Officials from Mitt Romney's campaign circulated talking points to their allies and surrogates late Sunday, later obtained by CNN. The message points ...

I would like to offer the nation two very big ideas. The first is a plan to de-leverage the $1 trillion in student loan debt, and the second is a plan which will ensure that every high school graduate can attend tuition-free any publicly funded college or graduate school.

WASHINGTON -- Remember when Mitt Romney said that Palestinians don't want peace and aren't as culturally prepared for modernity as Israelis are? If...

If your political philosophy is directly contrary to your faith and equally dismissive of the best substantive ideas conservative thinkers have offered, is it little surprise that the Romney/Ryan ticket is seen as without substantive idea.

Biden's active appearances at black and Latino gatherings, his rough language and his policy expertise are a huge plus for Obama in a down and dirty campaign. Any talk about dumping Biden is just that: talk.

Each week, the Horse Race asks participants to rate the prior week's performance of Gov. Romney, President Obama and their respective campaigns, and vote on which campaign "won" the prior week or appears to have "momentum" in the race.

In one study, racial antipathy even extended to the Obama family dog. At first glance, it seems petty. But the never-ending assault on the Obamas has been the one constant from the moment that Obama declared his presidential candidacy in 2007.

In 2000, Democrats screamed at presidential contender Al Gore and in 2004 presidential contender John Kerry to put Clinton on the campaign trail to rally the troops. They did not. Both lost. Obama can't make that mistake.

How revealing was his recent Liberty University commencement speech, in which he describes the dreams and challenges we all face as "ambitions fulfilled, ambitions disappointed ... investments won, investments lost ... elections won, elections lost."

While both sides will make cartoon characters out of each other, it remains to be seen if real, deeply-held policy distinctions will emerge.

The sight of Republicans rooting against America and hoping that rising gas prices will derail the economic recovery is not pretty.

Reports about January's fundraising numbers, released on February 20, have focused on two narratives: Mitt Romney's limited fundraising and high burn ...

Someone tell the guys left running in the Republican Presidential race that it's time to stop fighting this war. The idea that government has no positive role to play in the national economy has always been a fantasy.

While a Romney victory could precipitate a crisis for the right wing of the Republican Party, an Obama victory over Romney, which is certainly a real possibility, could lead to greater chaos within the Republican Party generally.

HOLSTEIN, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said on Thursday he would end federal assistance for heating bills and cut down on une...

I wish you well. I hope you're re-elected, I really do. You've done a good job, except maybe not getting tough with Congress soon enough. As for us. I'm sending out a check to the local food pantry tomorrow.

Occupy Wall Street and the nationwide and global Occupy movement it has spawned should continue to be what it is: A messy yet remarkably effective example of what real democracy looks like.

AMES, IOWA - Herman Cain performed gospel music inside his Ames Straw poll tent on Saturday. "Let's see what my orchestra can do," Cain said, befo...

So much for Minnesota Nice. The headline to emerge from the Republicans' first Iowa debate is the bitter scrap between the two Minnesotans standing side by side onstage, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann and ex-Governor Tim Pawlenty.