detector game, a remade "Password," a celebrity "Apprentice" and a competition for aspiring Pussycat Dolls. ...more

December 25, 2007

It's about to happen again. Three states - Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina - that combined don't have as many electoral votes as Florida will have disproportionate influence in determining the next leader of the free world. ...more

December 23, 2007

The mean season is upon us, and no amount of schmaltzy TV Christmas cards from the presidential candidates will stem the tide. ...more

December 21, 2007

More than 150 Iowans were rustling in their chairs at a community college the other night, waiting for John Edwards. His bus was parked and running outside the door, but it was nearly 45 minutes before he finally made his characteristically late entrance. ...more

December 19, 2007