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Obama trying to undermine Romney's record on jobs

President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening a new effort to undercut the Republican's claims that his background of business... More>>

Ron Paul to cease campaigning in upcoming primaries

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Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Monday that he'll cease campaigning in upcoming caucuses and primaries, an announcement of symbolic, if not substantive, significance. More>>

GOP: Economy tops gay marriage as campaign issue

President Barack Obama delighted his liberal base by coming down on the side of gay marriage, but he cheered the opposition, too. More>>

Report: Obama to return to Georgia for fundraisers

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President Barack Obama plans to return to Atlanta next month for a series of fundraisers. More>>

Obama, Romney trying to refocus on economy Friday

The presidential candidates tried to put aside politically risky talk of gay rights Friday and return to Americans' top worry, the economy, in two states critical to the hopes of President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt... More>>

Obama wants Congress to help homeowners

Refocusing on the economy, President Barack Obama on Friday pushed Republicans to back housing policies the White House says would help shore up struggling homeowners and prevent foreclosures. More>>

Romney to shift focus from gay rights to economy

Republican Mitt Romney is trying to shift his campaign's focus back to the sluggish economic recovery and will use a commencement speech at an evangelical university to cast strong families as central to a strong economy. More>>

Obama criticizes Romney as 'backwards on equality'

President Barack Obama wasted little time casting his historic embrace of same-sex marriage as a political wedge issue Thursday, telling a Hollywood fundraising crowd that it shows how his vision of the country differs from... More>>

Romney denies targeting classmates for being gay

Mitt Romney apologized Thursday for "stupid" high school pranks that may have gone too far and moved quickly to stamp out any notion that he bullied schoolmates because they were gay. His swift response reflected the... More>>

Obama dings Romney's claim of credit for autos

President Barack Obama says Mitt Romney is having an "Etch A Sketch moment" when he claims credit for the U.S. auto industry's revival. More>>

Obama voices his support for gay marriage

On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the... More>>

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