Barack Obama

Turnout appears to be high in many parts of the country, with long waits at some polling places as voters deliver their Election Day verdict.

I have a strange feeling that this campaign will NOT be over once the polls close on the West Coast. According to a CNN poll, the race for president of the United States is a dead heat.

President Barack Obama is extending congratulations to rival Mitt Romney "on a spirited campaign." Obama says he's "confident we've got the votes to win."

If nothing else, 'South Park' will always be known for its lightning quick turn-around when it comes to production, often parodying topical events mere days after they occur.  This was never more clear than 2008's "About Last Night...," which parodied the election results the night before, but has 'South Park' gotten even faster in recent years?  Given that the next episode will be title

Barack Obama made an appearance on last night's 'The Daily Show' just 18 days before Election Day. What did the President have to say? Did he show his lighter side? Will he be able to convince you to vote for him?

Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan pull up a couple of chairs for a vice presidential debate that has mushroomed in importance since Mitt Romney's strong showing in the first presidential faceoff.

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is promising to get tough on China to help American workers, but his plans could backfire.

It's more than President Barack Obama's lackluster debate performance that has some Democrats on edge less than a month from Election Day.

The race for the White House is rumbling into its final four weeks with Republican Mitt Romney seeking stature on foreign affairs and President Barack Obama raising political cash by the millions.

For the past year, President Barack Obama has confronted a dizzying swell of economic news - hiring up, hiring down, a euro crisis abroad, seesawing gasoline prices, foreclosures dragging down home values.