All Elections
'2016: Obama's America' – Will political documentary sway undecided voters?'2016: Obama's America,' which is being screened at Tampa hotels hosting Republican National Convention-goers, is already the top grossing non-nature documentary of the year.
What does it take to be a gay Republican? For one thing, a long viewThey're a minority at the Republican Convention – particularly on issues like same-sex marriage. But gay delegates and activists support the Romney-Ryan ticket on other issues, and they see signs that they're changing their party from within.
Medicare: Republicans say they're ready to rumble. Is that wise?The coming election may be about jobs, jobs, jobs, but Republicans at the National Convention are vowing to take the battle to the Democrats on Medicare, too. They may have had little choice.
Poll: Obama vulnerable on economy, Romney weak on voter approvalObama faces an electorate that sees the US economy in bleak terms, but he still outperforms Mitt Romney on voter favorability and in swing states, says a poll by the conservative group Resurgent Republic, released at the GOP convention.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on education President Obama says his policy initiatives are helping teachers, schools, and students. Mitt Romney advocates more school choice and private-sector involvement. Here is a look at how the two differ on eduction issues.
Ron Paul's swan song: Has he launched an enduring movement?After three runs for the White House, US Rep. Ron Paul is retiring. Will his libertarian brand of Republican politics survive without him? A younger generation of elected officials and activists say it will.
What Mitt Romney needs to achieve at GOP national conventionMitt Romney needs to keep the focus on the travails of the US economy under Obama, and to humanize himself by telling his personal story, Republican analysts said during the Sunday talk shows, in advance of this week's GOP national convention.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 4 differences on Israel President Obama's positions on Israeli-Palestinian peace have rankled Israel’s conservative coalition government, while Mitt Romney insists he would be a better friend to Israel. Here are some of the issues on which the candidates differ.
Hurricane Isaac delays start of Republican National Convention in TampaAs in 2008, Republicans scramble to adjust speaking and travel schedules to cope with the hurricane. The vote to formally nominate Mitt Romney shifts to Tuesday – for now. Stay tuned.
Interview: President Obama on Romney's 'extreme' viewsOn the eve of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, President Obama says that a President Romney would not 'stand in the way' if Congress gave him a bill that stripped away women's control over their reproductive health.
Joe Biden scraps plan to crash GOP party as Isaac storm takes aimTropical Storm Isaac won’t stop the GOP from nominating Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for the presidential ticket. But the potential hurricane’s approach did cause the White House to scrap Vice President Joe Biden’s planned trip to Tampa for the convention’s opening day on Monday.
Obama vs. Romney 101: 5 differences on women's issues President Obama won the women’s vote four years ago, and he’ll need to again to win reelection, given Mitt Romney’s strength among male voters. Here are some of the women’s issues on which the candidates differ.
Romney uses secret data mining to unearth new donors, report saysAn Associated Press story Friday says a Texas company is assisting the presumptive GOP presidential nominee in finding new campaign money. The company did work for a colleague of the GOP candidate with ties to Bain & Co., the Boston management consulting firm Romney used to run.
Romney says big business 'doing fine,' with foreign tax haven assistThe former Massachusetts governor, speaking at a fundraiser in Minnesota Thursday, added large US businesses are receiving loans and are better at dealing with regulation.
Mitt Romney's energy plan: What does it promise?Mitt Romney unveiled his energy plan Thursday, saying that it would bring energy independence to the US within a decade. But some experts were skeptical of the claims.
Paul Ryan's black ex-girlfriend: What does it mean to Election 2012?Presumptive VP nominee Paul Ryan's 2005 comment that he once dated a black woman has prompted discussion about whether that fact changes views of his character and policy.
Poll: Paul Ryan gives Mitt Romney 'micro-bump' in key battleground statesMitt Romney, now with Paul Ryan on the ticket, has closed in on Obama in Florida and Wisconsin, a new poll of three battleground states shows. But he didn't gain ground in Ohio.
Who will stick with Todd Akin?Todd Akin, refusing to bow out of the Missouri Senate race, is appealing to social conservatives, religious pro-family groups, and high-profile politicos to try to steer his campaign back on course.
Poll: Americans favor Obama over Romney for strengthening public schoolsIndependent voters, however, think Mitt Romney is better suited for that job. The Gallup and Phi Delta Kappa poll also found that Americans identify funding as the biggest problem facing public schools.
Where Todd Akin and Paul Ryan agree, and disagree, on abortionThere's nothing to indicate that Paul Ryan shares Rep. Todd Akin's strange rationale for denying rape victims access to abortion. But the GOP's vice presidential candidate opposes such abortions, nonetheless.
