Romney gets boost with Nevada GOP caucus win
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 03:14:35 GMT
In winning the Nevada Republican caucuses, Mitt Romney added another victory in a campaign built on organization and momentum. Read more...
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Newt Gingrich: I'm in the GOP campaign to stay
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 04:56:31 GMT
Newt Gingrich puts to rest rumors that he might be dropping out after a loss in the Nevada caucuses and accuses his chief rival of dishonesty. Read more...
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Romney between Rockies and political hard place
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:22:07 GMT
Mitt Romney on Saturday hits President Barack Obama on unemployment improvement and attacks the 2009 stimulus on a factory floor that accepted a contract including stimulus funds. Read more...
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Away from Nevada, Santorum campaign is undeterred
Posted Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:53:45 GMT
Campaigning in Colorado, Rick Santorum remained upbeat and largely dismissive of any impact his last place finished in Nevada would have on his GOP candidacy. Read more...
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Fact check: Did Obama make the economy worse?
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:23:22 GMT
Mitt Romney likes to say on the campaign trail that President Obama's policies made the recession worse, but most statistics don't bear that out. Read more...
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Komen reversal illustrates political battle over Planned Parenthood
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:42:37 GMT
A weeklong firestorm over the Susan G. Komen foundation's decision to cut off -- and, on Friday, restore -- a grant to Planned Parenthood marked one of the high points in political battle targeting the finances of the nationwide network of reproductive health clinics. Read more...
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Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
Posted Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:03:41 GMT
 New York City's activist mayor is spending millions of his own money touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague. Read more...
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Ind. election chief guilty of voter fraud
Posted Sat, 4 Feb 2012 23:13:33 GMT
Indiana's top elections official loses his job after jurors convict him of multiple voter fraud-related charges. Read more...
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Gingrich takes a while to react to jobs report
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 21:31:10 GMT
Newt Gingrich had no comment about January's jobs figures at an event late Friday morning in Nevada because, the former House speaker explained, he hadn't seen them yet. Read more...
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Partisan reaction to jobs data mixes carping and cheering
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:41:08 GMT
In what’s likely to be a boost to President Obama’s chances of winning a second term, nonfarm payroll employment jumped by 243,000 last month as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February of 2009. Read more...
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Congress may OK short-term stimulus to avoid problems
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:54:09 GMT
Right after Election Day, a lame-duck Congress will face a horrific fiscal train wreck: sharp tax increases, combined with automatic spending cuts. Read more...
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Obama prepares to battle Romney
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 14:10:14 GMT
First Read: President stresses fairness, housing and the auto industry success as he eyes a general election race against Mitt Romney. Read more...
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Romney poised to win another state Saturday
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:57:35 GMT
Republican front-runner Mitt Romney, a Mormon with close ties to church leaders, is expected to carry an overwhelming majority of votes Saturday from Nevada members of the church. Read more...
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Obama to speak on the economy
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:43:38 GMT
President Barack Obama is to visit a state-of-the-art fire station in a Washington suburb on Friday. Read more...
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House ready to consider insider trading ban
Posted Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:41:25 GMT
With members of Congress convinced their political survival depends on their image, the House is wasting no time in considering a Senate-passed bill that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials. Read more...
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Obama hones pitch to independents amid GOP battle
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:40:11 GMT
The bruising Republican primary has given President Obama and his campaign an opportunity to craft his message for the general election, especially as it relates to winning over independents. Read more...
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Trump: It's an 'honor and privilege' to endorse Romney
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:01:17 GMT
Donald Trump formally endorsed Mitt Romney for president on Thursday, describing the former Massachusetts governor as "tough" and "smart" and the best pick in the GOP primary. Read more...
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Industries in limbo as Congress mulls expired tax breaks
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:54:57 GMT
Dozens of American industries and businesses, from biodiesel producers to stock car racing facilities, are urging Congress to quickly revive 60 targeted tax breaks that expired on Dec. 31. Read more...
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Obama signals an end in Afghanistan
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:22:50 GMT
First Read: Republicans criticize the public stance but Obama may be able to declare an effective end to a second war before November’s election. Read more...
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Obama emboldened by Republican primary race
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:30:06 GMT
President Barack Obama has long relished a dragged-out Republican primary contest that would leave the eventual Republican nominee battered before the fall election. Read more...
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Boehner downplays report of tensions with Cantor
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:44:50 GMT
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, denies report that he had to call a "truce" with House Marjority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. Read more...
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Romney defends 'poor people' remark
Posted Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:35:23 GMT
Mitt Romney vigorously defended his economic message and engaged in a bit of damage control when asked by a reporter to explain his comment on CNN that he is "not concerned about the very poor." Read more...
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Gingrich assails Romney's 'poor people' comment
Posted Wed, 1 Feb 2012 23:03:18 GMT
The former House speaker, speaking in Nevada, said that Mitt Romney's gaffe helped illustrate the differences between their candidacies. Read more...
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Senate Dems plan super PAC hearings
Posted Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:21:00 GMT
Senate Democrats announced Wednesday that they planned hearings looking into the rise of super PACs and unregulated spending in elections. Read more...
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Santorum: Don't try to limit drug prices
Posted Thu, 2 Feb 2012 01:06:00 GMT
In what was billed as a major address on health care, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum took a hard line against government getting involved in offsetting the cost of drug prices. Read more...
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Why Florida's primary differed from South Carolina's
Posted Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:13:16 GMT
First Read offers five reasons why Tuesday night's outcome in the Sunshine State was unique, including money and debates. Read more...
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Obama proposes $5-10 billion for home refinancing
Posted Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:13:57 GMT
President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market. Read more...
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