Political News
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House votes on violence bill, draws veto threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is taking up a Republican-written bill to protect women from violence, but the Obama White House says it doesn't go far enough and is threatening a veto. The White House says the bill facing a Wednesday vote doesn't provide enough protection for battered illegal immigrants, gays or Native Americans, and an armada of interest groups
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Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers. In a speech set for delivery Wednesday in Youngstown, Ohio, Biden strikes hard at Romney, picking up on an attack line set this week
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Kerrey ready to hit the road in Senate campaign
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey says he's looking forward to traveling the state as part of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. The Nebraska Democrat told an Omaha television station that the state is all about "grass-roots democracy." He cited the need to solve the nation's deficit problems as a reason to run again for the job
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White House threatens veto of House defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is threatening a veto of the House Armed Services Committee's version of next year's defense budget that totals $642 billion. In a statement Tuesday, the administration criticized the overall amount of the legislation, which is $8 billion more than President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans agreed to last year. The administration also said the
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Bush offers tepid endorsement of Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush is backing presumptive Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney. The former president offered a four-word endorsement of Romney as the doors of his elevator were closing after a speech Tuesday in Washington. Bush said: "I'm for Mitt Romney," ABC News caught up with Bush after the speech, prompting his unscripted — but not surprising
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Anti-Romney ads highlight campaign-super PAC link
NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like President Barack Obama's allies got the hint. An independent group with deep ties to the president's re-election campaign is launching a new TV ad hitting Mitt Romney's business practices. It comes just 24 hours after the Obama team debuted its own ad attacking the Republican's work at a private equity firm. The back-to-back
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Obama assets valued between $2.6M and $8.3M
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million. The White House released financial disclosure documents Tuesday showing the couple's assets for last year. The first family's assets were valued between $1.8 million and nearly $12 million in 2010. The disclosure form requires
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Obama, bipartisan leaders to meet at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host bipartisan congressional leaders at the White House Wednesday to discuss economic proposals Obama wants Congress to act on this year. Republicans will be represented at the meeting by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. They will be joined by two Democrats, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate
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Boehner: Spending cuts must offset debt limit hike
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase. The Ohio Republican took the same stance a year ago during last summer's debt battle. That measure produced a 10-year, $2 trillion-plus package of spending cuts. But with the failure
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Obama: Economy, not gay marriage, will decide vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says it is "hard to say" whether his new stance supporting same sex marriage will hurt his re-election. He says there's a major difference between himself and Republican challenger Mitt Romney on the issue, but says the economy will ultimately determine the outcome of the election. Obama made his remarks during a discussion on