Howard Dean

The progressive group Democracy for America is spending $250,000 in an effort to convince Elizabeth Warren to run for President in 2016. But in doing so, are they ignoring other liberal alternatives to Hillary Clinton?

The 2014 election was a wipeout, progressives say, because Democrats lacked a bold economic message to inspire voters. Now they have a new plan to win—with or without Hillary Clinton.

Zephyr Teachout lives in a fifth-floor walkup in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. She also wants to be New York’s next governor. First she has to get by the guy with the $30 million war chest.

An expert tells Lloyd Grove that Romney looked ‘aggressive and manic,’ while Obama was ‘cool.’

Presidential hopefuls aren't the only ones fighting for Ohio votes on Super Tuesday, as two Democratic incumbents seek the same district. Plus, Russ Feingold backs Ilya Sheyman in Illinois, and more of the day's biggest news from the rest of the 2012 races.

Rick Perry might have left wild fires in Texas, but he walked right into the heat at Wednesday's GOP debate. Mitt Romney said the governor's successful job record was akin to “Al Gore saying he created the Internet." Ouch.

The former Democratic boss says the Afghanistan war is not winnable, the Kabul government is corrupt, and Karzai is almost as bad on women's rights as the Taliban. In an interview with The Daily Beast's McKay Coppins, the emboldened pol also blasts Tea Party radicals on the budget.