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A former campaign aide for John Edwards said in court Friday that he had been intimidated in his dealings with the former senator and two high-priced donors.

As the first week of the John Edwards federal criminal trial comes to an end, where the former Democratic senator and presidential candidate is accused of using hundreds of thousands of dollars of donations to conceal his affair with a campaign videographer without reporting the money to federal authorities, we wanted to take a look back at some statistics about other politicians in trouble.

Tavis Smiley, Cornel West say as the middle class slips into poverty, the needs of the rich are taking priority over those of everyday Americans.

Maya MacGuineas says the spiraling national debt is a fearsome challenge for the next president. Candidates should be compelled to spell out for voters their specific plans for tackling it

CNN's Candy Crowley talks to House Speaker John Boehner about the threat of higher student loan interest rates.

David Gergen and Michael Zuckerman say the old idea of polarized political parties is now a reality, and it's bad for America.

The White House said Friday that President Barack Obama would veto a Republican measure passed by the House to extend lower interest rates on federal student loans because it takes money from a health care fund that benefits women.

The Secret Service agent at the center of the Colombia prostitution scandal has been identified as Arthur Huntington, sources with knowledge of the investigation told CNN on Friday.

Anya Kamenetz says proposals to help students dig out from college debt don't go far enough. Bankruptcy would give lenders incentive for negotiating, and lower the cost of college in the long term

The White House and the Environmental Protection Agency are distancing themselves from controversial remarks that surfaced this week by a regional administrator attacking the oil and gas industry.

Vice President Joe Biden goes after Mitt Romney's stance on foreign policy issues at an event at New York University.

House Speaker John Boehner calls on the president to reimburse the Treasury Department for campaign travel expenses.

For months now, his name has gone hand-in-hand with that of Newt Gingrich.

Ana Navarro says the GOP candidate can't reverse his immigration positions but can change his tone, focus on economy

The U.S. Senate voted to renew a law designed to combat domestic abuse Thursday after Republicans stepped back from what was becoming a politically risky fight over some of the expansions they oppose to the Violence Against Women Act.

For Republicans and certain presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the best defense appears to be a good offense on issues and themes being pushed by President Barack Obama and Democrats.

A day after U.S. lawmakers were briefed on an alleged prostitution scandal in Colombia involving Secret Service members, a report emerged Thursday of similar allegations, this time in El Salvador.

Marco Rubio has been entrusted with pulling the GOP out of the hole it has dug with Latinos because of harsh rhetoric on immigration. But his hardline views on the issue clash with his family history.

Ali Noorani says that if Republicans can't come up with a smart immigration policy, they will see the consequences in the fall election

A former campaign aide of John Edwards will face more questions Thursday, a day after he was quizzed about his motives and asked whether he made up stories about how Edwards allegedly concealed contributions from campaign donors.