Conservative pundits are divided over McCain’s choice to aggressively link Obama and Ayers.

New spot accuses the Arizona senator of using “smears” to drive campaign dialog away from the economy.

John McCain turned toward a more negative tone, and the Obama campaign signaled it would respond in kind.

Three days after the approval of the White House’s $700 billion rescue plan, it looks like a pebble tossed into a churning sea.

Independents are swinging behind Obama, who continues to benefit from economic turmoil. A new WSJ/NBC poll gives the Democrat a six-point edge over McCain, 49% to 43%.

Aided by the faltering economy, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has the upper hand in the race for Ohio, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, putting Republican John McCain at a disadvantage in a state considered vital to

A man distraught because he could not find work shot and killed his mother-in-law, his wife and three sons and then killed himself inside a home in an upscale Southern California neighborhood, police said. Authorities said the man had an MBA in finan