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Bachmann's had her share of government aid
Rep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a...
Get the full story >>California a treasure trove for presidential candidates
California voters will play a nominal role in the presidential campaign. But a steady stream of candidates is circling the state, wooing...
Get the full story >>Obama campaign team courts wealthy donors
President Obama's reelection team has launched an invigorated effort to draw money from wealthy donors, buttressing the campaign against a...
Get the full story >>Gay marriage fight shows N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is no rookie
New York's Andrew Cuomo may be a freshman governor, but he's no rookie.
Get the full story >>Karl Rove-backed Crossroads launches $20-million ad campaign [Video]
Crossroads GPS, one of the organizations founded by Karl Rove and other well-established Republicans last year to bolster the fortunes of...
Get the full story >>Eric Cantor shifts the burden of compromise
When House Speaker John A. Boehner tapped Rep. Eric Cantor to lead the GOP in White House talks to reach a deficit reduction deal, he gave...
Get the full story >>Republicans seek to roll back discretion in immigration cases
House Republicans are targeting an Obama administration effort to give immigration officials more leeway when it comes to deciding who to...
Get the full story >>Koch brothers to host conference near Vail, Colo.
An invitation-only conference of wealthy conservative activists organized by the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch will convene...
Get the full story >>Botswana is latest stop on Michelle Obama's Africa tour
A blazing sun slipped toward the African horizon on a crisp Friday evening. Flames danced from fragrant firewood arrayed in metal pits. A...
Get the full story >>House rejects move to cut funds from Libya mission
The House of Representatives refused to authorize U.S. involvement in the NATO mission in Libya on Friday but also rejected an effort to cut...
Get the full story >>Hawkeye State showdown: Palin documentary to debut in Iowa as Obama, Bachmann visit
"The Undefeated," a documentary about Sarah Palin's political rise that focuses on her oft-obscured record as Alaska governor, will have its...
Get the full story >>Obama will meet with Reid and McConnell on debt talks next week
The top two leaders of the Senate will head to the White House on Monday to consult with President Obama on deficit reduction talks, the...
Get the full story >>Obama confuses his Medal of Honor recipients during Ft. Drum remarks
President Obama, at recent campaign stops, has pointed out that his hair is now getting gray, a sign of how he has aged and the toll taken...
Get the full story >>Obama announces new partnership to boost American manufacturing
President Obama took his jobs pitch to Pittsburgh on Friday, announcing a manufacturing partnership aimed at reviving a key sector of the...
Get the full story >>Ron Paul outbids rivals for prime real estate at Iowa straw poll
The Ames Straw Poll, a quadrennial Iowa ritual for Republican presidential candidates, does not take place until Aug. 13. But Thursday, some...
Get the full story >>Obama's troop move a calculated risk
President Obama's decision to break with his top Pentagon advisors and pull 33,000 troops from Afghanistan faster than they wanted is a...
Get the full story >>Nielsen: 25 million watched Obama's Afghanistan speech
More than 25 million people tuned in to President Obama's prime-time address announcing a drawdown of troop levels in Afghanistan on...
Get the full story >>Top Republican quits debt talks
White House-led deficit reduction talks unraveled Thursday as a top Republican pulled out, putting pressure on President Obama to help...
Get the full story >>David Petraeus says he won't bring his own brain trust to CIA
David Petraeus, President Obama's choice to be the new CIA director, says he will come alone when he assumes the post later this summer --...
Get the full story >>"Whitey" Bulger arrest: The Mitt Romney connection
After news broke of the arrest of notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, presidential candidate Mitt Romney paused to comment.
Get the full story >>California lawmakers criticize Obama's Afghanistan drawdown
Rarely does California’s diverse congressional delegation agree on anything, but President Obama’s drawdown plan for U.S. troops...
Get the full story >>Bloomberg poll says Americans tend to view Republican Party unfavorably
Americans tend to view the Republican Party unfavorably, and even a majority of Republicans themselves said they were dissatisfied with...
Get the full story >>Huntsman to open presidential campaign headquarters in Orlando
His roots, family and career have been mostly in Utah, and his biggest fan base outside the Beehive State is probably in Washington D.C. But...
Get the full story >>Republicans pick their battles in early states
When it comes to running for president, Republican candidates are treating the nominating fight a lot like dining a la carte.
Get the full story >>White House announces plan to tap oil reserve
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration announced Thursday that it planned to release 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic...
Get the full story >>Rep. Eric Cantor pulls out of Biden deficit talks
Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House majority leader, said Thursday he was pulling out of deficit reduction talks, throwing into jeopardy the...
Get the full story >>Former Sen. Bob Graham writes political thriller
Tony Ramos has a few things going for him. He's a handsome, street-savvy Cuban-American, an intelligence operative who speaks Pashto and...
Get the full story >>Obama announces drawdown of forces from Afghanistan, saying 'tide of war is receding'
The U.S. will withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year and bring another 23,000 home by the end of summer in 2012, President...
Get the full story >>Where do the Republican presidential candidates stand on Afghanistan?
Are Republicans rushing to President Obama's left when it comes to Afghanistan?
Get the full story >>Newt Gingrich would rather talk about ideas than his campaign in Atlanta appearance
It was the ancient Athenian philosopher Plato who argued that the world of ideas had greater value than the physical world known through...
Get the full story >>Mitch McConnell's 2012 theme: Obama 'made it worse' [Video]
The Republican leader of the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said Wednesday that if the 2012 presidential election were being held today, the GOP...
Get the full story >>Five things to listen for in President Obama's speech tonight
President Obama will take to the airwaves Wednesday night to address the nation on his policy for Afghanistan. It will be a speech that...
Get the full story >>Seeking breakthrough, Tim Pawlenty is first Republican to launch Iowa TV ad [Video]
Making a move to regain momentum and boost his standing in the leadoff nominating state, Tim Pawlenty is launching the first television ad...
Get the full story >>First lady is 'queen' for a day on South Africa visit
Speaking at a Soweto church thrust onto the front lines of the fight against apartheid, First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday urged young...
Get the full story >>In Congress, divisions over Libya
The congressional standoff over military involvement in Libya sharpened markedly Tuesday when two senators introduced a bipartisan...
Get the full story >>Jon Huntsman Jr. launches GOP presidential campaign
Jon Huntsman Jr. ceremonially launched his presidential campaign Tuesday with the Statue of Liberty as his backdrop. But more telling was...
Get the full story >>Jon Huntsman: Can Obama's former ambassador win GOP votes? [Video]
As Jon Huntsman launched his campaign for the presidency Tuesday, he gave only brief mention of one of the most curious aspects of his...
Get the full story >>Senate confirms Leon Panetta as Defense secretary
Leon Panetta was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday as secretary of Defense, taking the helm at the Pentagon as President Obama'...
Get the full story >>Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann favored (by liberals) for GOP presidential nomination
Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann went head-to-head over the weekend in a straw-poll battle regarding the GOP presidential nomination —...
Get the full story >>Resolution authorizing 'limited' U.S. role in Libya introduced in the Senate
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced a bipartisan resolution Tuesday authorizing the continued use of...
Get the full story >>Chris Christie would be poor VP choice, New Jersey voters say
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has repeatedly and vehemently denied that he has any immediate presidential plans, would not make a good...
Get the full story >>Jon Huntsman announces candidacy for president
Jon Huntsman declared himself a candidate for president Tuesday, offering himself as a strong leader capable of restoring the nation to...
Get the full story >>Michelle Obama meets with Nelson Mandela as she begins Africa tour [Updated]
First Lady Michelle Obama met Tuesday afternoon with Nelson Mandela, this nation's first black president, a revered figure who has largely...
Get the full story >>Obama impersonator: A role I was born to play
Reggie Brown says he won't settle for being known only as the Barack Obama impersonator who was escorted off stage during a Republican...
Get the full story >>Jon Huntsman to tie himself to Ronald Reagan in presidential kickoff
Declaring the nation is at a critical juncture, Jon Huntsman will tie himself to Ronald Reagan as he launches his campaign for the...
Get the full story >>Obama plans Wednesday speech on Afghanistan mission
President Obama plans to speak on the future of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday, senior administration officials said Monday.
Get the full story >>Mayors urge White House to focus on job creation
As Congress continues to debate the soaring national debt, a cohort of mayors on Monday descended on the White House to deliver one...
Get the full story >>Democrats target Jon Huntsman before presidential campaign launch
Utah Democrats launched a preemptive strike against Jon Huntsman on the eve of his presidential campaign kickoff, knocking him for his...
Get the full story >>Rep. Anthony Weiner makes resignation official
New York Rep. Anthony Weiner has submitted his letter of resignation, ending -- he hopes -- the sexting scandal that put the brakes on the...
Get the full story >>Golf summit a win-win for Obama and Boehner, White House says
The White House described this past weekend's golf summit as a "worthwhile encounter" between Washington's top Democrat and Republican,...
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