Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court decision that lets corporations spend unlimited money on politics. Two top Democrats in Congress back the idea. So why hasn't it gone anywhere? One big reason: Members of Congress ...

EDITOR'S NOTE — An occasional look at assertions by government officials and how well they adhere to the facts By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama told Americans the bipartisan deficit commission he will appoint won't just be "one of those Washington gimmicks." Left unspoken in that assurance was the fact that the commission won ...

President Barack Obama is calling for "strict limits" on lobbyists' contact with his administration and on their contributions to federal candidates. Obama on Wednesday planned to tell Congress that Washington faces a deficit both of dollars and trust. In excerpts of his speech released from the White ...

President Barack Obama took a populist tone Saturday, denouncing the Supreme Court's decision to ease curbs on big business spending on election campaigns. Battered by a stunning Republican win this week in the liberal bastion of Massachusetts that robbed Democrats of their 60-seat supermajority, Obama defended his political agenda and vowed to continue fighting against "the special interests in ...