Political News Stories

WASHINGTON – It’s not like he wasn’t warned. As President Barack Obama considered a decision on birth control that would turn into an unexpected political nightmare, he heard it from inside and outside his White House: He risked a fierce … Continue reading →

BOSTON – Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama’s original push to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control as an “assault on religion,” but as Massachusetts governor, Romney was largely silent about a state law that required virtually the … Continue reading →

SANFORD, Maine – Mitt Romney hoped to avoid a fourth straight election setback Saturday in the GOP presidential nomination race, but feisty Ron Paul could extend that losing streak with a victory in Maine’s caucuses. Romney, the one-time front-runner, stepped … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal. But that didn’t keep the Obama administration from landing in a political mess over a side … Continue reading →

PORTLAND, Maine – Maine’s presidential caucuses come at a critical time for Mitt Romney, the one-time Republican front-runner. Shaken by a string of failures, Romney is hoping to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat Saturday on the path to his party’s … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election. The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s opposition is now the divided one. For three weeks of heated rhetoric, Republicans cast the president’s new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees as an … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is casting himself as a strict conservative as he looks to reset his campaign following three losses to rival Rick Santorum. The former Massachusetts governor has spent this campaign focusing on his business … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal. But that didn’t keep the Obama administration from landing in a political mess over a side … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election. The candidates themselves, campaigning for votes in the … Continue reading →