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Senate votes to curtail farm subsidies
Democrats and Republicans constantly clash over how much Americans should pay in taxes, but senators from both parties managed to agree Wednesday that wealthy farmers shouldn't pocket millions in...
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Congressional medals awarded to community-driven youths
Jahnnavi Madiraju started her project as a freshman in high school, creating her own volunteer group in Virginia to gather clothes and basic supplies for an international refugee camp in...
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Views of Islam clash at House panel hearing
The biggest threat to American Muslims comes from extremism in their own communities, not from government surveillance or police profiling, a Muslim activist told lawmakers Wednesday. "The greatest...
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Mack likely to be GOP Senate nominee after Florida foe drops out
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Sen. George LeMieux dropped out of the Republican primary for Senate on Wednesday, saying that he can't compete against rival Rep. Connie Mack's famous name and the fact that...
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Obama campaign spending, fundraising show increases
President Obama's re-election campaign spent more in May than it did in the previous three months combined, records released Wednesday showed, as it ramped up an operation that has grown to more than...
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Indiana Gov. Daniels named next Purdue president
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels was introduced Thursday as the next president of Purdue University, quashing speculation that he would be tapped as a vice presidential candidate...
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Bryson resigning as U.S. commerce secretary
WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary John Bryson said Thursday he is resigning from the Obama administration after suffering a seizure earlier this month in the Los Angeles area. President Barack Obama said...
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Bryson steps down as Commerce head after seizures
President Obama's beleaguered economic team took another blow Thursday with the announcement that Commerce Secretary John E. Bryson has resigned, ending a brief tenure that came to a close after he got...
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Romney calls immigration reform 'moral imperative'
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Mitt Romney called immigration reform a "moral imperative" Thursday, laying out his vision for a broad increase in legal immigration for both business and family reunification...
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White House brushes aside Holder's contempt of Congress vote
The White House Thursday dismissed the face-off with Congress over the "Fast and Furious" botched gun-running operation and a pending contempt charge against Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. as...
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Obama again calls for action on student loans
With loan rates set to rise in 10 days for more than 7 million students, President Obama took to the bully pulpit again Thursday to blame congressional Republicans for inaction. "We've been stuck...
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Senate votes to strip public funding from party conventions
The Senate overwhelmingly agreed Thursday to strip the Democrat and Republican National Committees of public funding for their 2012 conventions and put the money toward reducing the national deficit...
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Poll: Romney closes in on Obama, economic angst up
WASHINGTON — Fighting a swell of economic anxiety, President Barack Obama has lost much of the narrow lead he held just a month ago over Mitt Romney and the two now are locked in a virtually even race...
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GOP demands answers from AARP on health deals
Congressional Republicans are demanding that the country's largest senior advocacy group answer charges that it sacrificed the interests of older Americans in order to help muster support for President...
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Romney hedges on keeping Obama's amnesty in place
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Declaring immigration reform a "moral imperative," Mitt Romney on Thursday laid out a broad vision for increasing legal immigration both for businesses and for family...
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HALLOW: Romney-Rubio tango displays early missteps
ANALYSIS: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the Spanish-speaking son of Cuban immigrants and a rising star in the Republican ranks, is generating more excitement and controversy — and potentially some hard...
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House committee suspects 'Fast and Furious' cover-up
The House committee investigating Fast and Furious has received more than 7,600 documents from the Justice Department, but Republican lawmakers say none addresses who approved the gunrunning probe, who...
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Romney stirs up challenge on unions' own turf
Mitt Romney has pushed the 2012 electoral battleground into union-friendly territory — putting organized labor on the defensive in states it typically has little trouble holding. A recent demoralizing...
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Rubio: Obama edict on illegals politicized issue
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Thursday that President Obama's unilateral decision to stop deporting young illegal immigrants has further politicized an already emotionally charged issue and...
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Wealthy donors boost Romney's cash flow
Mitt Romney outraised President Obama in 19 states in May, including four of nine critical swing states, records released Wednesday night show. But as the former Massachusetts governor solidified his...
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