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Economic recovery is weakest since WWII
WASHINGTON (AP) — The recession that ended three years ago this summer has been followed by the feeblest economic recovery since the Great Depression. Since World War II, 10 U.S. recessions have been...
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Obama labels Romney tax plan 'snake oil'
In a campaign that has become nastier by the day, President Obama ratcheted up his rhetoric against Mitt Romney's economic policies Wednesday, labeling his tax plan "trickle-down snake oil." The...
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Rep. Towns kept discounted loan a secret, records show
A Democratic committee chairman overrode his own subpoena three years ago in an investigation of former subprime mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. to exclude records showing that he, other...
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Obama tries to recapture Iowa magic
Hoping to recapture some of the same electricity that fueled his 2008 victory, President Obama has spent the last three days in Iowa on a nostalgia tour, reminding voters how they helped catapult him...
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Inside politics: Vice president has history of slave-themed remarks
CAMPAIGN Vice President Joseph R. Biden's incendiary comment to a largely black audience Tuesday about Republican Mitt Romney wanting to put voters "back in chains" isn't the first time he has used...
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In tea party vs. tea party race, Stearns loses primary
At first glance, Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida seemed to have his conservative credentials lined up ahead of Tuesday's Republican primary. He was endorsed by two tea party favorites – former GOP...
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Inside the Beltway: Top secret
This is sure to confuse the National Organization for Women, not to mention Democratic strategists who want to tout President Obama's support for women's rights. What follows may not be part of the...
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Romney seeks to elevate tone of debate
Flashing anger at the direction the presidential campaign has taken, Mitt Romney on Wednesday challenged President Obama to elevate the debate after a month in which Democratic operatives and the Obama...
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Obama vs. Romney on Syria policy
If killing Osama bin Laden, untangling U.S. forces from Iraq and fighting a bare-knuckle drone war against al Qaeda are the Obama administration's foreign policy triumphs, its biggest stumble may be...
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Va. Senate race tops nation in 'secret money'
A "secret-money" political group connected to Republican operative Karl Rove spent $1 million Wednesday on television ads opposing Democrat Tim Kaine in the race for Virginia's open Senate seat,...
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Syrian troops cited in war crimes
GENEVA — Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and pro-government Shabiha fighters have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity on Syrian civilians, a U.N. expert panel concluded Wednesday...
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Students at Miami University greet Ryan as he returns to alma mater
OXFORD, OHIO — Rep. Paul Ryan received a warm reception from his alma mater Wednesday, returning to Miami University in Ohio for the first time since joining the Republican ticket last week as Mitt...
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Q&A: Miami's president on Paul Ryan
Miami University of Ohio President David C. Hodge answered questions from The Washington Times' Cory Brown this week about the selection of Miami alum Paul Ryan as GOP nominee Mitt Romney's running...
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Romney: I've paid at least 13% in taxes every year
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared Thursday he has paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the past decade, offering that new...
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Police chiefs adopt drone code of conduct
The nation's police chiefs have adopted a code of conduct for their use of drones, including letting any images captured by unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, be open to inspection by the public, and...
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Activists to take on Capitol Hill: Lay off our milk, lemonade
Milk and lemonade may seem like the staples of youthful innocence, but on Saturday a group of activists hope to turn them into the tools of protests when they take to the Capitol to demand the...
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Colo. shooting prompts gun bills in big states
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic leaders in three big states have used this summer's Colorado mass shooting to push bills that would crack down on assault weapons and ammunition sales, rekindling a...
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Justice Department approves Verizon deal on spectrum
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday approved Verizon Wireless' $3.9 billion purchase of wireless spectrum from four of the nation's largest cable companies but applied conditions to...
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White House’s ‘We-Can’t Wait’ initiatives dwindle, become political
Last October, nearly a year before voters would head to the polls, President Obama said he was fed up with Republicans standing in the way of his agenda and rolled out a series of executive branch...
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Inside Politics: Plaque marks Chicago site of Obamas’ 1st kiss
CHICAGO — Barack Obama first kissed the woman who would become his wife outside a Chicago ice cream shop — and now there's a plaque to prove it. The managers of a shopping center in the city's Hyde...
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