Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders celebrate Susan Crawford's win over Brad Schimel in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama swept to victory as the nation's first black president Tuesday night in an electoral college landslide that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.

The president must be doing something right. He's now getting advice (from all the wrong quarters) that he ought to stop standing up for the people, not the privileged. Of course, such arguments ...

In a hypothetical general election,83% of Democrats and Democratic leaners predict an Obama victory over Romney and 89% predict a victory over Santorum. But Republican voters are less confident, ...

President Obama gave a victory speech in front of cheering supporters in his hometown Chicago after winning the presidential election. Watch the president's full speech. (Photo: AP) ...