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Rick Perry in Iowa: Heeding a 'clarion call'
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in his first visit to Iowa since announcing his presidential bid, said on Sunday that he felt compelled to run...
Get the full story >>On Sunday shows, Michele Bachmann outlines economic cures for U.S.
Fresh off her win in the Iowa straw poll, Rep. Michele Bachmann said that if she is elected president she would spur the economy and...
Get the full story >>Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below 40% for first time
President Obama's summer woes have dragged his approval rating to an all-time low, sinking below 40% for the first time in Gallup's...
Get the full story >>Tim Pawlenty 'just didn't connect,' says Iowa Rep. King
Rep. Steve King, an influential religious conservative in Iowa, said Sunday that one of the reasons that Tim Pawlenty didn't receive more...
Get the full story >>Republican Tim Pawlenty ends White House bid
Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, will end his bid for the GOP nomination after a disapppointing third place finish in the...
Get the full story >>Bachmann: Win a 'down payment on taking the country back'
About an hour after the Ames Straw Poll victory, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, descended from her bus outside the Hilton Coliseum at Iowa...
Get the full story >>Away from straw poll, Sarah Palin weighs her options
Sarah Palin has left Iowa, her “One Nation” bus tour stopping in Saturday at the boyhood home of Ronald Reagan in Dixon, Ill.,...
Get the full story >>Obama confers with Saudi Arabia, Britain on Syria violence
President Obama spoke by phone Saturday with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah and British Prime Minister David Cameron about Syria, and...
Get the full story >>Ames Straw Poll: 'Help is on the way,' Cain sings
There is something charming about Herman Cain, who has been campaigning like crazy in Iowa for months. Though he scores low in the polls and...
Get the full story >>Texas Gov. Rick Perry declares GOP presidential bid
Scrambling the field of Republican hopefuls vying to replace President Obama, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his bid for the White House on...
Get the full story >>Ames straw poll: Candidates make a breakfast run
A parade of candidates stopped by the breakfast of Iowa conservative women, with Michele Bachmann drawing the loudest applause, reciting her...
Get the full story >>Ames Straw Poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty, Paul vie for top honors
Thousands of Iowans streamed onto the campus of Iowa State University to vote in the traditional Straw Poll, a contest that could, for the...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann does a drive-by at Iowa State Fair
A day before the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa, Michele Bachmann seemed to traverse the line from politician to full-blown political celebrity.
Get the full story >>Mitt Romney, the $250-million man
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is worth between $190 million and $250 million, his campaign announced Friday after filing...
Get the full story >>Straw poll rebuttal? Iowa bus tour isn't political, White House says
President Obama's three-day tour of the Midwest next week includes two stops in Iowa, a state that the Republicans hoping to unseat him in...
Get the full story >>In Iowa, 'Citizen' Gingrich talks up political compromise
There was no red meat; no talk about Obamacare; no brandishing of the Constitution; no pledge to stand firm on taxes; no discussion of...
Get the full story >>Obama (grudgingly) honors Super Bowl champion Packers
He wasn't happy about it. But President Obama reluctantly feted the Green Bay Packers at the White House on Friday, celebrating their road...
Get the full story >>Scenes from the state fair: Republicans in Iowa
A look at some of the activity at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines as Republicans jockey for support in the key nominating state, days...
Get the full story >>Appeals court finds healthcare mandate unconstitutional
A federal appeals court struck down a key part of President Obama's national healthcare law Friday, ruling that Congress does not have the...
Get the full story >>Michele Bachmann defends record after Tim Pawlenty barbs in GOP debate [Video]
Michele Bachmann on Friday defended her record in Washington after withering attacks from GOP rival Tim Pawlenty in the Iowa...
Get the full story >>Bachmann vs. Pawlenty: Live from the 'spin room'
Every debate features what’s called the “spin room,” where surrogates for the candidates tell the assembled media why...
Get the full story >>GOP hopefuls in search of breakout moment in Iowa debate
The first Republican debate lacked the party's biggest names. The second lacked any major fireworks.
Get the full story >>Rick Perry will announce his candidacy status Saturday
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is expected to make his presidential candidacy official this weekend in a speech to conservative activists in South...
Get the full story >>Obama to GOP: Put country before party
Looking to rebound from one of the toughest stretches of his term, President Obama took on a sharper tone with Republicans in Congress on...
Get the full story >>Pelosi's picks round out deficit 'super committee'
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic minority leader, named the three final appointees Thursday to the super committee on deficit reduction,...
Get the full story >>Iowa Straw Poll: Tim Pawlenty fights for his future
With a possible make-or-break moment days away, Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday evening continued to emphasize his executive experience,...
Get the full story >>White House denies leaking Bin Laden raid details to filmmakers
The White House on Wednesday defended its decision to grant filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow and others access to top officials to discuss the raid...
Get the full story >>An Obama volunteer laments: A Politics Now Q&A;
It's no secret that some of President Obama's supporters are unhappy with his performance. Polls show that Democratic voters have largely...
Get the full story >>Parties seek clues for 2012 in Wisconsin recall election results
Republicans held on to control of the Wisconsin state Senate despite a ferocious effort by Democrats and allied groups to recall lawmakers...
Get the full story >>Poll finds close race for Anthony Weiner's seat in Congress
Democrats scored a surprise win on Republican turf in a May special congressional election in upstate New York. Now, a new poll suggests the...
Get the full story >>GOP holds three seats in Wisconsin recall elections
Republicans swept three races as they battled Democrats on Tuesday for control of the Wisconsin Senate as voters went to the polls in recall...
Get the full story >>Harry Reid announces his picks for deficit committee
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced the first appointees to a congressional super-committee charged with tackling the federal...
Get the full story >>2012 race ripe for third-party surprise, Carville says
For sheer tumult and unpredictability, the 2012 campaign may top them all, says James Carville.
Get the full story >>Boehner says Democrats to blame for credit rating downgrade
House Speaker John A. Boehner worked Tuesday to pin responsibility for the nation's credit downgrade elsewhere, telling rank-and-file...
Get the full story >>Mitt Romney braces for new attacks — from left and right
Heading into this weekend's straw poll in Iowa, the standout moment of the GOP presidential campaign may be the attack that fizzled: Tim...
Get the full story >>Obama honors U.S. forces killed in helicopter attack (updated)
President Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday to pay tribute to 30 U.S. service members, including 22 Navy SEALs,...
Get the full story >>Does Rick Perry's move make Iowa results irrelevant?
With a campaign rollout planned for South Carolina, New Hampshire and Texas, Rick Perry threatens to overshadow this weekend's Straw Poll in...
Get the full story >>Republican control at stake in Wisconsin recall elections
It's decision day in Wisconsin, where the results of a half-dozen recall elections are being closely watched by national observers looking...
Get the full story >>Conservatives rip Newsweek's 'crazy-eyes' Bachmann cover
Sting was the King of Pain. Is it fair to call Michele Bachmann the “Queen of Rage?” That’s what Newsweek has gone ahead...
Get the full story >>Rick Perry to shed light on political future in weekend speech
Texas Gov. Rick Perry will offer greater clarity about his political future -- and potentially upstage a high-profile presidential cattle-...
Get the full story >>House to end page program, citing costs
House leaders announced Monday the end of an era: The House page program will be no more.
Get the full story >>Republicans pan Obama's speech
Republicans immediately pounced on President Obama’s speech Monday as insufficient after the nation’s credit rating was...
Get the full story >>Democrats seek to pin downgrade on 'tea party'
As stocks continued Monday to tumble in the wake of Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating,...
Get the full story >>Democrats seek to counter Republicans' Iowa blitz
Iowa will be ground zero for Republican politicking this week ahead of the Ames straw poll this weekend, the latest milepost in the...
Get the full story >>Gov. Rick Perry leads Christians in prayer at Texas rally
With Rick Perry likely to enter the Republican presidential race within days or weeks, thousands of fundamentalist Christians cheered the...
Get the full story >>As it diversifies, Nevada shifts its tone
Andy Sanchez had just moved to this dusty outpost near Las Vegas when a gust of anti-immigration furor tore the town asunder.
Get the full story >>Departing Obama advisor: Economy in a 'bit of a slog'
On his last day on the job, presidential economics advisor Austan Goolsbee conceded that the economy is in a “bit of a slog’&...
Get the full story >>Homeland Security cancels immigration agreements with states
After months of protest from some Democratic governors, the Obama administration is cancelling more than 40 agreements it has signed with...
Get the full story >>Bad puns? Check. Standing in the polls? Not yet for GOP presidential hopeful Thaddeus McCotter
Thaddeus McCotter, a congressman from Michigan, wants to be president of the United States and he’s ready to use a plastic fork, sugar...
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