Trump backs birth control without prescription

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said today that he's not in favor of requiring a prescription to purchase birth control. In a taped interview on "The Dr. Oz Show," Trump said, "I would say it should not be a prescription; it should not be done by prescription."

Pence sensing a “whiff of desperation” from Democrats

In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence says that he's sensing a "whiff of desperation" from the Democrats In an interview with CNN's Erin Burnett, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence says that he's sensing a "whiff of desperation" from the Democrats

N.H. Union Leader picks Johnson over Trump. But will it matter?

In spite of its century-long record of endorsing Republican candidates, the Manchester-based daily newspaper has backed Libertarian Gary Johnson. The Union Leader of Manchester, N.H., endorsed the Libertarian - and denounced Republican candidate Donald Trump, as well as Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton - in an editorial published on Wednesday evening.

The Perils of Redistricting

In this July 30, 2011 file photo, Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Navy and Marine Corps programs, is seen at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans urging a steep increase in the Pentagon's budget have received $10 million in campaign contributions over the course of their congressional careers from defense contractors that would benefit from higher levels of military spending.

Clinton back on campaign trail after releasing health info

Hillary Clinton returns to the campaign trail Thursday following a bout of pneumonia that sidelined her for three days and revived questions about both the Democratic nominee and Republican Donald Trump's transparency regarding their health. Clinton's campaign responded with a new letter from her doctor Wednesday declaring her "fit to serve" as president and recovering well from her recent illness.

Dems Call GOP Effort To Protect Exxon An ‘Embarrassment’

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing Wednesday seemingly with the goal of affirming that chairman Lamar Smith has the authority to subpoena those investigating whether the oil industry covered up what it knew about climate change. But Democrats on the committee used the hearing to slam Smith and the GOP for what they say are embarrassing efforts to defend the oil industry.

After a Century of Backing Republicans, New Hampshire Union Leader Endorses Gary Johnson

The New Hampshire Union Leader has long wielded an outsized influence on national GOP politics, being a conservative thought leader in an early-primary state. Tomorrow, on its front page, the paper will for the first time in a century endorse a non-Republican for president: Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson.

Race for governor: It’ll be two executive councilors competing for the corner office

For the first time in recent memory, two members of the state's Executive Council will face off in the race for governor - Republican Chris Sununu and Democrat Colin Van Ostern. The matchup wasn't set until Wednesday afternoon, when Sununu was declared the winner in a tight Republican primary race against political newcomer Frank Edelblut.

Wells Fargo Does Damage Control Before Washington Grilling an hour ago

Tim Sloan, the bank's president and chief operating officer, has spent most of the week reaching out and meeting with members of Congress and their staffs in Washington, as the lender confronts blowback over allegations it opened more than 2 million accounts without customers' approval, said people with direct knowledge of the discussions. With the Senate Banking Committee preparing to hold a Sept.

Arizona inspires broadcasters to target opioid addiction

National broadcasters, anti-drug advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers this week unveiled a campaign to target opioid addiction, an effort that was partly inspired by a 2015 documentary on heroin addiction in Arizona. Arizona inspires broadcasters to target opioid addiction WASHINGTON - National broadcasters, anti-drug advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers this week unveiled a campaign to target opioid addiction, an effort that was partly inspired by a 2015 documentary on heroin addiction in Arizona.

The House Science Committee’s Anti-Science Rampage

If you know the answers you want in advance, you can always find them by cherry-picking your data. That's what climate-change deniers have tried to do in recent years in arguing that there's been a "pause" in the global-warming trend over the past two decades-suggesting, thereby, that global warming is just a temporary anomaly unrelated to human industrial activity.