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In an apparent violation of state law, Battleground Texas officials are exploiting legally protected information to turn voters out to the polls as part of the Democratic party's quest to paint the Lone Star State blue, a new undercover video from James O'Keefe reveals. The footage shows Battleground Texas volunteer Jennifer Longoria saying the group uses the phone numbers from voter

President Barack Obama spoke separately Friday with Speaker John Boehner and the top Senate Democrat to try to salvage a fiscal cliff deal by the end of year, after Republican disarray in the U.S. House put the negotiations in limbo. In a previously unscheduled statement to reporters, Obama outlined a possible agreement that he said would include protecting middle-class Americans from a tax

In an election year in which Hispanics in the U.S. are expected to play a crucial role, a significant percentage of them may be up for grabs come November, a new USA Today/Gallup poll suggests. A slight majority of Hispanics in the country, 51 percent, identify as politically independent, according to the survey released Monday. About a third, 32 percent, consider themselves Democrats, while

As his critics grow louder on the right and left, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is drawing support from an unlikely source. Hispanic leaders across the political spectrum - including some that typically favor Democrats - are giving the Republican governor the benefit of the doubt even as new details emerge in an abuse-of-power scandal. They have warmed to Christie in part because of his