Politics

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker talks to Marketplace Tech about his new social media start-up and why he tweets so much.

A new app from the Washington Post aims to automatically check political speeches for lies, darn lies, and other misrepresentations.

A new app from the Presidential Inauguration Committee seems like a handy tool for people visiting Washington, D.C. to watch President Obama take his second (public) Oath of Office. But critics say the app is data-mining for political purposes.

We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.

A Maine state senate candidate gets attacked for her online gaming activities, and a startup that wants to help you sell your used MP3s goes to court against a big entertainment company.

Most people watching the first big presidential debate will do so on television, but for a fast-increasing number, it's far from the only primary source.

The President’s re-election campaign is using high tech tools for grass roots organizing

Forget pricey TV spots. Political campaigners turn to YouTube for free and fast distribution of their political ads.