- FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars.
- House experience a minus for some Senate hopefuls
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House members who are trying to make the step up to the Senate this year are finding themselves on the defensive about Washington experience that traditionally has been a big asset.
FACT CHECK: Romney off on Obama's love for unions
When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation's teachers' unions and unable to stand up for reform, he glossed over four years of a relationship that has been anything but cozy.
Obama strikes at Romney in Iowa, seeks 2008 energy
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger's claims as "a cowpie of distortions" while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008. Escalating his criticism of Romney's background as a venture capitalist, Obama said it wasn't adequate preparation for the presidency.
Romney running mate search enters audition phase
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.
THE RACE: Presidential race is most costly ever
The battle between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney will be the most expensive presidential contest ever — by a long shot.
- Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.
Texas Senate race a new test for GOP establishment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The story line on the Republican Senate race in Texas is a now familiar one: A veteran politician supported by the GOP establishment is challenged by a young insurgent backed by national conservative groups.
GOP's Rubio plans to sell books in swing states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is planning a swing-state summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early presidential primary battleground.
