The Rothenberg Political Report predicted on Tuesday that Republican gains of 37 to 42 seats in the House of Representatives is likely. Washington (CNN) - One of the top non-partisan political handicappers is increasing his forecast of how many seats the Republicans may pick up in the House of Representatives this November. The Rothenberg Political [...]

In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill spoke with political editor David Chalian about new polls that bring more bad news for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, as well as President Obama's big economic initiatives rolling out this week and his rare news conference this Friday.

Political uncertainty could hamper efforts to reduce the world's largest debt burden if it forces the government to delay fiscal consolidation, according to Andrew Colquhoun, head of Asia-Pacific sovereign debt at Fitch Ratings. "The key issue for the ratings is whether a government can be formed with the will and authority to draw up and implement a credible medium-term fiscal consolidation ...

Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, a minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.

Police say someone vandalized 10 political signs belonging to a candidate for Baltimore County Council.

A new political party has emerged and is showing itself a fighting force in the political arena. This group is known as the Tea Party, named after the Boston Tea Party. Like Republicans and Democrats, Tea Partyers have an elastic platform which differs drastically from one candidate to the next.

THE political deadlock is not harming Australia's credit rating as Standard & Poor's today reaffirmed its AAA rating for the country.

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