Romney calls for continued military strength

Candidate mentions several nations that pose a threat to global security

• May 28, 2012

Obama lays wreath at Arlington for Memorial Day

Honors fallen at Tomb of the Unknowns; In speech notes Iraq war is ended and war in Afghanistan is "winding down"

• May 28, 2012

Dempsey: Pressure on Syria's Assad to mount

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff calls massacre of more than 100 villagers in Syria "atrocious"

• May 28, 2012

Giuliani: I created more jobs than Romney

Ex-NYC mayor dismisses 2008 campaign remark by getting back on message as a Romney surrogate, touting him as more qualified than Obama

• May 28, 2012

Polls on gay marriage not yet reflected in votes

While polls show public support for same-sex marriage, all 32 states where gay marriage has been on the ballot, voters have rejected it

• May 27, 2012

Lugar: No plans to campaign for Mourdock

Ind. Senator who lost primary to challenger Richard Mourdock says Republican primary voters chose "individualism" over compromise

• May 27, 2012

Gibbs: Bain is Romney's "thesis" for president

Romney adviser responds, saying there is "correlation between making money ... and job creation"

• May 27, 2012

Gillespie: Obama "hostile to job creators"

President Obama's senior adviser Robert Gibbs defended his boss, highlighting job growth

• May 27, 2012

"Face the Nation" Transcripts, May 27

Host Bob Schieffer talks politics with Romney and Obama campaign advisers and to Senator Lugar about his primary loss

• May 27, 2012

Biographer: Cronkite the "maestro" of news

In new biography Douglas Brinkley provides detailed, sometimes provocative account of CBS News veteran's long career

• May 27, 2012

Authors: When presidents turn to ex-presidents

Two books on presidency depict different aspects of challenging job of making the right decisions and the impact on a chief executive's legacy

• May 27, 2012

Michelle Obama, daughters attend Beyonce concert

The first lady was with daughters Sasha and Malia at Revel Resorts, where Beyonce performed two dozen songs Saturday night

• May 27, 2012

The long, difficult path to 270 electoral votes

While president faces warning signs in once-promising N.C., Midwest, Romney faces challenges in peeling away states Obama won in 2008

• May 26, 2012

Biden shares personal loss with military families

Vice President Joe Biden today recalled the car accident that took the lives of his wife and one-year-old daughter in 1972

• May 26, 2012

John Edwards trial: Gray areas abound for jurors

Erin Moriarty: "Every piece of evidence" contradicted by something else; Jury off for holiday weekend

• May 26, 2012

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