Mark Silva

by Mark Silva There may be only one thing indisputable about the season-opening game of the Washington Nationals in their home stadium last night: They beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2....

by Mark Silva Here's something both Democrats and Republicans might agree upon: Barack Obama could give John McCain a tougher contest in November. That's what the Gallup poll has found....

by Mark Silva Cesar Chavez Day. That's what Sen. Barack Obama is endorsing: A national holiday in honor of the late, legendary activist for farm-worker rights (1927-1993), pictured here. Today...

by Mark Silva Sen. Hillary Clinton is promising "universal health care.'' Her campaign is just a little slow in paying for it for staffers. Among the debts reported this month...

Exiled Tibetan Buddhist monks held one minute of silence during a candlelit vigil in Dharmsala, India, today.The Dalai Lama, Tibetans' exiled spiritual leader, lives in India along with tens of...

by Sabrina Fang Sen. Hillary Clinton insists that this is no time to stop an election. And her husband, former President Bill Clinton, has this to say to Democrats calling...

by John L. Micek STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- First, it's a rally in front of 22,000 screaming supporters at Penn State University. More than an hour later, it's a more...

Sen. John McCain, accompanied by wife Cindy, right, greets a crowd at the Wings over Meridian Air Show at McCain field on the Meridian Naval Base on Sunday.Photo by Mary...

by Andrew Malcolm Pennsylvania, the next important Democratic primary state, is a lot like the very first primary state of New Hampshire except that Pennsylvania has millions more people, thousands...

President and First Lady Laura Bush head for Marine One, for start of a journey to NATO summit. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite / AP by Mark Silva President Bush,...