US Politics May 2012 Archive

And no, we're not talking about invoking cloture, which requires the support of at least 60 senators. Getting a supermajority to agree on anything in the U.S. Senate is almost ... Read More

Presidents Barack Obama and James Buchanan served at very different times in American history, but they now share a bond that spans the centuries: Both have been called the "first ... Read More

This November millions of Americans will take part in the democratic process by heading to the polls and electing their country's next president and representatives in Congress. About two-thirds of ... Read More

Yeah, OK: So Rick Santorum said some pretty nasty stuff about Mitt Romney on the campaign trail. The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania called Romney a liar and the "worst Republican ... Read More

President Barack Obama has announced his support for for gay marriage, saying he believes same-sex couples should be able to tie the knot. Newsweek called him the "first gay president." "At ... Read More

Enthusiastic. Forceful. Passionate. None of those words should be used to describe Rick Santorum's endorsement of Mitt Romney this week. Santorum delivered his highly anticipated support to the presumed nominee in ... Read More

Rick Santorum has said he'll eventually throw his support behind presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. The two met behind closed doors last week, the first face-to-face discussion they've had since ... Read More

Every political candidate on the right knows by heart the 11th commandment made famous decades ago by Ronald Reagan: "Thou shalt not speak ill of any Republican." But knowing that unwritten ... Read More