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Colorado legislature meets on civil unions

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:42:59 EDT

The Colorado legislature met Monday in extraordinary session to consider a number of bills that were not brought to the floor last week, chief among them a civil-unions bill that has strong bipartisan support.

JPMorgan makes Wall Street regulation a campaign issue again

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:15:57 EDT

Even as his campaign portrays him as a champion of the middle class and a crusader to keep Wall Street from melting down as it did three years ago, President Barack Obama was set to leave New York Monday with a sizable haul of cash from industries whose excesses he decries from the stump.

Leahy urges court to 'do right thing,' on health care

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:53:08 EDT

In an unusual message to the Supreme Court, a leading Democratic senator urged the court to "do the right thing" and uphold the health care reform law championed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.

Congress threatens health services survey

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:02:04 EDT

Americans needing health insurance or disability services could be overlooked by their local governments if a bill now being considered by the Senate passes. It would eliminate a survey that some call a vital source of information about health indicators of millions of Americans, but which House Republicans say is too expensive and raises privacy concerns.

Hearing scheduled on Secret Service scandal

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:50:52 EDT

The Senate Homeland Security Committee has scheduled a public hearing on the prostitution scandal involving U.S. military and Secret Service agents in Colombia.

Congressman taking issue of automatic defense cuts on the road

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:22:26 EDT

A House Armed Services Committee member is taking the obscure concept of "sequestration" to the streets, kicking off a nationwide tour Monday to discuss the potential $1 trillion in automatic cuts looming over the defense budget.

Fear fueling GOP extremism

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:03:24 EDT

David Frum agrees with political observers that the GOP's extremism and obstructionism is at the core of today's dysfunctional government.

Tea party key for Romney

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:51:45 EDT

Julian Zelizer says Mitt Romney is facing a challenge in determining what his relationship should be with the tea party Republicans

On gay marriage, Latinos agree with Obama

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:09:34 EDT

President Obama is indeed a profile in courage. He has made history yet again with his announcement that he supports full marriage equality for gay and lesbian Americans. Bravo, Mr. President.

Will Romney use same-sex marriage against Obama?

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:10:06 EDT

LZ Granderson says we'll find out if Mitt Romney will still focus his campaign solely on the economy

Romney, GOP try to shift focus to deficit

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:37:14 EDT

Mitt Romney continued his blitz against President Barack Obama over the federal deficit on Tuesday, signaling a GOP shift away from social issues and back to what Republicans consider the president's Achilles' heel: the economy.

Romney, GOP focus on debt, deficit

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:16:20 EDT

Paul backers' plan: Transform the GOP

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:17:24 EDT

"We want to change the Republican Party," said Chris Stearns, the Virginia state director for the Ron Paul campaign. "We are making sure our people get in positions of leadership -- in the nation, in their state, in their county and city, all the way down to the grass roots level."

Ron Paul backers' plan: Transform the GOP

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:10:25 EDT

GOP looks to pick up Nelson's Senate seat

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:48:45 EDT

With their eyes on winning control of the U.S. Senate in November, Republicans will be looking Tuesday to primaries for Nevada's open seat, where the yet-to-be-decided Republican candidate is already favored over the former senator expected to win the Democratic nod.

Bergen: G8 and NATO-athon, with a surprise guest?

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:40:15 EDT

President Obama hosts an extravaganza of summits, G8 and NATO, with thorny issues of Afghanistan and Syria on the tables. NATO might even invite Pakistan.

Granderson: In election, 'a seat at the table' costs $5,000

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:44:23 EDT

President Obama and Mitt Romney may have different political and economic views, but they are both propped up by highly affluent power brokers who are expecting big returns for the big checks they are writing.

Defense says it may call Edwards, mistress to stand

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:13:14 EDT

While John Edwards' lawyers have not yet made a decision whether to put the former presidential candidate on the stand in his corruption trial, Edwards' oldest daughter, Cate, is expected to testify this week, possibly as early as Tuesday.

Brown: Gay marriage vote foretells end of Obama

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:38:51 EDT

President Obama has taken up a cause rejected by the majority of Americans, who have never supported same-sex marriage in a state referendum.

Say what? Politicians riff on sexism, texting

Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:59 EDT

Sen. Mark Warner urges grads to give mom a call and Secretary Clinton answers one more question about the presidency.

By the numbers: Same-sex marriage

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:03:41 EDT

Same-sex marriage was thrust into the political spotlight earlier this week after North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage in the state and President Barack Obama, who will accept the Democratic Party's nomination in North Carolina later this year, announced Wednesday that he personally supports same-sex marriage. Obama's announcement brought cheers from gay rights activists and Democratic allies and jeers from religious conservatives and some quarters of the GOP.