U.S. Labor Department: States Are Failing Injured Workers

A U.S. Department of Labor report released today details the bleak fate facing the nation's injured workers, noting that those hurt on the job are at "great risk of falling into poverty" because state workers' compensation systems are failing to provide them with adequate benefits. The report lays the groundwork for renewed federal oversight of state workers' comp programs, providing a detailed history of the government's past efforts to step in when states fell short.

Ayotte in New Ad: I’m Not Perfect, and Neither is Trump

New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte released a new ad Wednesday in which she continues to try and distance herself from comments she made Monday about Donald Trump being a role model for children. "Let's be honest: both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are far from perfect, and I'm not perfect, either," Ayotte says as she strolls along the campus of Saint Anselm College, speaking directly to the camera.

After testy VP debate, Trump rebuffs claim he ‘loves’ Putin

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine leaves the stage with Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

In polarized Congress, Murray and Crapo talk up bipartisanship in campaigns

In her first television advertisement this week, Washington state Democratic Sen. Patty Murray touted her work on budget issues with Republican House Leader Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. In this photo on Dec. 10, 2013, Ryan, who then served as House Budget Committee chairman, and Murray, who headed the Senate Budget Committee, announced a tentative agreement between Republican and Democratic negotiators on a government spending plan at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

UPDATE 2-TV audience of about 35 million watches U.S vice presidential debate

About 35.6 million Americans watched the U.S. vice presidential debate between Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine on television, according to preliminary data on Wednesday, about half the number who tuned in to Donald Trump's first matchup with Hillary Clinton last week. Cable network CNN, citing ratings data from Nielsen, said some 21 million people watched Tuesday's 90 minute encounter on the four main U.S. broadcast networks, with another 14 million watching on cable channels.

The Young Turks’ Ana Kasparian Advises Clinton: ‘If You’re a Bitch a Own It!’

Yesterday, Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks praised New Hampshire senatorial candidate Maggie Hassan for releasing an ad that blasted her opponent, Kelly Ayotte , for calling Donald Trump a good role model for kids. "Finally the Democratic party in [New Hampshire] is headed in the right direction by tying [Ayotte] to what they're calling the 'Party of Trump.'

Mike Pence Takes Victory Lap in Tim Kaine’s Backyard: – Donald Trump Won the Debate’ Last Night

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, the 2016 GOP vice presidential nominee, headed here in the backyard of his counterpart Sen. Tim Kaine to rub in his victory over the Democratic vice presidential nominee in Tuesday night's debate a couple hours southeast of here. In the heart of one of Virginia's most conservative areas here in the Shenandoah Valley, Pence rallied several hundred supporters at the Rockingham County fairgrounds.

Trump campaign adds town hall to schedule in preparation for second debate

Donald Trump's campaign added a last-minute town hall to his schedule on Wednesday, allowing the Republican presidential nominee to gain additional practice days before he and Hillary Clinton face off in a similar setting for their second debate. Trump will host the "small, intimate" Q&A event in Sandown, N.H., on Thursday evening, following his back-to-back rallies on Wednesday in battleground Nevada, his campaign told WMUR .

Why the great philosopher Plato would have feared Trump’s out-of-control obnoxiousness

Donald Trump gestures as he answers questions from John Paulson at the Economic Club of New York Linguist Deborah Tannen 's research helped save my marriage - and if he could only get control of himself, it could improve Donald Trump's abysmal performance in the American presidential debates. But I doubt Trump will listen.

Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump

Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. less Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, ... more Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine leaves the stage with Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence during the vice-presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016.

Robert Reich: Don’t overlook Donald Trump, and don’t give Republicans a free pass

The Clinton campaign is relentlessly focusing on the defects of Donald Trump rather than the defects of the Republican agenda. That's understandable, and it could be a winning strategy.

VP Debate Throws Another Curve Into 2016’s Long And Winding Road

Republican Gov. Mike Pence and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine shake hands after the vice presidential debate at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., on Tuesday. Little has gone as expected in this extraordinary presidential cycle, so we should have known Tuesday's vice presidential debate would have a twist or two in it, too.

Looking for substance, voters tune in for VP debate

It wasn't the headliners, but some political groupies took time Tuesday to gather and watch the vice-presidential candidate debate. The 90-minute showdown is the only time the two will face off: Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana.