Top Jindal aides use personal email to strategize
MELINDA DESLATTE,Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Top officials in Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration used personal email accounts to craft a media strategy for imposing hundreds More...
With election over, less attention to jobs report
JULIE PACE,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Reaction to the monthly jobs numbers isn’t what it used to be. The first unemployment report since President Barack Obama’s re-election barely got a mention More...
$2 billion price tag for presidential election
JACK GILLUM,Associated Press STEPHEN BRAUN,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2012 presidential election broke the $2 billion milestone in its final weeks, becoming the most expensive in American political More...
Man arrested after incident with Romney motorcade
KEN THOMAS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service said Thursday a man interfered with a motorcade carrying Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as his vehicle arrived at a secure checkpoint More...
Obama and Romney together: Chili, not chilly
BEN FELLER,AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Three weeks after the election, Mitt Romney made it to the White House. For about 90 minutes. After an odd arrival in which a man rushed his SUV and ended More...
US declines to label China a currency manipulator
MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration declined Tuesday to label China a currency manipulator, noting that it has let the yuan rise nearly 10 percent in value against More...
Black voters look to leverage their loyalty
SUZANNE GAMBOA,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When black voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of predictions that they might sit it out this year, black leaders More...
GOP leaders already jockeying for 2016
PHILIP ELLIOTT,Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal is urging the Republican Party to rethink its pitch to voters. Bob McDonnell of Virginia says Republicans should look to outsiders More...
Top Republicans say Romney didn’t offer specifics
PHILIP ELLIOTT,Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Top Republicans meeting for the first time since Election Day say the party lost its bid to unseat President Barack Obama because nominee Mitt Romney did not respond More...
Ryan: Shocked at loss, Obama won fair and square
WASHINGTON (AP) — The polling and other data and all the smart people watching the election gave Rep. Paul Ryan an optimistic view on the night of last week’s election. When Republican presidential candidate More...
Obama to discuss ‘fiscal cliff’ with labor leaders
KEN THOMAS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama opens a new campaign Tuesday to build pressure on Congress to cut the federal debt the way he sees fit, meeting with labor leaders who want More...
Labor: Tax the rich, don’t touch safety nets
SAM HANANEL,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After two years of getting pummeled in Wisconsin, Indiana and other battleground states, leaders of the nation’s big labor unions were beaming on election night. Labor’s More...
Boehner says Obama should take lead on immigration
JIM ABRAMS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says it’s time to change the nation’s immigration policies and called on President Barack Obama to take the lead in coming up More...
GOP groups take stock after $380 million loss
BETH FOUHY,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican-leaning independent groups were supposed to be a key to victory for Mitt Romney. But they ended up being among the big losers of the presidential race, More...
Obama’s big Hispanic win worries Republicans
NICHOLAS RICCARDI,Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Omayra Vasquez blinks and does a double take when asked why she voted for President Barack Obama. The reason for her was as natural as breathing. “I feel More...
Kaine: Divided Congress makes deal-making a must
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.-elect Tim Kaine of Virginia says he believes Democrats and Republicans in Congress will come together to avoid the “fiscal cliff” threatening the country at year’s end. Kaine, More...
Quiet media night explodes suddenly, Rove protests
DAVID BAUDER,AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Careful media coverage of a close presidential election Tuesday exploded so suddenly Tuesday that it left the bizarre spectacle of Fox News Channel analyst Karl More...
Given 2nd term, Obama now facing new urgent task
NANCY BENAC,Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with a status-quo Congress to address an impending More...
Obama bets electorate matches 2008 _ and wins
THOMAS BEAUMONT,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama and Mitt Romney made sharply different bets about who would vote this year. It turned out that Americans who cast ballots looked collectively much More...
Markets brush off Obama win amid gridlock concerns
PAN PYLAS,AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The re-election of President Barack Obama gave markets a short-lived boost Wednesday, before concerns over his ability to get a budget agreement from a divided Congress More...
Turnout shaping up to be lower than 2008
JOSH LEDERMAN,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A drop in voter turnout in Tuesday’s election didn’t keep President Barack Obama from winning a second term in the White House. Preliminary figures More...
Obama: Wants to work with GOP
MIKE HAMMER,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is sounding a conciliatory tone after his re-election victory, saying he has learned from those who supported him and those who opposed him. More...
For all the worries, long lines biggest polling issue
CURT ANDERSON,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the worries about potential major problems at polling places, the worst impediments to voting on Election Day were exceedingly long lines at dozens of precincts. Hundreds More...
Puerto Rico votes on US ties and chooses governor
DANICA COTO,Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Ricans faced a fundamental question on Election Day: Should they change their ties with the United States? Citizens in the U.S. island territory More...
Dems fight for continued Senate control
DONNA CASSATA,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Democrats fought Republicans for control of the Senate on Tuesday after a bitter campaign marked by roughly $1 billion in outside spending in competitive More...
Exit poll shows economy still the top concern
CONNIE CASS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising prices and unemployment were heavy on the minds of voters Tuesday even as a glimmer of optimism peeked through, with 4 in 10 saying the nation’s economy More...
Oil prices up slightly ahead of US election
PABLO GORONDI,Associated Press The price of oil rose slightly Tuesday, to above $86 a barrel, as investors awaited the results of the U.S. presidential election. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark oil for December More...
ELECTION WATCH: Voting in darkness, author’s tips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you: THE SCENE IN HOBOKEN Standing in front of a pile of junked refrigerators, a flood-destroyed More...
Poll problems cropping up in spots around US
CURT ANDERSON,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sporadic problems were reported Tuesday at polling places around the country, including a confrontation in Pennsylvania involving Republican inspectors over access More...
5 things to watch for on Election Day
The Associated Press Five things to watch as voters have their say in the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: 1. WHO TURNS OUT? Not all votes are created equal. More...
Stock market edges up a day ahead of election
MATTHEW CRAFT,AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the day before the U.S. presidential election, stock indexes managed slight gains in thin trading. After wavering between small gains and losses, the Dow Jones More...
US service firms grow more slowly in October
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. service companies grew at a slightly weaker pace in October than September because sales and new orders slowed. But a measure of employment rose, More...
US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters
DIDI TANG,Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College for 33 minutes? In China, where Gao Xiaosong’s straightforward explanation of the system More...
THE RACE: Candidates making final pitch for votes
TOM RAUM,Associated Press Publishable Editors Notes: Eds: With one day left until Election Day, here are insights into today’s highlights in U.S. politics The presidential candidates and their running mates More...
Romney might add Election Day Ohio stop
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney considered adding an Election Day campaign stop in Ohio as he spent Monday courting More...
Control of Senate could come down to Maine’s King
ANDREW MIGA,Associated Press ANDREW TAYLOR,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Add this to your set of Election Day unknowns: Control of the United States Senate could conceivably come down to an independent candidate More...
Romney uses final days to push for Pa. win
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press MORRISVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rallied thousands of people in the Pennsylvania cold Sunday night, using precious time to make an 11th-hour pitch More...
Fla. remains tough sell to end for Obama, Romney
CHARLES BABINGTON,Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — To the last minute, Florida is proving to be an expensive and frustrating state for President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney alike, seemingly resistant More...
Obama, Romney pursue last votes in close race
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — One day left in their stubbornly close race, President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney are storming through a final exhaustive More...
US Air Force keeps fleet of aging warhorses flying
ERIC TALMADGE,Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described More...
Puerto Rico seeks to define its relationship to US
DANICA COTO,Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican voters will once again ponder the decades-old question over the island’s political future when they go to the polls Tuesday: What kind More...
Kenya bull fight: Obama trounces Romney
JOE MWIHIA,Associated Press JOSPHAT KASIRE,Associated Press KHAYEGA, Kenya (AP) — If the U.S. presidential election were to be determined by a bull fight in Kenya then President Barack Obama would defeat Mitt More...
An uneasy economy, and those living through it
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press MITCH WEISS,Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Here was Chas Kaufmann’s life before the Great Recession: $28,000 in restaurant tabs in a year, cruises, house parties More...
Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers
SHARON COHEN,AP National Writer Publishable Editors Notes: EDITOR’S NOTE _ Another story in the occasional series, ‘It’s the Economy,’ looking at a nation still struggling with hard More...
Obama 2nd term: Leverage, lessons learned, legacy
BEN FELLER,AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — If he wins, President Barack Obama would try to apply the leverage of his victory toward a lasting economic revival on his terms, guided by political lessons More...
Romney would bring CEO eye to White House
STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Should he prevail Tuesday, Mitt Romney would bring a CEO’s eye to the White House and a policy agenda based on a general set of principles and focused more on More...
Obama, Romney battle over auto bailout in Ohio
JULIE PACE,Associated Press THOMAS BEAUMONT,Associated Press HILLIARD, Ohio (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are turning the White House race in Ohio into a referendum on the auto More...
Romney’s path: Win indies, stoke base, no errors
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s plan for victory boils down to this: Convince independent voters he’ll change Washington, stoke Republican enthusiasm and avoid unforced More...
FACT CHECK: It’s a perfect storm of Frankenfacts
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press Publishable Editors Notes: EDITOR’S NOTE _ An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — More...
Romney warns against re-electing Obama
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — In a speech billed as his closing argument to voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned Friday that re-electing More...
THE RACE: Obama hums a GOP tune: US exceptionalism
TOM RAUM,Associated Press Eds: With 6 days left until Election Day, here are insights into today’s highlights in U.S. politics Locked in a razor-thin battle for re-election, President Barack Obama is adapting More...
Obama, Romney in search of independent voters
KEN THOMAS,Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Political mailers are stuffed in their front doors and the phone rings nonstop. Under a fall canopy of crimson and golden leaves, the battle for independent More...
Romney faces scrutiny on aid in storm’s wake
ANDREW TAYLOR,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing like a natural disaster to test the depth of politicians’ preference for small government. And so it turns out that after after superstorm More...
Clinton: Romney claim about Jeep a ‘load of bull’
MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton have criticized Mitt Romney for saying that Chrysler is shifting production of its Jeep brand autos More...
5 things to watch for in the campaign homestretch
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five things to watch for in the final week of the presidential race between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: 1. HOW LONG CAN THEY WAIT? Obama and Romney pull off the More...
Candidates look for right time to resume campaign
NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press KETTERING, Ohio (AP) — The presidential candidates searched for the right moment to get back to politicking after superstorm Sandy’s destructive More...
Nature slams campaigns into real world
CONNIE CASS,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Suddenly, after drifting through months of confusing finger-pointing and iffy economic theory, the presidential candidates are getting walloped by an all-too-tangible More...
Romney sketches campaign contingencies
STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press AVON LAKE, Ohio (AP) — Mitt Romney is sketching out political contingency plans that include temporarily suspending campaigning altogether if Hurricane Sandy turns deadly. The Republican More...
Schieffer ends final debate with advice: go vote
DAVID BAUDER,AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bob Schieffer took a light hand Monday as moderator of the final presidential debate, ending with advice from his mother: “Go vote. It makes you feel big More...
Palestinians give cool reception to US debate
JOSEF FEDERMAN,Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians complained Tuesday that the Mideast peace process barely got a mention in the final U.S. presidential campaign debate, saying American standing in More...
FACT CHECK: Flunking geography, history
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE: An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters didn’t always More...
Obama, Romney pumped for dash to the finish
KEN THOMAS,Associated Press NANCY BENAC,Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Their debates now history, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney on Tuesday open a two-week sprint to Election Day powered More...
Debate moderating: a thankless job
DAVID BAUDER,AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Beneath Bob Schieffer’s Southern charm is the tough spine of someone used to dealing with politicians. The moderator of Monday’s final presidential More...
Obama trying to hold off Romney with women voters
KEN THOMAS,Associated Press VIENNA, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama has been wearing a pink wristband in recognition of breast cancer awareness month and his challenger, Mitt Romney, donned a pink ribbon on More...
Presidential race buffets fight for Senate control
ALAN FRAM,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The party that runs the Senate next year may be decided by how well President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney do in toss-up states like Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, More...
Candidates seek foreign policy edge in 3rd debate
NANCY BENAC,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of personal More...
Unemployment rates fall in 7 US swing states
CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell or held steady last month in nine key swing states at the center of this year’s presidential election. Rates dropped More...
New Obama ad says Romney would ban abortion
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama’s newest campaign ad shows challenger Mitt Romney saying he’d “be delighted” to sign a bill banning abortion. But the 30-second spot takes Romney More...
McCaskill and Akin largely cordial in final debate
DAVID A. LIEB,Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill cast herself as a moderate willing to work with Republicans while GOP challenger Todd Akin repeatedly linked her to the policies More...
If elected, Romney wants a say in ‘fiscal cliff’
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s transition team is quietly talking with government officials and Capitol Hill to develop a plan, if he’s elected, to prevent massive cuts More...
Obama: No confusion over response to Libya attack
JIM KUHNHENN,Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing back against critics who say there was confusion within his administration following the deadly attacks on the U.S. Consulate in More...
Ryan says Obama stonewalling on Libya questions
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, responding to President Barack Obama’s description of the response to a deadly More...
After a few laughs, Romney, Obama back to the fray
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are returning to the sometimes-nasty rhetoric of a close presidential campaign after a brief truce, renewing More...
CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack
KIMBERLY DOZIER,AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence More...
Nightmare election scenarios worry both parties
CHARLES BABINGTON,Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Here in a county that knows a thing or two about Election Day meltdowns, both parties are fretting over what might go seriously wrong before, during More...
Springsteen explains why he’s supporting Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — After vowing not to get involved in this year’s presidential election, Bruce Springsteen is supporting Barack Obama again, saying he believes Obama is the best person to lead America. The More...
Average debt up again for new college grads
JUSTIN POPE,AP Education Writer It’s the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it’s another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with More...
Romney primary message shifts as election nears
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — On immigration, taxes and women’s issues, Mitt Romney is abandoning his “severely conservative” talk of the Republican More...
For Romney and Obama, one-liners are on the menu
JIM KUHNHENN,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential campaign, heavy on finger-pointing and recrimination, is taking a brief but abrupt detour so President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney can play politics More...
Obama calls for reintroducing assault-weapons ban
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling for reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons. In discussing the issue at the presidential debate Tuesday night, Obama said weapons that were designed More...
Crowley’s corrections highlight moderator role
DAVID BAUDER,AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Candy Crowley’s signature moment as moderator of Tuesday’s rough-and-tumble presidential debate came when she was called upon to referee a dispute More...
Gasps, applause: What you didn’t see on TV
JULIE PACE,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Most voters watching the debate from home didn’t get to see what happened before and after President Barack Obama and Republican More...
Candidates fan out after combative debate
JULIE PACE,Associated Press NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Fresh off an intently combative debate, President Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney and their running mates are taking their More...
FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press TOM RAUM,Associated Press Publishable Editors Notes: EDITOR’S NOTE _ An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the More...
Obama out to seize momentum from Romney in debate
NEDRA PICKLER,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Republican White House challenger Mitt Romney conferred with his debate practice partner while President Barack Obama exercised More...
WHY IT MATTERS: Energy
MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE: One in a series examining issues at stake in the election and their impact on people The issue: Americans depend on energy for everything from driving their More...
High court won’t block early voting in Ohio
ANN SANNER,Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Democrats on Tuesday in refusing to block a decision over disputed early voting days in the battleground state of Ohio, giving President More...
Romney, GOP raise $170.4 million in September
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign says it raised $170.4 million in September. The figure brings Romney’s fundraising effort slightly behind President Barack More...
FACT CHECK: Be your own fact-checker Tuesday night
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press Publishable Editors Notes: EDITOR’S NOTE _ An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — More...
THE RACE: Hofstra debate critical to both sides
TOM RAUM,Associated Press Eds: With 21 days left until Election Day, here are insights into today’s highlights in U.S. politics The presidential contest is razor close. From now on, even little things can More...
Obama out to seize momentum from Romney in debate
NANCY BENAC,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure is on President Barack Obama to deliver a Goldilocks performance in the second debate: Not too cool, as he was in his first, listless encounter with More...
Study: Privatized Medicare would raise premiums
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A study out Monday says most Medicare recipients — 59 percent — would pay higher premiums under a hypothetical privatized system, with wide regional More...
Some candidates mum on tough policy questions
HENRY C. JACKSON,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Curious what Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen thinks about his own party’s law that forces women seeking abortions to have ultrasounds? More...
War zones, body language off-camera at debates
MATTHEW DALY,Associated Press PHILIP ELLIOTT,Associated Press DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Most voters watching the debate from home didn’t get to see what happened before and after Vice President Joe Biden and More...
FACT CHECK: Slips in vice presidential debate
CALVIN WOODWARD,Associated Press EDITOR’S NOTE: An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — Anyone who paid attention More...
VP debate tees up closing issues for Romney, Obama
NANCY BENAC,Associated Press PHILIP ELLIOTT,Associated Press DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In a spirited debate that laid out stark choices, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan teed up pointed arguments on the economy, social More...
Presidential race rumbles into final 4 weeks
BEN FELLER,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rumbling into its final four weeks, the presidential race is playing out on both coasts and multiple fronts, with Republican Mitt More...
Mitt Romney on ’47 percent’: I was ‘completely wrong’
KASIE HUNT,Associated Press FISHERSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has described his disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay federal income taxes More...
After debate, Obama campaign signals ‘adjustments’
JULIE PACE,Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — His performance panned, President Barack Obama is changing his debate strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, aides conceding the president must find a crisper More...
Paul Ryan rejects need for breakthrough moment
JOSH LEDERMAN,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s running mate shot down the need for a breakthrough in the first presidential debate Wednesday, trying to allay Republican concerns that the More...
