A new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project shows that social media and the Internet are not helping much to get poorer people engaged in civic life.

The Government Accountability Office is releasing a new report on the so-called 'political intelligence' industry — a growing arm of investment research.

As a multi-billionaire, Michael Bloomberg has governed New York free from debts to special interests. But there's another side to that independence.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicks off today, and there is big money at stake — in office pools, of course, and in Washington, where the tournament is a gimmick for politicians raising campaign cash.

Tonight, President Obama speaks to the non-profit group, Organizing, for America, which some have described as the president's never-ending campaign. Where is the money behind the organization coming from?

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

Businesses issue ultimatums all the time. Politics requires negotiations, whether before — or after — a crisis.

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.

With U.S. Sen. John Kerry on the short list to become Secretary of State, Massachusetts could be in line for its third U.S. Senate election in just more than two years. It's meant big bucks spent in advertising.