The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....
Obama implored world leaders to unite against a series of international crises—from the rise of militant group Islamic State to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and Russia's intervention in Ukraine. ...
The U.S. unleashed a barrage of diplomatic pressure on world leaders gathered in New York, imploring them to join an international coalition against Islamic extremism....
Labour's bid to make the NHS a key election battleground...
Why politicians are keen on delivering speeches without notes...
Labour's deputy leader refers to David Cameron's "problem with women" and claims he is at it again....
Archive footage and interviews with Ken Livingstone and Steve Richards track the changes to the Labour conferences....
Ed Miliband explains how he forgot elements of his speech at the Labour party conference in Manchester....
Delegates may hope for some lighter moments as they debate party policy at their party conference....
The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has insisted the economy is "incredibly high" on his list of priorities....
Andy Burnham says he is serving notice on coalition leaders, with the election being a day of reckoning for the NHS....
Angela Eagle delivers some of the parts of Ed Miliband's speech that he forgot to deliver to his conference....
A 91-year-old gives a passionate plea for the NHS as he recalls harsh times growing up and the death of his sister....
The Welsh Ambulance Service again misses its target of reaching 65% of life-threatening incidents in eight minutes....
Ed Miliband admits his party has "work to do" to persuade thousands of disaffected Labour supporters to return to the fold....