Obama: Devote war savings to middle class, debt

In his weekly address, President Obama highlighted his trip to Afghanistan and winding down the war there

• May 5, 2012

Arizona gov. signs Planned Parenthood funding ban

Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill to cut off Planned Parenthood's access to taxpayer money funneled through the state for non-abortion services

• May 4, 2012

Romney says he wanted gay spokesman to stay on job

Calls former spokesman Richard Grenell a "capable individual" and says many senior campaign aides urged him not to leave

• May 4, 2012

Obama campaign's "Julia" turns into GOP fodder

A media frenzy followed after the unveiling of the Obama campaign's fictional character "Julia"

• May 4, 2012

Romney is a grandfather again

Tagg Romney, Romney's oldest son, announced Friday that that he has newborn twin sons through a surrogate

• May 4, 2012

FBI: We need wiretap-ready web sites -- now

The FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers

• May 4, 2012

Hotsheet Live: What do the unemployment numbers mean for Obama?

April jobs report shows unemployment is down to 8.1 percent

• May 4, 2012

The Problem with Rob Portman

Ohio senator and former White House budget director Rob Portman is not well known enough to deliver his own state for Romney

• May 4, 2012

Republicans hammer Obama over April job numbers

Romney calls jobs report "very, very disappointing"; Obama administration says "economy is continuing to heal"

• May 4, 2012

Activist attacks Romney aide via Twitter

Iowa radio host upset about aide's comment about "voices of intolerance"

• May 4, 2012

Primary prospects for senior senator look grim

Indiana's Dick Lugar is trailing his conservative primary challenger Richard Mourdock by 10 points in a new poll

• May 4, 2012

Sarkozy rival upset at use of Obama photo

Socialist Francois Hollande's campaign complains that photo of popular American president implies endorsement

• May 4, 2012

Ted Nugent explodes at notion he's not a moderate

Rocker defends controversial Obama comments as made "out of fear"; Describes visit from Secret Service

• May 4, 2012

In "ground zero" state, Obama has an edge

Poll shows Obama leading Romney in state that both sides agree could be a pivotal swing state in November

• May 4, 2012

Clinton cites progress in Chinese activist's case

Also presses China to help on global challenges including Syria, North Korea, Iran

• May 4, 2012

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