Democrats and Republicans in Washington remain sharply split on the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman with deep tea party appeal, was ready Monday to officially plow into the Republican presidential primary with a conservative and often freewheeling message honed to the party’s base. Greeted in her native Iowa with a new poll …

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., said Sunday the results of a new poll that shows her in a statistical tie with ex-Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney proves that voters are taking her and her message seriously.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A new poll shows young drivers are more likely to use cell phones while driving, and that 30 percent of them have recently texted from behind the wheel, U.S. transportation officials said.

A majority of Americans want to see President Barack Obama offer a bipartisan message in his State of the Union, according to a new poll out Monday. Fifty-one percent of those polled ahead of the president’s Tuesday address to the nation said the country needs “more bipartisanship and …

AUSTIN – Texans say Rick Perry is doing a better job as governor but don’t want him to run for president, a new poll shows. Although Perry, a Republican, has emerged as a tea party favorite and national voice on states rights, nearly two-thirds of Texas voters oppose a bid for the White House. “It …

AFP – One week before US elections, a new poll on Monday showed President Barack Obama’s Republican foes fired up and eyeing big gains in congress as Democrats turned to First Lady Michelle Obama for help.

COLUMBUS, Ohio A new poll in the Ohio governor’s race shows Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and GOP challenger John Kasich (KAY’-sik) are about even two weeks before Election Day. The CNN/Time poll released Wednesday shows Strickland with 48 percent support among registered voters and Kasich …

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new poll in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested race for U.S.

HARTFORD, Conn.— A new poll shows Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s lead over Republican Linda McMahon has grown to double-digits in the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut.