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Romney courts Spanish voters with bio; Dems push back
Looking to be defined on his own terms, presumptive GOP Mitt Romney rolled out a new television ad aimed at Hispanic voters in which one of his five sons shares his vision of his old man.
Kaine raises more cash, but Allen has more in bank in Va. Senate race
Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine raised $3 million in the past three months and finished the second quarter with more than $2.7 million on hand, while Republican rival George Allen raised more than $2 million but finished with $3.3 million in the bank
PICKET: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver condemns racist attack against Romney as 'ignorant' and 'embarrassing'
A video satire produced by a liberal group led by a former New York Times reporter and former Media Matters executive says that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not liked by blacks, reports The Washington Examiner. The producers say Romney is "so white he makes "Wonder Bread look like pumpernickel."
Obama strives to regain edge in Iowa
President Obama took his middle-class tax-cut message on Tuesday to Iowa, a state where some of the same voters who helped hand him a landslide primary victory and inspired the nation to embrace his come-from-behind candidacy in 2008 are experiencing a case of buyer's remorse.
Poll: Thompson trails in Wisconsin GOP Senate primary
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is getting stiff competition in the state's Republican Senate primary, according to a poll released Tuesday.
Allen West suggested as Romney's veep pick
Urged at a town hall meeting Tuesday to consider Rep. Allen West as his vice presidential pick, presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney said he's open to different ideas as he weighs his running mate choice.
Poll: Obama has 8-point lead over Romney in Va.
President Obama leads Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 8 percentage points, 50 percent to 42 percent, in the all-important swing state of Virginia, a poll released Tuesday shows.
Boehner 'enthusiastic' about Romney
House Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday said he and the rest of country will be "enthusiastic" about voting for Republican Mitt Romney for president, despite a comment he made last week that people "probably aren't going to fall in love" with the former Massachusetts governor.
PICKET: (AUDIO) Rep Hastings 'hopes' Justice Roberts has additional security since hcr decision
Congressman Alcee Hastings, Florida Democrat, excoriated Republicans during a meeting of the House rules committee on Monday night when members of the committee debated procedure for the House repeal vote of the Affordable Care Act this week. Hastings excoriated GOP members for the repeal vote and accused Republicans for not having a plan follow any repeal.
More Watch List Mania: Furstenburg on Mackey list
Senior tight end had 31 receptions for 348 yards last season
GOP vows to shadow Obama during Iowa visit
Republicans are firing back at the Obama campaign over its attacks on presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's jobs record by arguing that the president is the one who has embraced shipping jobs overseas.
Utah's Rep. Chaffetz: 'Romney's been very successful. Get over it.'
As Democrats ramp up attacks on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for his overseas financial investments and refusal to release more of his tax returns, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Utah Republican and a surrogate for Mr. Romney, defended the former Massachusetts governor Tuesday and said he's done everything in compliance with the law.
Plouffe: Very wealthy 'lining up trying to purchase White House' for Romney
Top White House adviser David Plouffe responded Tuesday morning to Mitt Romney's robust June fundraising haul, saying that a small collection of very wealthy donors are lining up "trying to purchase the White House" for the former Massachusetts governor.
Tampa Hard Rock hotel-casino booked for RNC convention
Someone within the Republican Party has booked the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa for the duration of the party's national convention in the Florida city in late August, the Tampa Tribune reported Monday.
CBO: Federal spending dropping but trillion-dollar deficit still likely
The federal government ran a $60 billion deficit in June and is already more than $900 billion in the red this fiscal year, but there is some bright news: basic government spending appears to be dropping, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday.
Elizabeth Warren raises $8.6 million in second quarter
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren hauled in more than $8.6 million between April and June, making major fundraising strides against her Republican opponent, Sen. Scott Brown, her campaign announced Monday.
Tentative date for Terps' trip to Georgia Tech announced
Teams' only game will be played in late February
PICKET: Obama '09 - (VIDEO) You don't raise taxes on anyone during a recession
In the 2009 video above, President Barack Obama said that, "you don't raise taxes" on anybody during a recession.
WISER: DHS-sponsored report criticized for description of 'extreme right-wing' ideology
A report released earlier this year by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, has raised some eyebrows recently on the Internet and blogosphere for its characterization of terrorists with an "extreme right-wing" ideology.
CBO to release updated health law cost in late July
Two weeks from now, Congress' official scorekeepers will release an updated price tag for President Obama's health care that could bring dramatic changes in cost estimates now that the Supreme Court has modified the law.
