Politics Aug 06 Romney, RNC Raise $101.3 Million in July Mitt Romney speaks at campaign event with Republican governors last week in Basalt, Colo. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. This post was updated at 10:25 a.m. ET to include the July fundraising numbers for President Obama and the Democratic National…
Politics Aug 03 Jobs Report to Provide Fodder for Both Campaigns Mitt Romney speaks to an overflow crowd during a campaign event in Golden, Colo., on Thursday. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. For all the numbers swirling in recent days about personal income tax rates, the July jobs report brings the…
Politics Aug 02 Obama Steps Up Attack on Romney’s Tax Reform Plan President Obama delivers a speech Wednesday at a campaign event in Akron, Ohio. Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For the second consecutive day President Obama's campaign is blasting Mitt Romney's tax reform plan as unfair to middle-class Americans, this time…
Politics Jul 30 During Visit to Israel, Romney Endorses Hard Line Against Iran Mitt Romney delivers a speech Sunday outside the Old City in Jerusalem. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. During his visit Sunday in Jerusalem, Mitt Romney endorsed the use of "any and all measures" by the United States and Israel to…
Politics Jul 27 Shields and Brooks on the Veepstakes, Their Favorite Olympic Sports It's been way too long since we last sat in the NewsHour newsroom for the Doubleheader. But the good news is, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks were reunited this week. I'm…
Politics Jul 27 Let the Games Begin: Romney Tries to Rebound From Olympics Gaffe The Olympics! Quite the biannual celebration of international camaraderie. But the two-week event, played in the shadows of Parliament and Big Ben this year, won't escape American politics.
Politics Jul 26 British Paper Puts Romney on Defense as Foreign Trip Begins Mitt Romney arrives on Downing Street Thursday to meet with British Prime Minister David Cameron. Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images. It wasn't the first time an unnamed adviser's comment to the media sparked a political spat, and it's highly unlikely…
Politics Jul 25 Obama Leads in New Poll, Plays Defense Over Small Business Comment Campaign buttons are for sale as President Obama speaks at an event in Oakland, Calif., on Monday. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. One thing we know for certain: Polls taken in July don't tell us what will happen on Election…
Politics Jul 24 Candidates’ Foreign Policy Stances Take Center Stage Mitt Romney is set to visit England, Israel and Poland. Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Here's a multiple choice question to start the day. When voters sit down to make their decision for the Nov. 6…
Politics Jul 23 After Pause in Politics, Campaigns Evaluate the Next Focus President Obama embraces Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper as Sen. Mark Udall, left, and Sen. Michael Bennet look on at the University of Colorado Hospital. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. "[T]he reason stories like this have such an impact on us…