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Obama, Aquino hail growing U.S.-Philippine alliance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and the Philippines said Friday they are expanding intelligence sharing and cooperation on maritime security, as President Obama reiterated Washington's desire to be...
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Activist groups jab Obama, Romney on economy
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Separated at rival conferences by 1,000 miles and a world of political ideology, liberal and conservative activists are finding themselves united by a deep disappointment with...
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GOP groups top Democrats in TV spending by far
WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Republican groups are heavily outspending their cross-party counterparts on television advertising in the campaigns for the White House and control of the Senate, eating...
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Calif. public-employee pensions face cuts
SAN DIEGO (AP) — For years, companies have been chipping away at workers' pensions. Now, two California cities may help pave the way for governments to follow suit. Voters in San Diego and San Jose,...
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U.S., Pakistan beginning to look more like enemies
ISLAMABAD (AP) — You know a friendship has gone sour when you start making mean jokes about your friend in front of his most bitter nemesis. So it was a bad sign this week when the U.S. Defense...
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McCain: Obama 'responsible' for national security leaks
Sen. John McCain ripped the White House again Sunday over national security leaks, putting the responsibility squarely on the shoulders of President Obama. "I have no idea whether the president knew,"...
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Indiana Gov. Daniels: Public sector unions a 'bad idea'
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said Sunday he would like to see public sector unions' power curtailed because "government works better without them." While calling organized labor a "necessary freedom" in...
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Iranian oil, Afghanistan top agenda for U.S.-India talks
The third U.S.-India strategic dialogue gets under way in Washington this week as the Obama administration considers imposing sanctions on the South Asian nation for importing oil from Iran. The United...
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TWT polls: Rubio is conservatives' top pick for Romney's running mate
Sen. Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and a rapidly rising star in the Republican Party, emerged this weekend as the clear favorite potential vice presidential pick of conservative activists,...
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Pentagon could keep big weapons despite automatic spending cuts
The Pentagon could hold onto its crown jewel weapon systems even though looming automatic federal spending cuts would inflict a $54 billion gash in the 2013 defense budget, military budget analysts...
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CURL: Forget the 'boring white guy': Romney will pick Rubio
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Paul Ryan. Rob Portman. Tim Pawlenty. Bob McDonnell. Mitch Daniels. Even their names are boring. Sure, they're all highly qualified public servants — governors, senators, congressmen...
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GAO targets catfish program
In unusually blunt language, Congress' top auditor told the federal government last week to scrap plans for a special catfish-inspection program, saying the new office lawmakers approved just a few...
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Obama adviser denies administration leaks
Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod insisted Sunday that national security leaks weren't coming from the White House while Republicans continued to put the responsibility squarely at the feet...
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GOP makes Obama the issue in Arizona's special election
PHOENIX — Republicans are focusing on President Obama, not Gabrielle Giffords, and sensing a chance to capture the former Democratic congresswoman's seat in southern Arizona. Voters are deciding in...
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Romney's initiatives: Miracles or gimmickry?
Facing a budget deficit of $3 billion when he took over as Massachusetts governor in 2003, Mitt Romney immediately instituted emergency spending cuts, raised fees on items such as birth certificates,...
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TWT polls: Conservatives pick Rubio as VP favorite
CHICAGO — Sen. Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and a rapidly rising Republican star, emerged this weekend as the clear favorite of conservative activists to be the GOP vice-presidential...
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Obama donors get deal; depositors get 'stiffed again'
A billionaire Chicago family that has donated and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for President Obama got a deal from the federal government to avoid paying all of a $460 million settlement it...
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Inside Politics: GOP mood brightens toward Romney's odds
Republicans riding high from a string of breaks in their favor are increasingly optimistic about Mitt Romney's chances to claim the White House in November. That's even the sense among conservatives...
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Undoing health law could lead to big complications
It sounds like a silver lining. Even if the Supreme Court overturns President Obama's health care law, employers can keep offering popular coverage for the young adult children of their workers. But...
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Job growth in battleground states could help Obama
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent may sink President Obama's re-election bid, but one detail brightens his hopes. About 10 battleground states will decide the election, and...
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