All Elections
Biden slams Romney foreign policy as return to cold warVice President Joe Biden on Thursday focused on President Obama鈥檚 national-security policies 鈥� and criticized Romney 鈥� as part of a series of speeches in which he's laying out the case for reelecting the Obama-Biden team.
Backlash begins after Obama slow jams the newsMany Republicans are grousing about President Obama's appearance on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' and complaining that he's just trying to distract Americans from his policy failures.
Wisconsin posts biggest US job loss, as Gov. Scott Walker fights for his jobWisconsin lost 23,900 jobs between March 2011 and March 2012, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. It also lost more private-sector jobs than any other state.
Obama on Jimmy Fallon show: How did it go?The president's political advisers must be fairly pleased. Obama, on Jimmy Fallon late-night show, both trumpeted his message about keeping college loan rates low and needled Republicans about it.
Romney vs. Obama: weak challenger faces weak incumbentAfter five decisive primary victories Tuesday, Mitt Romney promises 鈥榓 better America鈥� to general election voters. He has work to do on likability, but a weak economy hobbles Obama.
Media report card: why Mitt Romney got more positive coverage than ObamaThe聽Pew Research Center鈥檚 Project for Excellence in Journalism released its report card on media campaign coverage, and no one came out smelling very rosy.聽
Student loans: Obama's bid to rekindle 'Yes We Can' among youthsYoung voters aren't as enthusiastic as they were four years ago, meaning turnout could decline. So Obama is touring universities in North Carolina, Colorado, and Iowa to talk about student loans.
Mitt Romney's five biggest assets as GOP nominee Typically, an election with an incumbent president on the ballot is a referendum on him. But President Obama is trying to turn the election into a choice, saying in effect that America's problems will get much worse under the other guy. So what does Mitt Romney bring to the table? Here are five assets.
Obama vs. Romney: Your guide to poll-watchingBetween now and the presidential election in November, there鈥檒l be hundreds of polls weighing Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama. Here鈥檚 some advice on how to sort through the numbers.
Orrin Hatch close call in Utah: Tea party rising?Sen. Orrin Hatch is favored to win reelection, but first he faces a primary election against tea party favorite Dan Liljenquist. Can Hatch avoid the fate of former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in 2010 by the tea party?
Mitt Romney addresses a touchy subject about his religionDemocratic Governor聽Brian Schweitzer says Mitt Romney鈥檚 family 'came from a polygamy commune in Mexico.' That鈥檚 not the whole story about Romney鈥檚 Mormon ancestors, but it forces him to talk about his religion, which he鈥檇 rather not do.
Utah Republican convention: How Orrin Hatch (almost) beat back a tea party revoltAs Republicans in Utah have turned more moderate since 2010, veteran US Sen. Orrin Hatch has turned more conservative. Taken together, this nearly helped Hatch survive a tea party challenge at Saturday's Republican nominating convention. Instead, he faces a primary election in June.
How Marco Rubio can help Mitt Romney without spot on GOP ticketMitt Romney trails President Obama by 40 points among Latinos, a new Pew poll shows. Maybe Marco Rubio, the charismatic US senator from Florida, can help by introducing a new version of the DREAM Act.
Mitt Romney's big plans overheard, showing why he's Mr. CautiousIn public, Mitt Romney sticks to generalities. But in private remarks overheard by reporters, he floated details of what a Romney presidency might look like. Now he may be even more cautious.
Mitt Romney, President Obama woo women (politically speaking)President Obama enjoys a clear gender gap in key swing states, especially among younger women. Romney is fighting back with an emphasis on how women are doing economically.
Can Newt Gingrich keep his sputtering campaign alive?Until this week, Newt Gingrich was running a distant third in the GOP presidential nominating race. With Rick Santorum out, Gingrich now runs a very distant second behind Mitt Romney. What reason does he have to stay in the fight?
'Fox Mole' ousted: Whistle-blowing hero or disloyal self-promoter?The Fox Mole, an insider who wrote horrible things about Fox News, has been identified and fired in a fresh parable about how new media tools are creating new workplace issues.
Mitt Romney's Mormon dilemma: To reach voters, should he discuss his faith?Mitt Romney trails President Obama in polls on likability, and Republican strategists say his campaign is debating whether he should more openly discuss his Mormon faith.
Obama vs. Romney: Who's most 'elitist' and out of touch?Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both Harvard graduates. Both are wealthy, although Romney is much richer. Each campaign is trying to paint the other as a candidate for American's wealthy, not the ordinary voter.
Beyond Hillary Clinton: Eight Democrats who might run if she doesn鈥檛 If Hillary Clinton runs, few other Democrats will. But if she doesn't, there's a big potential field out there.
