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Obama shifts to Ryan education plan
PITTSBURGH — It's not just Medicare. President Barack Obama plans to start picking apart other sections of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan's sweeping budget proposals as he tries to...
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Wooing the young, Obama hits Romney over college costs
Trying to rally disillusioned supporters of four years ago, President Obama pleaded with young voters Tuesday to come back to his side by warning them that Republican rival Mitt Romney "does not think...
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Ryan warns 'Obamacare' hurts Medicare recipients
Rep. Paul Ryan, the newly minted running mate of GOP candidate Mitt Romney, warned supporters on Tuesday that projected cuts in Medicare spending under President Obama's health care law will force...
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HURT: Another media belly-flop over skinny-dipping 'scandal'
ANALYSIS/OPINION: RAPIDAN, Va. — In the latest "scandal" to rock Washington, a group of congressmen on a policy trip to Israel ended a hot day of touring the Holy Land with an unscheduled evening dip...
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Police confiscate 'suspicious' items ahead of RNC
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa police say they have confiscated "suspicious" items from the rooftop of a downtown building located about a mile from where next week's Republican National Convention will be...
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Akin renews vow to stay in race for Senate
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rep. W. Todd Akin renewed his vow to carry on with his embattled Senate campaign Tuesday, even as a key deadline loomed to withdraw from the race over his comments that women's bodies...
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Akin to continue Senate race despite GOP pressure to quit
Despite being dumped by nearly every major Republican over the last 48 hours, Rep. Todd Akin said Tuesday afternoon he's made a final decision to continue his bid to unseat Missouri Sen. Claire...
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Justice opens civil rights unit in Alabama after immigration law
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Justice Department said Tuesday it was establishing its first civil rights unit in Alabama, a move that comes after the state's crackdown on illegal immigration raised broader...
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RNC seeks to knock ‘none of these candidates’ off Nevada ballot
RENO, Nev. — In a high-stakes election that could help determine the presidency and control of the U.S. Senate, attention in Nevada is turning this week to one option on the ballot with no shot of...
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Inside Politics: Obama’s Virginia lead shrinks by 3 points
President Obama leads presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney in Virginia, 50 percent to 45 percent — down from an 8-point lead he held in early July, according to a survey released Tuesday by the...
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Inside the Beltway: Ron Paul’s big day
They're amassing: former Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. is among those eager to celebrate Rep. Ron Paul at the "We Are the Future" rally, to be staged in Tampa, Fla., just 24 hours before the Republican...
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Akin vows to stay in Missouri Senate race despite GOP ire
Defiant Rep. W. Todd Akin of Missouri vowed Tuesday to stay in his state's U.S. Senate race as the Republican nominee, letting pass an initial withdrawal deadline despite near-unanimous demands from...
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GOP takes tough platform approach
TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans next week will likely adopt what veteran platform writers said is the most conservative platform in their history after the drafting committee voted to keep strict pro-life,...
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In July, Romney raises $24M more than Obama with help of super PACs
Showing increasing strength in the money race, Mitt Romney in July outraised President Obama in all but 11 states, and in all nine of the most likely swing states, chalking up his strongest support yet...
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Parties’ cleft on social issues is sharpest ever
NEW YORK — Voters in this presidential election may face the starkest choice ever on the hot-button social issues of same-sex marriage, abortion rights and access to birth control. Even as most voters...
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Court: Texas can cut off Planned Parenthood funds
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are vowing to cut off funding for Planned Parenthood after a federal court sided with the state in a challenge over a new law that bans clinics affiliated with...
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Deferring on budget no longer an option, CBO says
Congress' chief scorekeeper warned Wednesday that the country's top lawmakers can't continue to put off big decisions on the budget and the economy much longer, and said either path — belt-tightening...
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AP-GfK poll shows White House race still tight
WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the attention it got, Republican Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate has not altered the race against President Barack Obama. The...
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Romney pushes on with discredited welfare attacks
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Mitt Romney claims he's got a winner with his criticism that President Barack Obama is giving welfare recipients a free ride. Never mind that aspects of his argument against the...
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Democrats seek to tie Akin to House candidates
DENVER (AP) — Meet the newest campaign issue for House Democrats: Rep. W. Todd Akin. From Colorado to New Hampshire to Illinois, Democrats already are using the incendiary comments about rape made by...
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