Tim Pawlenty's endorsement of Mitt Romney makes no sense—unless you're Tim Pawlenty. 

Ten years after the towers fell, where are the leaders and policymakers who shaped our response to the tragedy?

Five Republican presidential candidates gathered at a forum in South Carolina on Labor Day to field questions in a pre-debate warm-up. Here are five things we learned.

The 2012 campaign is well under way, and while most politicians in Washington haven't decided which candidate to support, some have joined droves of state legislators, entertainers and activists in endorsing a candidate.

On September 11th, 2001, all eyes were on George W. Bush while Dick Cheney remained active behind the scenes. With the release of Cheney's autobiography ten years later, that dynamic appears to have been turned on its head.

Many commenters wondered if there were hydrofracking operations near the Virginia-based epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday. The answer is "No," but possible links between natural gas drilling and seismic activity are still being explored.

There was an earthquake all up and down the East Coast. Everyone tweeted about it! Some of them were even clever.

When it comes to divvying up tax revenue, states with richer citizens end up footing the bill for those with lower per capita income.

The president's job performance rating fell to a new low among New Yorkers in August, according to a recent Siena Poll. But the survey also showed that New Yorkers would still elect Barack Obama over any Republican hopeful.

George W. Bush successfully made the move from Texas Governor to U.S. president. Can the man who took his place in the Lone Star State follow suit? 

Newly released Census data makes it possible for New York's prisoners to be counted at their home address rather than their jail cell. But internal divisions in the state redistricting committee and a lingering lawsuit leave the reapportionment process in doubt.

Public employees in New York and Connecticut have rejected their union contracts — which were expected to be major sources of savings in the budgets presented by governors Andrew Cuomo and Dan Malloy. As each governor threatened layoffs this week, public sector unions urged them to extend negotiations.