Chelsea Merz

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has done what no other presidential candidate has done before him: raise $600 million. Last night's 30-minute prime-time television com...

With one week to November 4th, the countdown to the presidency is on, and the poll numbers all over the (Electoral College) map. The Takeaway look at the states in play and the ones on the sidelines.

During the primaries, Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton criticized another Democratic presidential hopeful, Senator Barack Obama, for offering "just words." But ...

In Oregon the Senate race is in a dead heat. Republican incumbent Senator Gordon Smith is respected for his legislative record and his centrist ways. But this year his party affiliati...

Early voters are turning out across the nation. But the benefits of avoiding long lines and the general chaos that comes with November 4 is being undermined. Many early birds are fin...

This fall, energy and the environment have taken a back seat to financial turmoil, national security and the wars that the nation is fighting on two fronts. But when voters head to th...

Guest: Paul JJ Payack, president and chief word analyst, The Global Language Monitor. Payack has analyzed language patterns of all the presidential and vice presidential debates.

Depending on what polls you read, the numbers suggest that Democract Barack Obama is favored over Republican John McCain. But with three weeks to Election Day, do these polls really i...

Guest: Janet Tavakoli, founder and president of Tavakoli Structured Finance, author of forthcoming book, "Dear Mr. Buffett: What an Investor Learns 1,269 miles from Wall Street"

The market meltdown is not just a pocketbook issue — it’s become a psychological one. The economy’s downward spiral is taking our sense of well being with it. And as our anxiety and ...

With the country focused on John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s health policy, few are assessing what the economy’s freefall means for healthcare. The Takeaway looks at how a beleaguered...

When it comes to health care, on the campaign trail at least, we often hear the stories of the down and out who have just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. But under a McCain or...

Last night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama debated for a second time. For a look at how they did and whom they lured, The Takeaway talks to a handful of voters in the nation’s swing states.

Wall Street's free fall is hitting Main Street hard. And the credit crunch's vice-like grip could spell disaster for small companies. For a look at how businesses are getting by, and...

On Sunday, the White House and Congressional leaders agreed to the fine print of a $700 billion government bailout. They even posted the bill online not long before it was voted on. Does this qualify as transparency?

Yesterday, the stock market was tumbling even before the House failed to pass $700 billion dollar bailout legislation for the country's financial institutions. The failure to pass the...

This Sunday, pastors across the country will stand before God and break the law. The crime? Delivering a sermon that either endorses or opposes a political candidate by name. Churches...

Tonight, presidential hopefuls John McCain, R-Ariz., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., are scheduled to kick off the first debate of the general election. Earlier this week, it looked like Ob...