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ABC News: Politics
After a clean sweep of three states Tuesday, Rick Santorum can ride his momentum for the next three weeks. The next big GOP primaries won’t come until Feb. 28, when Arizona and Michigan take to the polls, leaving little to talk about in the way of...
PLANO, Texas — Standing in front of a massive crowd at a rally in Plano, Texas, Rick Santorum unleashed criticism of Barack Obama and threw out some campaign red meat to supporters hungry for it, telling them the president has an "overt hostility to faith."...
The Pentagon on Thursday will propose rule changes that will allow more women to formally serve in jobs closer to the front lines. Defense officials say as many as 14,000 positions could be opened up, though the restrictions on women serving in infantry combat units...
Senate Democrats Say Obama 'Reinforced' His Stance on Contraception Mandate at Democratic RetreatWed, 08 Feb 2012 18:42:49 -0500
President Obama "reinforced" his stance on the controversial contraception mandate while speaking at the Democrats’ annual retreat at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. today, Senate Democrats said. The retreat was closed to media. Following President Obama’s speech at the retreat, a small group of Senate Democrats, mostly...
In the scramble for campaign cash, President Obama has proved once again that he’s king, at least among American small-dollar donors. Nearly half — 48 percent — of Obama’s $118 million haul in 2011 came from individuals giving $200 or less, according to a new...
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday afternoon to approve a line-item veto for the president, granting the commander in chief discretion to slash spending while preserving Congress’s power to control spending levels. By a count of 254-173, lawmakers voted to approve the Expedited Legislative Line-Item...
Reported by Jack Cloherty, Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan: The Justice Department today charged that Chinese-controlled companies conspired to steal production secrets potentially worth billions of dollars from U.S. chemical giant DuPont. The long-running, multi-billion dollar economic espionage plot was revealed as five people and five companies were...
Santorum's Prayer Circle, Lazy Caucuses, Romney's Retort, Courthouse Boondoggles (PM Note)Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:30:47 -0500
Prayer Circle – There are people praying for Rick Santorum. Here is some visually interesting video of it: http://abcn.ws/z1Bcdl While the former Pennsylvania senator, avowed Catholic, and presidential candidate doesn’t want to be "Pastor in Chief," when he spoke at the Bella Donna chapel in...
An interesting sign of the times … The lesbian couple whose legal struggle helped pave the way for gay marriage in California is getting divorced. Robin Tyler and Diane Olson were the original plaintiffs in the California Supreme Court case (argued by attorney Gloria Allred)...
Senate GOP Discussing Legislative Response to Obama's Contraception MandateWed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:47 -0500
Senate Republicans said today that discussions were under way regarding a possible legislative response to President Obama’s controversial contraception rule that health insurance cover birth control for women, arguing that it’s not an issue of contraception but of religious liberty. "This is unprecedented. This is...
Michigan Republican Chief Predicts A 'Successful' Primary For Mitt RomneyWed, 08 Feb 2012 16:52:47 -0500
ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports: Although Mitt Romney suffered a series of defeats at the hands of Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri last night, a top Republican in Michigan sees the state as fertile territory for Romney. "I think that the Romney campaign...
Pastors in a Texas church lay hands on the GOP presidential candidate.
Boehner says if Obama does not reverse policy on contraception, Congress must.
Gingrich says "the world has counted us down before, we are just regrouping."
GOP candidate dodges a glitter attack at Colorado caucus speech.
Despite losses, Romney confident he will still land GOP nomination.
Republican candidate pushes for changes to the country's monetary policies.
GOP candidate scores big wins in Missouri and Minnesota.
Retired general assails commander of Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
President tries out 14-year-old's invention at White House science fair.
Romney calls morning after pill "abortive," slams Obama's contraception policy.
