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More Americans expected to pay health insurance penalty
Six million Americans will pay the health care tax rather than obtain coverage under President Obama's health care law, according to a new Congressional Budget Office estimate Wednesday — a 50 percent increase over CBO's estimate of just two years ago.
Maryland basketball nonconference tip times announced
Terps play 13 games before league play
PICKET: Issa responds to IG's Fast & Furious report - IG Horowitz to testify tomorrow
Congressman Darrell Issa, California Republican and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman, released the following statement in regards to the Fast and Furious report issued by the Justice Department's Inspector General on Wednesday.
Poll: Obama, Baldwin build leads in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Democrats are making a hard charge at keeping the state blue in this year's presidential election and holding onto one of its two U.S. Senate seats, according to a poll released Wednesday afternoon.
PICKET: Holder responds to IG report on Fast & Furious - ATF's Melson retires...Deputy Asst. AG Weinstein resigns
The Justice Department's Inspector General Michael Horowitz released his report (H/T Fox News) on his investigation on the failed ATF gunwalking operation known as Fast and Furious. The report cleared Holder of any wrong doing, but a top DOJ official appears to have been forced out, while another has decided to retire.
Terps' defensive coordinator Stewart familiar with Air Raid
Ex-Houston assistant figures communication won't be an issue at West Virginia
Fed: Medicare Advantage will keep growing
The federal government said Wednesday it expects the Medicare Advantage program to grow more popular and premiums to remain steady next year, even as the program remains at the center of a fierce political battle.
Christie: Focus on Romney's '47 percent' remarks shows media bias
Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie struck back Wednesday at critics of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, arguing that the furor over his statement that nearly half of Americans are "dependent upon government" is a media-generated distraction designed to take away from the true issues in this year's campaign.
White House: Romney 'desperate' for releasing '98 tape of Obama
The White House called Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his allies "desperate" Wednesday for releasing an audio tape from 1998 in which then-state Sen. Barack Obama spoke in favor of "redistribution" of wealth.
Akin campaign says website post was an accident
A spokesman for Missouri Rep. and Senate candidate Todd Akin said that Tuesday's launch of a website targeting women voters was a mistake, after the campaign quickly removed the site when it was found to contain an embarrassing gaffe.
White House hails boost in tourism
The White House issued an election-year progress report Wednesday on the impact of tourism on the U.S. economy, hailing the administration's efforts to speed up visa applications in countries such as China and Brazil.
Obama pulls in $4M at Jay-Z, Beyoncé fundraiser
After enduring a little ribbing on "Late Show With David Letterman" in New York on Tuesday, President Obama collected $4 million at a fundraiser hosted by Jay-Z and Beyoncé at their lounge bar, Manhattan's 40/40 Club.
A.J. Francis' Great Grandpa Shakey still a source of comedy gold
Maryland defensive lineman's great-grandfather could make it to Morgantown
Poll: Romney losing edge on economy
Americans are growing increasingly optimistic about the economy and see President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney as equally capable of overseeing its recovery, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Arizona's immigration law finally takes effect
Two years after it passed, and after partially surviving an Obama administration court challenge, Arizona's tough immigration law took effect Tuesday.
Two years later, Terps' Gilbert returns to scene of knee injury
Senior offensive lineman recalls "worst football memory"
Republicans point to Obama 'redistribution' video
Seizing on an old clip of Barack Obama saying he believes in wealth "redistribution," Republicans are trying to shift into offense after spending a day struggling to mitigate the political fallout of the release of a secretly recorded video of Mitt Romney disparaging 47 percent of the American public as "victims" who don't pay taxes and depend on government.
Gallup: Romney has 'significant' support from those least likely to pay income taxes
President Obama enjoys greater support than Republican Mitt Romney among those making less than $50,000 per year, but about a third of those whose household incomes are less than $24,000 still support the former Massachusetts governor, Gallup said Tuesday.
