As President Barack Obama heads into his second term, he faces a pessimistic and weary public, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll released late Tuesday. The percentage of Americans satisfied with the direction of the country stands at a paltry 23 percent in a poll of Americans surveyed Dec. 14-17. By a margin of 50 [...]
President Obama remains more trusted to address Medicare's challenges, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of Swing States shows, even as Mitt Romney challenged him over the issue Thursday in retiree-rich Florida.
BEIJING (USA TODAY) — China on Tuesday blasted U.S. foreign policy in Asia as an attempt to stop China's rise as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here as part of a tour of the region.
BEIJING (USA TODAY) — China on Tuesday blasted U.S. foreign policy in Asia as an attempt to stop China's rise as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here as part of a tour of the region.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be asking a lot of voters this fall whether they feel better off under President Obama. If enough of them answer no, that could help Romney unseat the president. And Romney might get his wish: A recent USA Today/Gallup poll found that 56 percent of voters in key swing states said they are not better off than they were four years ago.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court today held that a trial court abused its discretion in certifying a class of smokers seeking refunds from Philip Morris USA for the “Lights” cigaret
They represent 44 percent of the electorate and back President Obama 2 to 1 over Mitt Romney, but they are unlikely to make a difference on Election Day. A USA Today/Suffolk University poll published Wednesday shows Obama leads his Republican challenger by a wide margin among registered voters who say they probably won’t cast ballots this fall. In the survey, 43 percent of unlikely voters said ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a sentence of life without parole for a teenager who said he wanted to be like the fictional television serial killer Dexter a few weeks before strangling his 10-year-old brother.
All online merchants could soon start charging state sales tax due to two bills gaining steam in Congress after at least a decade of debate. The Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing Wednesday on the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), which ...
A Senate panel voted Tuesday to prevent U.S. airlines from paying billions in fees to Europe for the emissions from their planes. The Transportation Committee's voice vote gives the transportation secretary the authority to ban airlines from participating ...
