In Book Interview, Obama Expresses Regret For Lambasting Ryan Budget
President Barack Obama expressed regret to author Bob Woodward for taking pointed shots at Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s much-ballyhooed budget proposal at a …
CQ And Roll Call To Merge Into One Newspaper
Capitol Hill publications CQ Today and Roll Call on Monday announced the two newspapers will merge into one later this fall. The new paper will …
Where The Candidates Are Monday
Mitt Romney is campaigning in Ohio, with an event at PR Machine Works, Inc., in Mansfield at 3 p.m. EDT. President Obama has no public …
Planned Parenthood Goes Up With Anti-Romney Ad In Northern Virginia
Planned Parenthood Votes, a political arm of the women’s health care organization, calls Mitt Romney “wrong for women’s health” in a new ad released Monday by the …
Polls: Among DNC Speakers, First Lady And Clinton Most Popular In Ohio And N.C.
Their speeches at the Democratic National Convention widely praised, First lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton are both extremely popular in the crucial …
Florida Officer In Obama Motorcade Killed After Being Struck By Pickup Truck
A Florida police officer who was part of President Obama’s motorcade died on Sunday after being hit by a pickup truck, the Associated Press reports …
Obama Camp Hits Romney On Lack Of Tax Plan Specifics In New Video
The Obama campaign has is attacking the Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for running on a tax plan without sharing any specifics of the plan …
Chicago Teachers Strike For First Time In 25 Years
CNN reports: Just days after their school year started, 400,000 Chicago students will be out of school indefinitely as their teachers go on strike Monday …
Obama Raises In $114 Million In August, Bringing In More Than Romney
The Obama campaign raised $114 million in August, bringing in more than the Romney for the first time since April. The campaign announced the August …
Romney Campaign, RNC Raise $111.6 Million In August
The Romney campaign and Republican National Convention in August raised more than $111.6 million, the campaign announced early Monday. The campaign’s finance chair Spencer Zwick …
Poll: Obama Leads By 1 Point In North Carolina
President Obama has a 1-point lead in a new poll of North Carolina, 49 percent to Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s 48 percent in a survey …
Poll: Obama Leads New Mexico By 5 Points
President Obama leads a new poll of New Mexico commissioned by the Albuquerque Journal, 45 percent to Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s 40 percent. Former New Mexico …
Florida Restaurant Owner Lifts Obama Off The Ground In Embrace
Scott Van Duzer, the owner of the Big Apple Pizza & Pasta Restaurant in Ft. Pierce, Fla., lifted President Obama off his feet in …
Ryan: ‘I Have More Foreign Policy Experience’ Than Obama Four Years Ago
Paul Ryan pushed back against President Obama’s attacks on the Romney-Ryan ticket as new to foreign policy, arguing that he has more foreign policy experience …
George Will Questions The Arithmetic Of Romney’s Tax Plan
On ABC’s “This Week” roundtable Sunday, conservative columnist George Will questioned the mathematical soundness of the Romney-Ryan tax cut plan. It’s estimated to cost trillions …
Romney: It’s My ‘Preference’ That The Supreme Court Reverse Roe V. Wade
Mitt Romney was diplomatic in his response to questions about abortion and Roe v. Wade in an interview on “Meet the Press” Sunday, saying he …
Rand Paul Agrees With Paul Krugman On Republican Spending Hypocrisy
On ABC’s “This Week” roundtable Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) agreed with liberal columnist Paul Krugman’s charge that Republican leaders are hypocritical in backing higher …
George Will To Republicans: If You Can’t Win This Election, ‘Get Out Of Politics’
Conservative columnist George Will said on ABC’s “This Week” roundtable that the economic situation is so favorable to Republicans that if they can’t win on …
Romney Predicts ‘Chronic High Unemployment’ If Obama Is Re-Elected
Mitt Romney predicted that “chronic, high unemployment” would persist for the next four years if President Obama is re-elected in an interview on NBC’s “Meet …
Paul Ryan Won’t Rule Out 10:1 Cuts-Taxes Ratio For Debt Deal
Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Paul Ryan did not rule out a deficit reduction deal with a 10:1 ratio of spending cuts to tax …
Romney: The Result Of GOP Convention Is I’m Better Known
Mitt Romney said that the Republican convention in Tampa last month helped his campaign because it made him better known to the American people in …
Newt: Clinton’s DNC Speech Could Be Seen As ‘Condemnation’ Of Obama
Newt Gingrich argued that former President Bill Clinton’s well-received speech at the Democratic convention could be construed as a “condemnation” – not an endorsement, as …
Guest Lineups For Sunday Talk Shows
On NBC’s “Meet the Press”: Mitt Romney On “Fox News Sunday”: Glenn Hubbard, an economic adviser to the Romney campaign, Austan Goolsbie, former chairman of …
Gallup: Economic Confidence Spikes
Between Aug. 26-28 and Sept. 5-7, the Gallup economic confidence index rose by 17 points – from -33 to -16 – a remarkable jump in …
Romney Implies Obama Will Remove God From Coins, Obama Campaign Fires Back
Mitt Romney suggested Saturday in Virginia Beach that President Obama wants to remove God from coins, provoking a fierce retort from the president’s campaign. “I …
Bill Clinton To Campaign For Obama In Florida
The Obama campaign announced Saturday that Bill Clinton will hit the campaign trail next Tuesday, Sept. 11 in the Miami area, and Wednesday, Sept. 12 …
Dem Video Ties Mitt Romney To Steve King
Seizing on Mitt Romney’s endorsement of Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a new Democratic National Committee video aims to label the Republican nominee and the ultraconservative …
NFL Bounty Players’ Suspensions Overturned
Four NFL players who had been suspended for their participation in a “bounty” program with the New Orleans Saints had those suspensions overturned by a …
Pandora Responds To Apple’s Reported Radio Service
A spokesperson for Pandora Radio has provided TPM the following response to an article in The Wall Street Journal stating that Apple is working on its own …
WaPo: White House Pursuing Cybersecurity Executive Order
The White House is putting together an executive order, to be issued by President Obama, that would create a new “interagency Cybersecurity Council,” under the …
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