2/22/2012 10:31:52 AM
Supporters of a ban on same-sex marriage in California on Tuesday asked the full federal court of appeals court in San Francisco to reconsider a ruling by a divided three-judge panel that struck down the controversial law.
2/22/2012 9:34:42 AM
President Obama's 2013 budget is the gift that keeps on giving—to government. One buried surprise is his proposal to triple the tax rate on corporate dividends, which believe it or not is higher than in his previous budgets.
2/21/2012 3:15:57 PM
A federal housing regulator released a plan Tuesday for beginning to wind down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and prepare for the future of the nation’s housing market.
2/21/2012 1:40:00 PM
What to Look for in Wednesday’s Debate According to Wolf BlitzerThe next GOP debate will take place Wednesday, February 22, on CNN, with John King moderating. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer has posted some tips on what to watch for.
2/21/2012 12:53:23 PM
The Obama administration unveiled three initiatives Tuesday designed to aid business growth and create jobs in rural communities.
2/21/2012 12:12:09 PM
Social Conservatism a ‘Losing Position’ Says PaulRep. Ron Paul (Texas), who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Candy Crowley on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday that social conservatism is "a losing position" for the Republican Party.
2/20/2012 3:12:38 PM
Gallup's World Affairs survey puts China as second on list of 'greatest enemies,' with North Korea a distant third; Republicans more likely to cite Iran than Democrats.
2/20/2012 12:24:21 PM
Santorum Defends Remarks on President Obama and Government’s Role in EducationAs Rick Santorum has addressed huge, supportive crowds in recent days — with hundreds whooping at his jokes and cheering his blistering criticism of the Obama administration — he seems to be displaying a newfound swagger and letting loose with free-swinging remarks.
2/20/2012 12:04:58 PM
Newt Looks South for ComebackSince his loss in Florida, Newt Gingrich has all but disappeared. In Nevada, he essentially flouted public events. He then ignored the next contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, instead making a few Ohio appearances. While Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum duked it out in Michigan and Ohio this week — important Super Tuesday states — Gingrich could instead be found in California, where he spent the majority of his time raising funds.
2/20/2012 11:10:58 AM
President Barack Obama will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 5, the White House said on Monday.
2/19/2012 1:51:06 PM
Obama Active in Democrat PrimariesPresident Obama is playing an active role in Democratic primaries this cycle, triggering behind-the-scenes lobbying efforts to nab the coveted endorsement.
2/19/2012 1:08:00 PM
Ron Paul said that Americans should be "outraged" over President Obama's 2013 budget proposal and echoed fellow Republicans in arguing that the plan fell short of the president's promises to reduce deficit spending.
2/19/2012 12:54:01 PM
Forty-three pro-democracy workers, including 19 Americans, will stand trial Feb. 26 in a case that is at the center of an escalating diplomatic crisis between Washington and Cairo over political reform in Egypt, the state news agency MENA reported.
2/19/2012 12:40:08 PM
A surge in oil prices sparked by saber-rattling from Iran is beginning to weigh on the global economic recovery, with potential ripple effects on consumers, corporate profits and interest rates.
2/18/2012 2:59:16 PM
After a brief midwinter lull, the Republican field faces a cross-country series of nine primaries and four caucuses between Feb. 28 and Super Tuesday on March 6.
2/18/2012 2:34:14 PM
Iranian ships moved through the Suez Canal and into the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, the IRNA news agency reported, citing the country's navy commander, Admiral Habibollah Sayari. Sayari said the passage through the Suez Canal was only the second made by Iranian ships since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
2/18/2012 8:37:03 AM
Attorney General Eric Holder said the Obama administration will not defend sections of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that prevent same-sex couples from receiving military benefits, which is being challenged in a federal case.
2/18/2012 8:10:51 AM
Mitt Romney Pivots to Attack ModeAs Santorum has surged, Romney’s campaign has gone on the offensive against the former Pennsylvania senator, but he has avoided mentioning Santorum by name while speaking to voters in recent days. That changed Friday, when Romney launched a frontal assault.
2/17/2012 12:36:43 PM
Just like that, the seemingly endless series of Republican presidential debates may finally be grinding to a halt.
2/17/2012 11:09:51 AM
Maine Republican Party chairman Charlie Webster has admitted that the state party made numerous clerical errors in counting the state’s caucus results — even omitting some votes because emails reporting tallies “went to spam” in an email account. However, Webster insisted that the errors did not change the outcome.
2/17/2012 10:31:48 AM
The nation's top intelligence adviser told Congress that Al Qaeda "is extending its reach into Syria" -- possibly with Iran's help.
2/17/2012 10:04:17 AM
Senior U.S. intelligence officials offered a bleak view of the war in Afghanistan in testimony to Congress on Thursday, an assessment they acknowledged was more pessimistic than that of the military commanders in charge.
2/16/2012 4:11:18 PM
New Jersey Assembly Oks Same-Sex Marriage; Will Christie Veto?The New Jersey Assembly passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage on Thursday, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate who has promised a veto.
2/16/2012 1:46:51 PM
As new polls show him leading Mitt Romney in the Michigan primary, Rick Santorum visited the Detroit Economic Club and outlined his plan for economic growth, pledging to both cut the entitlements that were "completely consuming revenues" and help the very poor.
2/16/2012 11:49:08 AM
The number of people making a first-time filing seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving.
2/16/2012 11:31:37 AM
The Afghan Taliban and the United States have made only "exploratory" contacts for possible reconciliation which do not involve the Kabul government, the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan said on Thursday.
2/16/2012 10:15:56 AM
The latest swing state polling holds sobering news for Republicans as President Obama holds a lead in ten battleground states.
2/15/2012 3:25:38 PM
Faced with a new surging rival, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is returning to a familiar playbook to try to put down what may be his toughest challenge yet in opponent Rick Santorum.
2/15/2012 3:03:50 PM
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign has a history of near-death experiences, and he insists another resurrection is on its way.
2/15/2012 11:41:20 AM
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,(Nev.) said he'll let a bill that would repeal the White House's hot-button birth control mandate be brought up for a vote.
2/15/2012 10:10:55 AM
Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) on Tuesday moved to split up a major House transportation bill as Republicans looked to smooth its passage over objections from the right and left.
2/14/2012 1:46:22 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited a health clinic in downtown Los Angeles on Monday and announced more than $9 million in funding to help medical students repay school loans if they agree to work in underserved areas.
2/14/2012 1:30:46 PM
Surrendering to political reality, House leaders did an about-face and said they were willing to extend a payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans without insisting that it be paid for with spending cuts.
2/14/2012 1:20:32 PM
Another round of polling suggests that Rick Santorum may be on his way to consolidating conservative support nationally in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
2/14/2012 10:33:17 AM
he Obama campaign is to “educate” and deploy what it describes as “truth teams” to ensure that any attacks on the president’s record are feverishly countered in the run up to the general election.
2/13/2012 1:08:30 PM
Assailants targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia in near-simultaneous strikes Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed on archenemy Iran, and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah. Iran denied responsibility for the attacks.
2/13/2012 12:07:05 PM
Two Americans were arrested by Bahraini authorities for their role in current protests against that country’s regime. They were arrested Saturday in Manama while acting as part of a team of “human-rights human shields at a peaceful protest,” according to a friend.
2/13/2012 11:10:26 AM
Rick Santorum has overtaken Mitt Romney in the race for the GOP primary vote in Michigan, a state long considered a lock for Romney that has become a make-or-break test for his campaign.
2/13/2012 10:40:51 AM
With all the Republican angst over the party’s unsettled primary contest and Democratic cheering over improved economic news, it’s good to keep in mind how little has changed in the overall shape of the 2012 election: Fewer than a dozen states continue to appear to be clear battlegrounds.
2/12/2012 4:58:07 PM
Rep. Ron Paul is not conceding the GOP’s Maine caucuses, which state party officials and major networks called Saturday for rival Mitt Romney.
2/12/2012 3:15:02 PM
The top U.S. Navy official in the Persian Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran’s military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.
2/12/2012 3:04:56 PM
From community colleges at home to the “Arab Spring” in the Mideast, President Barack Obama’s new budget shows a willingness to gamble on costly new initiatives, even after the sobering debt accords last summer.
2/12/2012 2:49:29 PM
Gary Johnson Wins Libertarian Straw Poll in FloridaFormer New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson on Saturday won what he called his first foray into a statewide Libertarian presidential race.
2/11/2012 4:43:09 PM
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the first senior U.S. official to visit Cairo since the charges were brought against 43 foreign and Egyptian activists following a probe into civil society groups.
2/11/2012 4:32:57 PM
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won Maine's GOP presidential caucus on Saturday, the chairman of the state's Republican Party announced, helping him rebound from a trio of embarrassing losses earlier this week.
2/11/2012 10:53:09 AM
First lady Michelle Obama is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to campaign time.
2/11/2012 10:30:34 AM
When it comes to churning out young workers with college degrees in math and science, the United States lags well behind other advanced democracies, ranking just behind Turkey and Spain, according to a new analysis.
2/10/2012 1:11:54 PM
President Obama has opened up his largest lead of the campaign, according to a Rasmussen's daily tracking poll, taking a 10-point lead in a hypothetical matchup against Republican front-runner Mitt Romney.
2/10/2012 12:19:47 PM
President Barack Obama will unveil a budget on Monday that projects a $901 billion deficit in fiscal 2013 while earmarking billions of dollars for jobs and infrastructure, a senior White House official said on Friday.
2/10/2012 11:45:39 AM
The White House announced today that, instead of forcing religious employers to pay for birth control, it will force insurance companies to offer the drugs free of charge to all women, no matter where they work.