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- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comWASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's evolution into a full-fledged immigration hawk is complete.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comThis is the first in a series of stories and short films on under-publicized Occupy sites. Stay tuned in the coming days for more from our road...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comPat Robertson appeared confused about macaroni and cheese while hosting "The 700 Club" Wednesday on the Christian Broadcasting Network following a clip of host Kristi Watts interviewing former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comWASHINGTON -- After months of confusing delays, the House is finally moving forward with a resolution to name a room in the Capitol complex after Gabe Zimmerman, the aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) who was killed in the January Tucson shootings that nearly took the congresswoman's life as ...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comMitt Romney's spokesman attacked Newt Gingrich's progressive stance on immigration after Tuesday night's debate, repeatedly saying that Romney was against amnesty. He struggled to answer whether the candidate would deport undocumented immigrants already in the country.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comWASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has received no shortage of attention and criticism over his first campaign ad of this election cycle, which deliberately takes a quote from President Obama out of context. But among some Democratic operatives, chatter has centered on another component of the television spo...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comIt's no secret Mitt Romney's not the most personable politician around. He's been described in the media as wooden, stiff, robotic, unable to relate to voters, out of touch, and as 'America's awkward stepdad.'
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comTUCSON, Ariz. -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has returned to her hometown of Tucson for a private visit with her family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday. Giffords' staff says the congresswoman arrived in Tucson on Tuesday evening from Houston.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comSALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber on Tuesday imposed a moratorium on the death penalty for the remainder of his term, saying he's morally opposed to capital punishment and has long regretted allowing two men to be executed in the 1990s. Kitzhaber's decision gives a temporary reprieve to...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comNewt Gingrich took a stance on immigration unpopular with many in the Republican party in a primary debate Tuesday night, and will now have to wait to see if he is punished for it by conservatives.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comRon Paul went out of his way to emphasize his support for medical marijuana, insisting that marijuana laws should be set not by the federal...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comZeroing out foreign aid, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum said at Tuesday's debate, "is absolutely the wrong course." He cited development money that went to fight the AIDS pandemic in Africa: "It was a country on the brink," he said, adding that it was a ripe region for radical Islamists.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comOne of the most devout Christians in the GOP field endorsed singling out Muslims for extra screening by the Transportation Security Administration while the only African-American candidate called for racial profiling by another name. "Obviously, Muslims would be someone you look at, absolutely," sai...
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comOn Tuesday night, eight Republican presidential candidates are facing off in the nation's capital in a primary debate. The forum is expected to focus on national security and foreign policy issues.
- Report/Mark as Spamwww.huffingtonpost.comSALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Utah's immigration enforcement law, arguing that it usurps federal authority and could potentially lead to the harassment and detention of American citizens and authorized visitors. "The federal government has the...