Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees.

Vice President Joe Biden says he believes the Obama administration can address concerns raised by the Catholic church and religious groups about a new birth control policy.

President Barack Obama is praising Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti for his efforts to lead Italy out of its fiscal quagmire.

Two senators say the campaign finance system is so broken that a constitutional amendment is needed to rein in runaway spending in elections.

House Speaker John Boehner says there's "clear evidence" that detainees who are released from Guantanamo Bay "end up back on the battlefield."

A town clerk in Cayuga County who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs has won her re-election race.

Incumbent Democrat Judy Boyke lost to Republican challenger Jim Corl in the race for town Supervisor in Cicero. Corl won by a margin of 60 percent to 40 percent. Video

Ithaca voters elected the city's first African American mayor Tuesday and at just 24 years old Svante Myrick is the youngest mayor in the city's history. When inaugurated in January, he will also become the youngest mayor in New York State.

Voters rejected a proposition to dissolve the village of Camillus by a vote of 60 to 40 percent Tuesday night. Video

By a small margin, voters shot down a referendum in the town of Salina that called for purchasing and renovating the Burdick Chevrolet property on Old Liverpool Road to consolidate Salina’s Town Hall and Highway Department. Video