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Poll: Americans want fiscal problems solved before school funding goes up
What's more important than ensuring that children get a better education? For most Americans this election cycle, it's the federal budget. As President Obama continues to assail the Republican...
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Ryan: No further plans to push Akin from Senate race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan acknowledges he urged Missouri Rep. W. Todd Akin to abandon his Senate bid but has no further plans to speak to him about it now...
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Polls show Romney closing gap with Obama in swing states
The tight race is getting tighter. As Republicans head to Tampa, Fla., to nominate Mitt Romney for president, the contest with President Obama is narrowing in the 10 battleground states that likely...
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Inside the Beltway: The hurricane press
Run for the hills, call off the convention, give up the election. Why, a hurricane could, maybe, possibly, potentially, perhaps hit Tampa, Fla., some time in the next five days. Coverage of what the...
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Democrats to showcase women as speakers at party convention
Democrats unveiled a slew of female speakers Wednesday for their convention next month, an indication that they will continue to press Republicans on women's issues as GOP leaders furiously try to...
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Inside Politics: Ryan hammers Obama’s ‘didn’t build that’ remark
GOP vice presidential hopeful Rep. Paul Ryan says President Obama's "you didn't build that" remark explains why the U.S. recovery has been so sluggish. At a campaign rally in Roanoke, Va., the...
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Tea party voters lack enthusiasm for Romney
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Killing time before Mitt Romney's campaign rally here this week, GOP activist Paul Clark shared the story of how some tea party activists in the crowd had assured him that they would...
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GOP platform opposes U.N. tax plans
TAMPA, Fla. — Republican platform writers put the party officially on record Wednesday opposing attempts by the United Nations, some backed by Democrats in Congress, to assess a special tax on all...
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What if Isaac crashes convention? GOP on watch
TAMPA, Fla. — All Isaac needs to do is come close to Tampa to bring a lot of problems to the Republican National Convention. Even during an average summer thunderstorm in this area, major roads can...
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Chaffetz seeks data on use of stimulus cash for job ads
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican and a member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, plans to push Obama administration officials for more information on why the Labor Department...
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Judge strikes down ‘none of these candidates’ as an option
RENO, Nev. — Nevada's "none of the above" voting option was struck down Wednesday by a federal judge, who ruled the state's decades-old ballot alternative was unconstitutional because votes for "none"...
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Economic model predicts Romney will beat Obama
DENVER — A University of Colorado economic model that has correctly predicted the past eight presidential elections shows Mitt Romney emerging as the victor in 2012. Ken Bickers, professor of political...
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Romney to unveil energy plan
Mitt Romney plans to announce at a campaign stop in New Mexico on Thursday that if elected he would allow states to explore for energy on federal lands within their borders as part of a large plan to...
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First lady Michelle Obama to visit Sikh shooting victims' families
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Sikh temple where a white supremacist killed six people earlier this month has been largely repaired. A crisp new American flag flies out front, prayer services have returned to a...
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Immigration agents sue to stop Obama's non-deportation policy
Saying they are fed up with being told that they can't do their jobs, 10 immigration agents on Thursday sued the Obama administration to try to overturn the president's new non-deportation policy. The...
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Obama to break recent precedent, will stump during RNC
Incumbent presidents usually lay low during their opponents' nominating conventions, but not so with President Obama, who will wage an ambitious campaign next week to coincide with the Republican...
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Outside cash finds a way in to the conventions
For lobbyists, unions and corporations with business before Congress, political conventions are the ultimate target-rich environment. Banned from giving unlimited money directly to the national parties...
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Inside the Beltway: Trumpalicious
To many, Donald Trump still cuts a striking presidential figure across the political landscape. No matter how much his critics squawk, Mr. Trump's fans remain convinced that the billionaire would still...
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Romney: Drill in refuge, federal land, offshore
Mitt Romney said Thursday he would free up states to explore for gas and oil on federal lands inside their borders as part of a broader energy push that would put North America on track to be...
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In Paul they trust as he leaves political stage
One way to measure Rep. Ron Paul's ascendance as a political player is to compare the cold shoulder he got from rival Republican presidential candidate John McCain in 2008 with the cozier embrace he...
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