Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will not seek a second term in 2010, according to sources familiar with the governor's thinking, freeing her to build a national political team and travel the country in...

President Obama?s trip to Europe is freighted with political significance. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert President Obama departs for an eight-day European trip today, his first extended travel abroad...

John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign comes as two new polls show him slipping in the head to head matchup against Barack Obama. Sen. John McCains surprise announcement that...

We chatted live on Friday with Fixistas from around the country about politics, the universe and everything. Among the hot topics: more analysis of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (if that's possible), a look at some of the best Senate races of 2010,...

The Republican Governors Association held its annual meeting earlier this week in Austin, Texas, a gathering where -- for the first time in recent memory -- the GOP had something to celebrate: the twin victories of Govs.-elect Chris Christie (N.J.) and...

1. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's (R) repeated refusal to say that Sarah Palin is "qualified" to be president of the United States during an interview Thursday night with "Hardball" host Chris Matthews is illustrative of the problems the former...

Is former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani weighing a Senate bid? Photo by Bonnie Jo Mount of the Washington Post After months of relative quiet regarding the political future of former mayor Rudy Giuliani (R), the New York newspapers have exploded...

10 That's the number of points separating Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in their Republican primary fight for the seat of retiring Sen. Mel Martinez (R), according to anew survey conducted by Research 2000 for...