Herman Cain, a successful business executive running for the President, raised $2.5 million towards that cause in second quarter 2011.
Herman Cain shot into the national spotlight by winning the first GOP presidential debate. He continued to generate excitement with his Tea Party rhetoric and commitment to conservative social issues.
Herman Cain has no political experience. However, he said it's an asset because Washington needs some new blood. That's a valid point and one that will resonate with the voters.
Congressional lawmakers looking for ways to reduce spending could look to the tax code, economists say.
The nation's highest-ranking fiscal official Friday reaffirmed the Aug. 2 deadline for raising the U.S. debt ceiling -- urging Congress to act soon to avoid the catastrophic economic and market consequences of a default crisis by raising the statutory debt limit in timely manner.
Mark Halperin, a political analyst for MSNBC, has been suspended for his comments on Morning Joe. Halperin said I thought he was kind of a d*ck yesterday, referring to Barack Obama and his press conference on Wednesday.
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) said it will cut about 1,500 jobs at the Aeronautics unit in a move to curb costs and offer better priced products to customers. Added to the costs, President Barack Obama's goal of reducing defense spending by $400 million is also a burden on Lockheed Martin.
Senior political analyst Mark Halperin has been suspended indefinitely by MSNBC for using vulgar comments about President Obama on the news networks' Morning Joe show.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday at a conference that he would remain as President Obama's top economic official for the foreseeable future after a report saying he was considering stepping down.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering stepping down later this year, but will not make any decision until after debt limit negotiations conclude, people familiar with his thinking said on Thursday.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Gen. David H. Petraeus, now commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has signaled to White House officials that he is considering leaving the administration after a deal to raise the U.S. debt limit is reached, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing three anonymous sources.
In order to take a break from government service, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering leaving his post after President Barack Obama and Congress reach an agreement on raising the national debt ceiling.
In an attempt to put it all on the table, the U.S. Senate's top Republican invited President Obama to a GOP lunch at the Capitol to discuss the ongoing dispute over the debt ceiling and related issues, but the White House on Thursday declined the invitation.
The Senate voted unanimously 94-0 to confirm General David Petraeus, the top American commander in Afghanistan to be the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into the deaths of two CIA detainees during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. said in an emailed statement Thursday.
MSNBC's senior political analyst Mark Halperin was suspended early on Thursday morning after he called U.S. President Barack Obama kind of a d*** on the network's Morning Joe show but did MSNBC do the right thing in suspending Haplerin indefinitely?
President Barack Obama will hold a town hall meeting on the U.S. economy and jobs on July 6, the White House said on Thursday, but it will be in the virtual world of Twitter, not a brick and mortar building.
On his last day as U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates said that defense spending is not the cause of a soaring budget deficit and warned against disastrous cuts.
Federal officials have canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man who married his American partner in Connecticut, signaling the government's willingness to recognize a crucial federal benefit for same-sex couples.
U.S. Senators stalled on budget talks will have to miss Fourth of July festivities, as the chamber’s top Democrat signaled there will be no recess.
President Barack Obama's counter-terrorism adviser outlined on Wednesday an evolving military strategy that will increasingly rely on targeted, clandestine strikes rather than conventional military operations.