White House adviser defends Obama's immigration moves
White House senior adviser David Plouffe on Sunday defended President Obama's call for selective enforcement of immigration laws, a move that some Republicans have criticized as "backdoor amnesty."...
View ArticleRomney: The campaign is about the country, not me
The Republican Party's candidate for president said Sunday he isn't interested in politics. Instead, Mitt Romney said he's running to bring the nation back from the edge of a fiscal cliff, not to...
View ArticleRielle Hunter: Memoir by John Edwards' mistress details affair, aftermath
When John Edwards faced the prospect of an indictment that could put him behind bars, he calmly told his mistress he would probably wind up in a low-security prison in Virginia more like a country club...
View ArticleCURL: Obama: A domestic enemy of the U.S. Constitution
ANALYSIS/OPINION: "Before he enter on the execution of his office, he shall take the following oath or affirmation — I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of...
View ArticleGay-marriage backers seek to turn tide in votes in 4 states
Gay marriage dominates the list of "social-issue" ballot measures going to voters this year, with amendments for and against same-sex unions up in four "blue" states: • In Minnesota, voters will be...
View ArticleHealth care ruling voiding mandate could unravel law
A Supreme Court decision to rule against the individual mandate that requires Americans to buy insurance coverage would sour the health care industry on President Obama's health care reforms. But the...
View ArticleCampaigns target news shows for ads in battleground states
RICHMOND — "Tell President Obama: Stop the spending," screams an ad running during the broadcast of NBC's "Today" show in central Virginia. At a break during ABC's "The View," Mitt Romney is praised in...
View ArticleRomney hits 'timing' of Obama's decision on illegals
Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Sunday refused to say whether he would revoke President Obama's decision to categorically stop deporting young-adult illegal immigrants as the...
View ArticleSummit allows Obama, Putin to revisit mutual dependency
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will use their meeting Monday, the first since Mr. Putin returned to Russia's top job, to claim leverage in a mutually dependent but volatile...
View ArticleFor Romney, road to White House runs through nation's Rust Belt
BRUNSWICK, Ohio — Mitt Romney is trying to do something that Sen. John McCain, the Republican Party's 2008 presidential nominee, could not — shore up enough support among the rural, blue-collar voters...
View ArticleInside Politics: McCain says lack of aid to Syrian rebels is 'shameful'
Sen. John McCain says the lack of U.S. aid to Syrian rebels is "shameful," and that helping the opposition would be the biggest blow to Iran in 25 years. The United States has refused to arm Syrian...
View ArticleDrones and cyberattacks changing the face of American warfare
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. Drone aircraft spy on and attack terrorists with no pilot in harm's way....
View ArticleEasing of marijuana laws poses challenge for parents
DENVER — Michael Jolton was a young father with a 5-year-old son when Colorado legalized medical marijuana in 2000. Now he's got three boys, the oldest near adulthood, and finds himself repeatedly...
View ArticleZOGBY: President Obama's weekly report card (June 11-17)
Grade: C "The past two weeks were D and F. The bleeding has been stopped for now. The president has given a fairly strong (but hardly definitive or game-changing) speech on the economy. Mitt Romney has...
View ArticleIn Ohio, earthy Boehner is a contrast to squeaky clean Romney
TROY, Ohio — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the clean-cut son of a former governor, and House Speaker John A. Boehner, the cigarette-smoking son of a bar owner, joined forces...
View ArticleBorder Patrol group calls for Holder's resignation
The National Border Patrol Council, which represents all 17,000 of the agency's non-supervisory agents, called for the resignation Monday of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for his role in the...
View ArticleObama, Putin seek 'cessation' of Syria violence
In their first meeting following renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for an end to the violence in Syria and said there's...
View ArticleMexican leader thanks Obama for immigration order
As an international summit in Mexico got under way Monday, Mexican President Felipe Calderon thanked President Obama in person for his decision to stop deporting young adults who are in the U.S....
View ArticleRomney predicts Wisconsin win
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney campaigned alongside this state's top Republicans on Monday, declaring that he'll win the Badger State in the general election — a prediction...
View ArticleMcCain hits Russia's support for Syria
Russia has dispatched two warships and a unit of marines to secure its naval base at the Syrian port of Tartus, and it is delivering anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles to help Syrian President Bashar...
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