Political commentator Tim Russert renowned for hosting NBCs Meet The Press has died at the age of 58 of a heart attack on June 13 2008.

CNNs Ed Lavendera reports that Congress is giving 100 million to pay security expenses for this summers political conventions. Denver and St. Paul officials have said that the types of weapons being purchased are top secret.

With Sen.Barack Obamas campaign experiencing some growing pains. Mark Halperin senior political analyst for Time tells the folks at Morning Joe that Sen.John McCain only needs to be barely competent to win the presidency.

I am convinced that if there were no Fox News, I might be two or three points higher in the polls, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told New York Times Magazine. In an interview with Matt Bai that will run this coming weekend, Obama complained about Fox News coverage of his campaign....

FOX News anchor Bill Hemmer sets the record straight with duplicitous Obama spokesman Bill Burton. A recent ad by Obama named "Still" mocks John McCain's injuries that the war hero suffered as a result of being tortured by the North Vietnamese during McCain's stay in the Hanoi...

Vice President Joe Biden and former Vice President Dick Cheney faced off on the Sunday morning political talk shows over national security. Bill Plante reports.

AP - House investigators accused veteran Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.

CBS - The California gubernatorial race is even uglier today, now that someone from Jerry Brown's campaign leaked a tape using harsh language when referring to Meg Whitman. Ben Tracy reports.