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• GOP Raises New Questions Over bin Laden Movie
  Congressional Republicans on Wednesday intensified their scrutiny of the Obama Administration s cooperation with filmmakers producing a movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
• Wis.’s Kleefisch: Recall May Signal Election Outcome
  Wisconsin Lt. Gov Rebecca Kleefisch says the recall election there June 5 will absolutely signal how this November s general election will go. Speaking Thursday evening on Fox News On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, the Republican said, I think Wisconsin is a...
• Harvard Diversity Filings Prompt More Scrutiny of Warren
  Harvard University labor reports to the federal government over the past six years are raising more questions about Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's statements regarding her own claim of Native American heritage.
• Cain Seeks to Build Political-Business Empire
  Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain, fresh off a presidential candidacy that brought him attention and popularity across the nation, is now trying to establish a political-business operation.
• Trump, Gingrich to Campaign With Romney
  Former candidate Newt Gingrich and billionaire businessman Donald Trump will join presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a campaign event on Tuesday at Trump s International Hotel in Las Vegas.
• Obama Campaign to Target Romney's Record as Governor
  
• Obama Nominates Replacement for NRC's Jaczko
  President Barack Obama is nominating Allison Macfarlane, a professor and member of panel studying disposal of atomic wastes, to be head the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, replacing Chairman Gregory Jaczko, who is quitting.
• Santorum Backs Cruz in Texas Senate Race
  Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum Thursday endorsed Ted Cruz for Senate in Tuesday’s Texas primary.
• House GOP Freshmen Proving Themselves
  Last year the talk among political pundits was that many House GOP freshmen would be one-hit wonders, not even making it through their primaries. The pundits couldn't have been more wrong.
• Poll: Sen. Brown, Warren Running Close in Mass.
  Republican Sen. Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren are now running neck and neck in the Massachusetts Senate race, according to a new poll released Wednesday.
• Democrats May Turn Walker Into National GOP Hero
  In seeking a recall against Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker, Democrats and Big Labor thought they could punish him for curbing public unions power, but it looks like the result may be exactly the opposite.
• Coburn Endorses Virginia Senate Hopeful Allen
  Sen. Tom Coburn on Thursday gave his backing to Virginia’s George Allen, who is trying to rejoin the Upper Chamber, six years after losing his re-election bid.
• Rove: Romney Can Win Election With '3-2-1' Plan
  Polls show presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney on the rise with a chance to win the White House by carrying a 3-2-1 strategy of winning back states that Senator John McCain lost in 2008, Republican strategist Karl Rove wrote in the Wall Street Journal.
• Obama Losing Footing in Key Swing States
  President Barack Obama s lead in the key battleground states of Florida, Ohio, and Virginia is slipping and has now dropped below the 50 percent level normally viewed as safe, a new NBC-Marist poll shows.
• Gov. Brown's Support Weakens as Calif. Deficit Grows
  California Gov. Jerry Brown’s job approval rating has slipped into negative territory for the first time, following reports last week the state budget deficit has increased 70 percent this year, according to the Sacramento Bee.
• Democratic Congressional Candidates Flee Obama
  A new trend may be starting among Democratic congressional candidates distancing themselves from President Barack Obama.
• Gallup Poll: Biden's Popularity Plummets
  A new poll shows that Americans are tiring of Vice President Joe Biden, with 54% viewing him unfavorably in 12 swing states likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election.
• Trump Quips on Romney VP Choice: ‘Me’
  Entrepreneur Donald Trump thinks the best choice for Mitt Romney s running mate would be Donald Trump. You have a lot of really good candidates, Trump tells Newsmax. Chris Christie s a great guy. He s a friend of mine. He s a fantastic guy. You really have someone...
• Trump on Obamacare: SCOTUS Should Throw It Out
  Donald Trump discounts speculation that a Supreme Court decision striking down Obamacare would ultimately help the Obama campaign. Obama is a disaster and Obamacare is almost as big a disaster, and there is a theory that if they throw it out and based on everything you...
• Giuliani Endorses Bob Turner in GOP Senate Primary
  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is endorsing Bob Turner in the three-way Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
• Progress on Highway Bill Leaves Keystone Unresolved
  Lawmakers on a Senate-House committee are making progress on finalizing a transportation spending bill, although a provision that would fast-track the Keystone XL crude pipeline is still unresolved.
• Boehner Raises $70 Million for Fellow Republicans
  House Speaker John Boehner has proven himself to be a heavyweight fundraiser on behalf of his party to the tune of $70 million since taking over the speaker s gavel in January 2011.
• Obama Team Trumpets New Polling on Gay Marriage
  President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is touting new polls that show growing support for gay marriage following the president's public embrace of same-sex unions.In a conference call announcing efforts to get gay and lesbian voters engaged in the campaign, officials...
• Democratic Super PAC Plans Massive ‘Dirt’ Attack on Romney
  A Democrat Super PAC is getting significant funding to dig up dirt and create dossiers on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and GOP congressional candidates.
• Poll: Romney Leads Obama by Six Points in Florida
  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama 47 to 41 percent among registered voters in the key swing state of Florida, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University.

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