Politics

The legal team that defended Sen. Ted Stevens in his corruption trial has harshly criticized as too light the punishment handed out to a pair of prosecutors found to have engaged in reckless professional misconduct in the case.

The Senate Ethics committee has admonished Republican Sen. Tom Coburn over his involvement with a staffer to former Sen. John Ensign.

The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive contest ever, by a long shot.

First Lady Michelle Obama says musicians "just have the most fun."

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is planning a summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early presidential primary battleground.