Mitt Romney's campaign raised more than $14 million in the third quarter, signaling that the Republican U.S. presidential hopeful's fund-raising remains robust despite big swings in opinion polls.
President Barack Obama raised $70 million for his re-election campaign in the third quarter of 2011 -- $16 million less than he reported in the second quarter, but substantially more than any of his Republican challengers.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry outlined plans on Friday to dramatically increase energy production and create 1.2 million jobs, taking aim at federal regulations he said are strangling the economy.
Radiohead never showed up, but Occupy Wall Street protestors in New York's Zuccotti Park have gotten to sing along with The Nightwatchman's Tom Morrello and Peter Yarrow, of Peter Paul and Mary. Who else could play the protest?
If one is honest, we can't say for certain that senior Iranian leaders actually approved a thwarted operation to kill Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States. There is, after all, no undeniable proof. But if one is still being honest, we can't say for certain that they were not behind it.
President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
To join the Korean state dinner in Washington D.C., the First Lady, Michelle Obama arrived looking stunning in a one-shoulder purple gown designed by the Korean-American designer, Doo-Ri Chung.
President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it would face the toughest possible sanctions for an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, as Treasury officials eyed action against the Iranian central bank.
George Soros says he isn't a financial backer of the Wall Street protests, despite speculation by critics including radio host Rush Limbaugh that the billionaire investor has helped fuel the anti-capitalist movement.
In a sign of possible progress in bipartisan U.S. deficit talks, Republicans seem more flexible on corporate taxes, a change that could help the congressional super committee chart the country's path back to fiscal health.
An overseas corporate profit repatriation tax holiday could boost consumption and U.S. tax revenues even if companies decide to return cash to shareholders, according to a new study published on Thursday.
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. and the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate, has drafted a memo for his party on tying Republicans to the Tea Party.
A Wisconsin state lawmaker Wednesday proposed a plan to scrap the winner-take-all system of allocating presidential electoral votes.
New polls from both Time Magazine and CBS/The Wall Street Journal shows that more Americans are supportive of Occupy Wall Street than the Tea Party.
Dear Tim Cook, Apple CEO: Now that you are essentially betting Apple on iOS 5 and a whole family of iPhones, iPods, iPads and Macs that run it, you've just been handed a great case study by your Canadian rival, Research in Motion. For three days, BlackBerry customers worldwide couldn't access e-mails. This, the company said, was due to a server problem in England.
Stagnation is probably the best many of the world's biggest developed economies can hope for over the next year, with several facing a significant chance of recession, Reuters polls of around 350 economists showed on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's popularity has fueled speculation that she will be President Barack Obama's running mate in 2012.
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain believes he can win the support of many Southern black voters. Don't believe for a minute that he can't.
Gibson Guitar Corp.'s chief slammed the U.S. government on Wednesday for sending armed agents to raid two Tennessee factories under a law aimed at curbing the illegal harvest of tropical hardwoods.
President Barack Obama has pledged to continue to fight for Congressional action on his $447 billion jobs bill, even if parts of it have to be eliminated to attract Congressional Republican votes.
As for Cain, he has handled the slings and arrows thrust upon him with humor, charm and aplomb.
New Hampshire is considering moving up its Republican primary to as early as Dec. 6 as states vie for more influence in picking the party's nominee for the 2012 presidential election, a senior state official said Wednesday.
