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President Obama will spend the coming week trying to stay one step ahead of Mitt Romney in fund-raising and in the polls in a dozen battleground states.
Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, a prominent Democrat enlisted as a surrogate for President Obama’s campaign, sharply criticized the campaign on “Meet the Press” on Sunday for attacking Mitt Romney’s work in the private equity firm Bain Capital.
Representative Barney Frank is getting married in July, and says he would welcome the Obamas, but doesn’t want the fuss that comes with having the president’s protectors around.
The party said it had made the requests in hopes of learning whether Senator Scott P. Brown had helped JPMorgan Chase seek a loophole in a law meant to limit risky trading.
President Obama’s commencement speech at Barnard College on Monday highlighted the role of women in public life.
Why did President Obama declare his support for same-sex marriage now?
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court on Tuesday evening that it had provided incorrect information to the justices in an immigration case.
The four women who have served on the Supreme Court got together on stage at the Newseum in Washington on Wednesday night to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the appointment of the first one, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
The Justice Department told the Supreme Court on Tuesday evening that it had provided incorrect information to the justices in an immigration case.
The four women who have served on the Supreme Court got together on stage at the Newseum in Washington on Wednesday night to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the appointment of the first one, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
FiveThirtyEight aims to help New York Times readers cut through the clutter of our data-rich world.
Using the story of a struggling family, a Crossroads GPS commercial seeks to appeal to swing voters who had supported President Obama, and may still like him, but are disappointed.
President Obama argued the focus of the ad was fair, saying Mitt Romney was making his claim on the presidency based on his experience in private equity.